The Navarre Library is at 8484 James M. Harvell Road
east of State Road 87 and north of the Senior Center

LIBRARY SYSTEM PHONE: 850-981-READ (7323)
To reach Navarre library, call that number, then dial 8016
LIBRARY HOURS:
Monday-Wednesday 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Thursday 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Member of Santa Rosa County Library System

Upcoming holidays (library closed)
Monday, May 28, Memorial Day
Wednesday, July 4, Independence Day
Monday, Sept. 3 Labor Day
Monday, Nov. 12, Veterans Day

FONL MAILING
ADDRESS
PO Box 5268
Navarre FL 32566

FRAN ROESCH
BOOKSTORE HOURS
Mon.-Wed.
10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Thu. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Fri. 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Sat. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

FONL Calendar
(Please click this link to see our calendar)

          

Do you read Nora Roberts? Her books are on sale at half price during May at the Fran Roesch Bookstore.

ART ON DISPLAY
Returning artists Donna Heinz and Gita Neben will share a display of mixed media in the library through May.

DISPLAY CASE
Libby Messinger presents her collection of unusual glass and ceramic purses through May.


Pick up a book bag with the new FONL logo in the Fran Roesch Bookstore. $2.

T-SHIRTS
ON SALE
We have a limited supply of blue t-shirts with the new FONL logo at the bookstore. Cost is $18. 


To explore authors and their works, click here.


The FONL board of directors meets at 5:30 p.m. on the second Monday of each month. Meetings are open to all members and the public. Board meetings will not be held in November and December. The next meeting is June 11.

    OUR MISSION
To promote interest in, use of, and public support for the library and to volunteer time and resources to help provide high-quality library services, books and materials for our community.

Membership renewals due: please go to Join Us page 

Ceremony reopens gardens, spring book sale


The Friends of Navarre of Library and Santa Rosa County reopened the gardens around the Navarre Library on Thursday, April 26. Speakers at the outdoor ceremony included Patt Stewart, president of Friends of Navarre Library; Susan Cook, library manager; Mike Sandler, member of the county library advisory committee; Gwen Wilson, county library director; and DeVann Cook, county director of human resources.

The ceremony also began three days of book sales as the FONL held its spring sale. 

Entities represented also included Navarre Garden Club, Beal's Landscaping & Nursery and Holland's Cutting Edge. New plantings have been installed along the front of the library and along the west side.

Holley Hill presents pottery program



Jason Stokes of Holley Hill Pottery (above) shows how to work a piece of new pottery during his appearance Tuesday, March 28, at the Lore, Legends and Learning at the Library program. He also displayed a number of completed works (below). Stokes is the son of Brenda and Marty Stokes, who operate the Holley-based business. Holley Hill is considering a display of its works in the library.




Director promotes PSC Santa Rosa Center



Michelle Horton, director of Pensacola State College's new South Santa Rosa Center, expects to see enrollment at the new facility jump from its present 370 students to 1,100 when the fall  term starts this year. Horton described the college's plans and offerings Tuesday, Feb. 28 at the Lore, Legends and Learning @ the Library.

The 35,000-square-foot two-building complex sits on 11 acres on Nantahala Beach Road. It eventually will encompass 10 buildings, state of the art in both physical plant and student/faculty amenities.