The West Florida Public Library System (WFPL) is joining libraries across the nation in celebrating September as Library Card Sign Up Month.
Residents of Escambia County or active duty service members living in Escambia County can obtain a library card for the WFPL System free of charge at any of its locations, or on-site at the following places throughout our community:
Friday, September 12, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Community Maritime Park’s showing of “Frozen”
301 W. Main Street, Pensacola
Saturday, September 13, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Bellview Athletic Park
2750 Longleaf Drive, Pensacola
Saturday, September 13, 1 to 4 p.m.
John R. Jones - Ensley Athletic Park
555 E. Nine Mile Road, Pensacola
Tuesday, September 16, 4 to 6 p.m.
Walmart Neighborhood Market
6670 Mobile Highway, Pensacola
Friday, September 19, 6 to 8 p.m.
Downtown Pensacola Gallery Night
Near Palafox Street and Main Street, Pensacola
Saturday, September 20, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Food Giant Grocery
9511 N. Century Boulevard, Century
Giveaways such as bookmarks and Friends of the Library-donated copies of Tim O’Brien’s book, The Things They Carried, will be distributed in advance of The Big Read.
Libraries are a valuable resource in our community offering services as varied as story time hours to expose young minds to the joy of reading and hands-on instruction in computer usage, as well as free access to books, magazines, CDs and DVDs.
Do you know your free library card provides the following services valued at more than $100?
- Use a computer: $12
- Ask a librarian: $7
- Reserve a meeting room: $25
- Attend a program: $15
- Read a library book: $15
- Borrow a movie: $4
- Borrow a CD: $10
- Access online resources: $10
*Source: masslib.org
For more information, please contact the Main Library at (850) 436-5060, follow @MyWFPL on Twitter and ‘like’ the West Florida Public Library System on Facebook.
