Friends of the West Florida Public Library 

The Fall Big Book Sale is scheduled for Friday, September 26, 3:00-7:00 p.m.; Saturday, September 27, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.; and the Sunday Bag Sale, September 28, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

This Sale will include books, audio books, CDs, and DVDs. Selections cover a wide variety of genres including plenty of family-friendly options.

Sale Highlights:

• Friday, September 26, 3:00 – 7:00 pm

• Saturday, September 27, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

• Sunday, September 28, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

• Location: Downtown Library, 239 N. Spring St., Pensacola

• Admission: Friday $5.00, Friends’ Members Free; Saturday and Sunday’s admission is FREE!

• Items for Sale: Hardback and softback Books (Fiction, nonfiction, mysteries, biographies, Young Adult, children’s), Paperbacks, Religious, Foreign Language, Travel, Crafts, Holidays and Cooking. Multimedia includes CDs, DVDs, Vinyl, and Audiobooks . 

We hope to see you at our Fall Big Book Sale planned for September 26, 27 and 28. 

Cash or Credit Cards accepted.

Friends’ Annual Meeting and a Speaker Presentation

Oct. 4, 2025

North Spring Street Library

The Friends’ Annual Meeting and election of the 2026 Board will begin at 2:00 p.m. All members, and those interested in becoming members, are encouraged to attend. Snacks will be provided.

Guest speakers will present at 3:00 p.m. Two local authors will share their adventures as they work together to bring their idea for a new series to life. This is open to all local supporters of the Friends of the West Florida Public Library and our local public library branches.

Michael Thomin, assistant director of education and interpretation for the Florida Public Archaeology Network (FPAN), and Nicole Grinnan, assistant director of the UWF Archaeology Institute. 

Together, they have created a new book series starring, “Luna the Cat.” The story’s setting is the Tristán de Luna’s 1559 settlement on Pensacola Bay and the hurricane that sank most of his ships.

From a recent interview with WUWF, “Our new book, Luna the Cat, is a children’s chapter book that Nicole and I wrote that we just published in July of this year, so it just came out,” said Thomin, adding that it’s geared towards kids 8-12 years old, from 3^rd – 6^th grade.

“It follows the adventure of a cat, named Luna, who is from a small town in Mexico called Veracruz in 1559 and the cat finds itself aboard a Spanish galleon on a new adventure across the Gulf into the first settlement in what is now Pensacola, Florida.”

Library and Friends’ Sales/Bookstore patrons are encouraged to attend. Young readers are welcome to attend with their favorite grown-up!