Welcoming and warm, lots of seats with games and movies available. Friendly and knowledgeable…read morestaff. Check with front desk for WiFi password.

My daughter and I are avid readers, as are my best friend and her children. We don't always get out…read moreto the library, but when we do, we head to the Crestview branch. It isn't as large, bright, and airy as the Niceville branch, but it is well-staffed and well-stocked with selections. And it is local to us. Best of all, if something is at one of the sister branches, they'll have it transferred for us, which is always nice! I recently went in to the library to return some books, and came across the friendliest librarian I'd met at the Crestview branch in the three years I have lived here. I was in a hurry - my best friend was in the car with 10 children, waiting on me - but now I wish I had thought to get her name. Many of the other staff I have encountered here seem to be worn out, tired of dealing with people. That's not the attitude I want to encounter when I'm coming to find materials to promote relaxation and happiness for me, or education and learning in my daughter. We do love the story hour and arts/crafts mornings. My best friend's daycare looks forward to the days we promise to take them. The changes they made in the layout for the Teen section are nice - nothing overwhelming, but definitely more welcoming. All in all .. we appreciate the Library, the services they provide, and the people who continue to work hard to make it a great experience for everyone.

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!

Great Library took.my grand daughter she loved the Children's Section is was so nice and the staff…read more Very polite & respectful.towards everyone

The library is fabulous!! So many choices in reading and the computer access is great. Plus sales…read morecoming up for books and movies in the future. Activities for little ones and quiet areas also.

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.

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 ~

This is an old library, but I think that adds to its appeal. It smells like old books (which is a…read morefavorite for me). The librarians are nice. They have computers you can use. It is small, and sometimes I feel like the elevator is going to break down while I'm in it (also the elevator door opens before it touches the ground) but overall it's a cute.. small town library. They have most of the popular books, and a nice study area. They do community events, and always have some kind of raffle. The library card is free. They have a book drop box for when they aren't open. It's in the middle of down town enterprises and it's a convenient and beautiful establishment for the area. I go there quite often to find books.

This is a very small library, however, don't be fooled by the size. The staff is great!!…read more Knowledgeable and friendly. If you are a visitor, you will be surprised at how far they are willing to go to help you. Whether it is in obtaining a library card, using the computers as a visitor, help in finding something or just providing a friendly face. If you live in Jay you might be surprised that anything within the library system (movies, books, music...) can be brought to Jay from any other library for you.

This hands down my favorite library in Baldwin County. It has a nice atmosphere. It is sectioned…read morewell. Always very clean and well organized. I love how the childrens/youth area is laid out. There is sooooo much to choose from for the children and youth. They really try so hard to have things to do for them at the library. I am just so impressed by the staff. We love making a day of it. Go to the library, then picnic at the park. I am very thankful for all the very hard work the staff put in.

Great library, super modern, clean. You can charge your phone and even borrow an iPad! Who else…read moredoes that.

Haven't been to a library in years and the experience at the Niceville Library was so nostalgic…read more From the entry to the warm welcome it all was great! Seeing patrons sitting in the floor reading was so darling. There was even one person sleeping, my guess is based on how homey the atmosphere was it led to full relaxation. Educating my kiddos on how to use a printed encyclopedia was phenomenal. Do yourself a favor and go visit, ensure you stop by Friends Bookstore there too.

This is the loudest library I've ever been in. The staff are always having half shouting…read moreconversations that I can hear even through my noise cancelling headphones. Visitors usually treat this like a social club or play park where children scream and run unattended throughout the library.

This library can trace its roots back to 1886 and is truly a piece of history…read more Imagine how this area looked in 1886. DeFuniak Springs and the world have both certainly changed. I really liked the Reading Garden. All in all a very cool place to see.

Walton-DeFuniak Library is a historic library located at 3 Circle Drive, in DeFuniak Springs, FL…read more A large number of the weapons in the library are European and from the era of the Crusades. There are also others from the Orient, as well as Kentucky muskets from the 18th century. Although librarians don't normally accept it, legend has it that Alice Fellows the library's first paid librarian has haunted this library since her death in 1926. So I wandered inside a haunted library in Defuniak Springs. They told me to take any book I wanted for free. So, I did. I got a lot of free books. P.S. I didn't see a ghost.