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Lego Club

Tuesday, June 04, 2024 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm

North Regional Library

Evening Crochet

Tuesday, June 04, 2024 • 6:00pm - 7:30pm

North Regional Library

Durham Voices

Tuesday, June 04, 2024 • 6:15pm - 7:45pm

East Regional Library

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Durham Magazine: Best of Durham 2024 Readers' Favorite.

THANK YOU DURHAM!

for voting Durham County Main Library BEST FAMILY OUTING in Durham Magazine’s Best of Durham 2024

We couldn’t have done it without you!

NC Kids Digital Library

Online resource NC Kids Digital Library

Ebooks, e-audiobooks, and video for kids! Available through OverDrive and the Libby app – add NC Kids Digital Library as a new library in your Libby settings for access.

Teen Lock-In 2024: a multicultural group of teens smile and pose with their arms on each other's shoulders.

Upcoming program Teen Lock-In 2024

Friday, June 7 – 6:30-9:30 p.m.
South Regional Library
Join the Teen Team for an evening filled with food, crafts, fun, games, lip sync battle and giveaways!!!
Registration required

Botanical illustration of a marigold.

Upcoming program Durham Grown: The Durham County Library Garden Club

Saturday, June 8 – 10-11 a.m.
Main Library
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Friends of the Durham Library

In-Person Sale at Books Among Friends

Friday, June 7 – 3-7 p.m.
Saturday, June 8 – 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Join the Friends of the Durham Library for an in-person book sale at the Books Among Friends bookstore! Browse thousands of fine used books as well as fun puzzles & games for the whole family, all at bargain prices.
Happening at Books Among Friends bookstore, Shoppes of Hope Valley, 3825 South Roxboro Street, Durham, NC 27713

Colorful covers of middle-grade books about summer adventures.

Book list Summer Fun!

Comic showing a train car with four different characters, each drawn in a different style, in the four windows

New! Boxcar Tales: A Triangle Comics Creator Network anthology

Take a train ride through this collection of stories by eight North Carolina artists. Each story takes place on a steam engine!

This anthology was made possible thanks to the generosity of the Durham Library Foundation.

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