A very nice library, but could be more visitor-friendly. If you're not a resident, you can't check…read moreout materials. You also cannot use the computer terminal, the only way to access their Ancestry database. They need to look at what Gulf Shores & Orange Beach, AL libraries do to be more inclusive.

I'm giving this library a 1 star review because libraries are suppose to be that one quite place…read morewhere you can go to read. I can assure you this is not the place to concentrate as the "librarians" will not be respectful enough to be quiet. Very rude. Not to mention they had water running out of the side of there building. Claiming you couldn't even use the bathrooms because there water was out? That is more than comical. Other than that, I'm sure this is a nice place to get reading materials for your own environment. My first time coming here. I really thought this was a nice place when I first came in thinking that this might be the place for me to come and read all of the time. The librarians showed me otherwise very quickly.

This is a tiny library near the Valparaiso Police Station. It is only open during the week but the…read morestaff is very friendly and it is part of the Okaloosa County Library group, so you can use your Niceville, FWB or Destin card here.

This is the worst library in town. It's the largest and the most resources, but the staff here is…read morecompletely uninvolved with its patrons. I called and requested that a book be sent over from another Okaloosa library. The staff member said that she would place the request, but never did. I needed the book for a class and ended up having to order it to get in it time. They closed the childrens' section down during the summer to remodel (a poor management decision). I made a special trip to the library with my children and was turned away. They do not offer many summer programs for children at this location. Space is being wasted here. Bring in new talent or reallocated the money going to the FWB location to the Mary Esther, Destin, and Niceville library.

The Fort Walton Beach Library is a fantastic library with an excellent staff. We've been going to…read morethis library more and more over the last decade and a half because they have everything we need for research and for personal reads. If it isn't in this library the staff finds it at another library and has if for you, if available, in a few days. The wonderful new children's area of the library is just lovely for parents and children. The construction was efficient and well managed and took very little time. I can't wait to take my grandchildren to see the improvements this November! Hope 'Elmo' is available then too!! The Children Section librarian staff goes to great lengths to encourage children to read. The head of this section, Nancy, even dresses up as Elmo for special reading days and the children and parents love it! We love this library!

loudest library in existence. this is effectively a kids playground. kids are running around…read morescreaming. if you want a quiet place to study or read, go anywhere else

Just a nice quiet place to read and study. They have a great brightly painted children's room that…read morehad glass doors that can easily separate the rest of the library off in case your little one is chatty or loud. I love their book and DVD selection. They also have a small video game section for Playstation 3 and Xbox games but it's really small. If you're studying for any of the local entrance exams they have a descent supply of reference books that you can check out and foreign language section right next to it. Plenty of computers to use if you need to go online, 10 page printing limit/per day, an outside patio area that's enclosed for anyone who wants to read outside, and some couches in the back by the magazine section lined with private study desks with outlets for computers/ipads. The staff is helpful and very friendly. They have free movie nights posted as well and story book time for pre-k, just check their calendar. They aren't opened FRIDAYS but you can use the atrium area to sit and wifi your laptop. Otherwise they're open Mon-Thur/Sat&Sun.

Convenient location in Navarre and easily accessible. Extremely well stocked. Friendly…read morelibrarians. And what's not to love about their book sales! The greatest tribute to this library is that my young grandsons love it and insist on going there whenever they're in town visiting me.

This is a convenient, nicely laid out library. We are thankful to have it, as we are new residents…read moreto Santa Rosa County area. I was pleased to find the library to be very nice. My granddaughter loves it, too.. as it has a darling children's reading space. A great small town library! Enjoy ~

Grateful for this free community resource, air conditioned working space, and friendly help for…read morelocals and visitors. I do think the wireless internet speed needs some serious improvement to be helpful or effective, since cell phone 5G is actually faster than the library WiFi. Lots of encouragement to attend local program events. Programming leans toward mostly children's and family programming options, and some look like very fun programs. Copying and printing is 10¢ per page, and the default print mode when wirelessly printing is double sided, so you can get six pages onto 3 paid pages. The staff didn't think wireless printing was possible, but when I attempted to print from my laptop on the wireless network to the network printer, it went through without issue, which was helpful for a document that I needed print from my laptop and not email to another computer. There's a collection of books, magazines, sometimes audio books and DVDs for sale for only $0.25 at the front if you want to pick up something to take to the beach that might get a little sandy or watery, or because you aren't a local library member. One of the surprising collection pieces are a set of cake pans and recipes for creative party celebrations.

We very much appreciated this library as a place to spend some time with our 2 young kids on a…read moremorning too rainy for the beach. The librarians were kind and helpful. I had to ask for help looking up a subject category because it seemed that you needed a library card number to use the computers. That's understandable, especially in a tourist town. The librarian helped us find what we need and our kids got to color a picture, play with a wooden train (quietly), and read some books while we waited out the rain. There was one very noisy little kiddo who was with us and the librarian did ask his mother to try to keep him a bit quieter, I assume from a patron complaint. I thought she handled it well and politely (she said "I can tell he's having fun!" in a friendly way), and to be fair, the kid was being VERY shriek-y while enjoying the train table. They also gave us a pen and a piece of paper to use for note-taking from one of the books, which I thought was nice. Thank you PCBPL for helping our kids have a wonderful day of reading and rescuing our trip.

This review is for their thrift shop in the back of the library. EVERYTHING there is so reasonably…read moreprice, it's so cheap, it feels they are literally giving it away. I've gotten golf clubs there for 25 cents, Baby/Toddler clothes for 50 cents, fabric, books, jewelry, etc and probably spent $10 top. Even found my kid some golf shoes that look brand new for $1! The store itself is a little small, but everything has it's place and I can find things with no problem. This is a cash only place and they are open on certain days and the hours are different each day.

From the owner: BOOKS! Bestsellers, children's books, magazines, books on CD, Florida authors.read more

I needed to study while on vacation. It is a very clean, quiet library with plenty of tables and…read moreseats. The staff was very friendly!

PARENTS BEWARE: There are Karen's running around this library by the name of Susan!!!!…read more They mind business that isn't theirs and are miserable in their everyday lives! So much so that they have nothing better to do than to argue with library staff and create an unpleasant environment around them!!! Beware! Other than that, this library is pretty nice and the staff is always kind.

This is a small library. I came here to print out some stuff and was greeted right away by the…read morelibrarian. She was very helpful and gave me a spot in one of their computers right away. When I logged on to their computer, it took a while for it to go to my Yahoo mail. Once logged in, I accomplished what I needed to do. It costs 15 cents to print out one page. Well worth the price.

I use to love enjoying coming here as it has always had a five star rating for me Employees are…read morealways friendly and helpful . I do enjoy reading and read a lot . Sometime in 2019 if I remember correctly I was forced to quit going there . I am probably the only one or at least one of a few with my problem. You see I am extremely allergic to smells . I do understand the reason for strong perfumes that was given when I emailed librarian there at that time so just kept myself away until last week . Nothing had Changed before I left with my books my nose was dripping, eyes red and coughing. Have learned will be for me to not go often . Unless you have the same problem as I do I am sure you will find visiting Mary Esther Library a pleasant experience ,