Bay County Public Library - Panama City, Florida - Central Library

Phone - 850-872-7500

Administrative Office Information

Northwest Regional Library System
Phone: 850-872-7500
Web Address: www.nwrls.lib.fl.us
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Location
25 W Government Street
Panama City, FL 32412-0625

Mailing Address
PO Box 59625
Panama City, FL 32412-0625
library Collection
Print Materials: 205,073
Electronic Books: 0
Audio Materials: 3,465
Video Materials: 4,678
Print Subscriptions: 380
Library Services
Annual Service Hours for All Service Outlets: 14,476
Annual Library Visits: 514,909
Annual Reference Transactions: 51,635
Annual Circulation Transactions: 461,638
Annual Children's Material Circulation: 153,420
Internet Terminals Used by General Public: 51
Users of Electronic Resources Per Typical Week: 99,059
Service Outlets
Central Libraries: 1
Branch Libraries: 7
Bookmobiles: 0
Staff
Full Time Staff: 7
Librarians: 7
Other Staff: 40
Total Staff: 47
Funding/Operating Revenue
Local Government Revenue: $32,767
Florida Government Revenue: $568,627
Federal Government Revenue: $0
Total Income: $2,453,387
Salaries: $1,255,325
Total Staff Expenditure: $1,725,388
Miscellaneous
Interlibrary Relationship: Member of a Federation or Cooperative
Legal Basis: Multi-jurisdictional
Administrative Structure: Administrative Entity with Multiple Direct Service Outlets where Administrative Offices are Not Separate
Geographic Info: Multi-county (exactly)
Population of Legal Service Area: 174,545
Bay County Public Library Reviews

From: Steve Myers | submitted: Feb 02, 2012
This library has the most obnoxious, humorless, unfriendly employees of any library I have ever patronized. Even the "volunteers" shelving books are rude, abrasive and impersonal. I always felt going to the library was a happy, joyous occasion; the people who work at the main branch on 11th street in Panama City, FL, make you feel like you are attending a funeral or going to court for a traffic violation. FYI the employees at the Springfield branch are friendly, kind and helpful like library personnel should be.