• Home
• News
• Events
• Features
• Sports
• About
• Contact
• Advertise

Latest Headlines

• Burger, Fries And Meth: Molino Man Charged With Drug Trafficking
• Rain, Rain, Won’t Go Away
• One Person Injured In Cantonment Fire
• Cantonment Man Charged With Stealing $104K While Working As Brinks Driver
• Jim Allen Elementary Names Students Of The Month
• Beulah Christmas Parade Rescheduled, Century Tree Lighting Ceremony Canceled Due To Weather
• Escambia Man Sentenced To 15 Years On Federal Drug Charges
• Century Backtracks On Community Center Rental Rate Hike
• Escambia Public Schools Hiring Additional Campus Security Officers
• ‘Don’t Try Nothin Stupid’: Report Details Failed Bank Robbery Attempt, Desperate Plea By Woman, 63

Library’s Paula Hammond Named Escambia County Employee Of The Month

West Florida Public Libraries STEAM Instructor Paula Hammond has been named the Escambia County September 2025 Employee of the Month. She was recognized with a proclamation during a recent Board of County Commissioners meeting.

Hammond’s career with West Florida Public Libraries began in 2013 when she joined the Century Library as a part-time employee. Since then, she has filled several roles at the Century Library, including serving as the acting branch manager for a year and a half. She is always willing to lend a helping hand however she can and has been celebrated by her team members for her positive demeanor.

In her current role as a STEAM Instructor, she provides science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics programs for patrons at the Century and Molino libraries. Hammond’s tie-dye program at the Century Library is popular among library patrons, bringing dozens of people to the library each month to experience hands-on, creative activities.

“It’s truly a job working with the library system,” Hammond said. “I love all the people there, all the patrons in Century. Century is home, always has been, and I look forward to what the future holds. ”

“We are incredibly proud of Paula for her endless dedication to the Century library and our patrons,” Interim Library Services Director Christal Bell-Rivera said. “When people in Century think about the library, they think about Paula. She is a fixture in the community and is known and loved by many of the regulars that visit the library. She is extremely deserving of this recognition, and it is an honor to celebrate her as the Employee of the Month.”

In addition to the STEAM programming and her other regular branch duties, Hammond manages local outreach for the Century Center for Rehabilitation & Healing, providing interactive crafts for elderly adults designed with their skills and abilities in mind.

To read the proclamation, click here.

Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.