Event List

Calling all budding chess players!

Youth Chess Club meets every Monday evening 3-4:30 PM.

It is designed to teach all the wonderful new chess players how to play or to play better.   

Attention Chess Players 

Chess Club meets every Monday evening 4:30-6 PM.

If you're a beginner or intermediate come and learn to play, or to play better.   

Do you need to practice your English with native speakers? Are you looking for a natural way to learn to speak English and practice with friends? Join us at the Crestview Library every week, and see how much you will learn and grow.

The Fort Walton Beach Library Friends are now official! Come learn how you can be a part of this group who advocate for the library in the community!

Tuesdays at 9 or 10 a.m.

Tuesdays at 9 or 10 a.m.

Come join a group of knitting and crochet hobbyist, make friends, and share ideas with fellow creatives! Meeting weekly!

ADULTS ONLY, no kids. All skill levels welcome.

One on one instruction available upon request.

Come join the Games Club for a fun and friendly time of learning the game of American Mahjong, based on the traditional Chinese game.

Do you need to practice your English with native speakers? Are you looking for a natural way to learn to speak English and practice with friends? Join us at the Crestview Library every week, and see how much you will learn and grow.

-Wednesdays

-10 a.m.

-First 30 children each class!

Why wait any longer?  Right now is "the right time" to learn to read better!  If you or someone you know has been missing out on all the finer points of reading; unable to fully communicate through correspondence; embarrassed to let anyo

Calling all crafters!

Give them a head start: Storytime attendance increases reading, listening and motor skills, attention span, music and rhythm, social development and so much more.

Second Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. 

Do you need to practice your English with native speakers? Are you looking for a natural way to learn to speak English and practice with friends? Join us at the Crestview Library every week, and see how much you will learn and grow.

Join us each Thursday from 10 am - 2 pm!

• Swap up to four puzzles each week
• Puzzles must be new or like-new and come from a smoke-free environment
• Sign-in is required (look for the clipboard)

Give them a head start: Storytime attendance increases reading, listening and motor skills, attention span, music and rhythm, social development and so much more.

Does navigating Medicare have you all at sea? Do you have trouble understanding your options, coverage, and rights? Kevin Smithers will make sense of it all and guide you to meet your specific needs. 

Ages 5-17

Come build to your heart's content using the Legos provided and have fun with other Lego enthusiasts.

Younger children are welcome if accompanied by an adult and/or older sibling.

December book: Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall

The Niceville Public Library is excited to introduce genre-specific book clubs AND a podcast club for 2026. We're also increasing the capacity for our quarterly Cookbook Club by adding a second group.

Grades 6-12 come hang out with others and play various video and board games!

Each week there is a different theme/program see below schedule.

1st Friday: Art - Cancelled due to Library Closure

Calling all gardening aficionados! The Garnier Beach Garden Club meets on the 2nd Saturday of the month to learn and share local gardening information!

April's Topic: House Plants with Lynda Penry, Master Gardener

April 11: Temple Grandin: Animal Behaviorist