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2020 Board of Directors
The 2020 Board of Directors are:Regina Burgess, PresidentShelley Clark, 1st Vice PresidentSally Mathis, 2nd Vice President (not pictured)Merle Johnson, SecretarySharon Mayberry, TreasuerSean BrosnanKara WootsonJames McCalisterMartha Spiva
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Matt Greene in Concert
Matt Greene played at the Bay County Public Library on March 7, 2019.
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2019 Annual Meeting
Friends President James McCalister addresses attendees at the 2019 Annual Meeting at the Bay County Public Library.
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Author Jonathan F. Putnam Spoke at the Library
Author Jonathan F. Putnam spent an evening at the Bay County Public Library on July 19, 2018.
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Bestselling Author Lisa Wingate Spoke at the Library
Bestselling author Lisa Wingate spoke at the Bay County Public Library on September 20, 2017, for our Books and Bites Luncheon.
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Author AJ Tata Spoke at the Library
National bestselling author A.J. Tata was at the Bay County Public Library on February 6, 2018.
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Lucky Mud Performed at the Library
Lucky Mud performed at the Bay County Library as a part of the Friends of the Bay County Libraries Presents Concert Series.
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3D Printing Available at the Library
Thanks to the Friends of the Bay County Public Libraries, a new 3-D printer was purchased for use by the patrons of the Bay County Public Library.
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Copper Line Performed at the Library
Copper Line Bluegrass performed at the Bay County Public Library as part of the Friends Presents Concert series on September 14, 2018. Many came out and enjoyed the free concert with a good time had by all!
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Konkrete Soul Performed at the Library
Konkrete Soul joined us at the Bay County Public Library for a wonderful evening of music.
Read MoreFamous authors on libraries
"Google can bring you back 100,000 answers, a librarian can bring you back the right one."
Neil Gaiman
( American Gods )"With a library you are free, not confined by temporary political climates. It is the most democratic of institutions because no one -- but no one at all -- can tell you what to read and when and how."
Doris Lessing
( Winner, 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature )"When I got my eldest daughter a library card I felt as though I had bought her citizenship of that same fabulous world,"
JK Rowling
( Harry Potter Series )“Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life. Libraries change lives for the better.”
Sidney Sheldon
( Author & Screenwriter )“A public library is the most enduring of memorials, the trustiest monument for the preservation of an event or a name or an affection; for it, and it only, is respected by wars and revolutions, and survives them.”
Mark Twain
( The Adventures of Tom Sawyer )“I spent three days a week for 10 years educating myself in the public library, and it’s better than college. People should educate themselves — you can get a complete education for no money.”
Ray Bradbury
( The Martian Chronicles )How You Can Help
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"I wanted to thank you for your donation to the library. We recently purchased 2 Dash robots and have scheduled our first program for January 29 & 30. Stephen Efird and I are planning this program, which is for ages 8-11. The children will learn the basic Blockly coding language and will program Dash robots. We are very excited."