The following books and reference material relating to Bay County are maintained in the History Room of the Bay County Public Library.
They are available for research and general browsing but are not available for checkout.
Search for items in the Local History Room at the Bay County Public Library Catalog
| Extractions from the Original Voters' Registration Book of St. Andrews, FL 1908-1926 | R324.64 EXT | |
| Waters of Bay County, Florida: their extent and usefulness | J. H. Drummond | R333.91 DRU |
| Historic Cook Book: Presented by Southport Volunteer Fire Department | R641.5 HIS | |
| Captain Anderson's Cookbook | Lee Lapensohn | R641.5 LAP |
| Pelican tracks | R808.81 PEL | |
| A Few of the Poems written by George Ingels of St. Andrews, Florida | George Ingels | R811.54 ING |
| Greetings from Bay County Florida | R917.59 BAY | |
| Glimpses of the Panhandle | Harold W. Bell | R917.59 BEL |
| Your 50 Golden Years in Bay County, Florida | Harold W. Bell | R917.59 BEL |
| Some who Passed this Way | Ira A. Hutchison | R917.59 HUT |
| Look How Far We've Come, Panama City & Bay County 1932-1982 | R917.59 LOO | |
| St. Andrew's Bay | Milton C. Smith | R917.59 SMI |
| Echoes out of the Past | Milton C. Smith | R917.59 SMI |
| Time & Tide: a Nostalgic glance at Panama City's Illustrious Past | R917.59 TIM | |
| Gems Gleaned from the Pages of the Panama City Pilot, 1907-1926 | George M. West | R917.59 WES |
| Old Panama City | R975.995 OLD | |
| Along the Bay: A Pictorial history of Bay County | Marlene Womack | R975.995 WOM |
| Bay Country | Marlene Womack | R975.995 WOM |
| On Saint Andrews Bay, 1911-1917 | Susie K. Dean | R975.9 DEA |
| Seaside Settlers: A Historical Account of the Ancient Town of Panama City, Florida | Diana Glenn | R975.9 GLE |
| Union Colony in the Confederate South Lynn Haven, Florida 1910-1920 | Glenda J. Walters | R975.9 WAL |
| Tides: Growing up on St. Andrews Bay | Ann W. Warwick | R975.9 WAR |
| St. Andrews, Florida: Historical notes upon St. Andrews and St. Andrews Bay | George M. West | R975.9 WES |
| The History of Bay County, from the beginning | Tommy Smith | R975.995 SMI |
| The History of Bay County In Pictures | Tommy Smith | R975.995 SMI |
| Like I saw it, an autobiography | Angus M. Laird | R B Laird LAI |
| Scars of Civilization | Toni Veverka | R B Sherman VEV |
| Captain Supreme Goes to Washington | Earl Hutto | R B Hutto HUT |
| The Planter's Northern Bride | Caroline L. Hentz | R F HEN |
| The Wrath and the Wind | Alexander Key | R F KEY |
| Bay County Landmarks, 1985 | R975.995 BAY | |
| Bay County | Eileen Cvitkovich | R975.995CVI |
| Faces & Facets: A Celebration of Bay County's 75th Anniversary | R975.995FAC | |
| Cemetery Records, Bay County, Florida | R929.3749CEM | |
| Polk City Directory, Panama City, FL - Various Years (See Catalog for list) | City Directories | R917.59PAN |
| School Annuals - Varied Years and Schools (See Catalog for actual year) | Yearbooks | R371.975 |