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Morning Crochet

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 • 10:30am - 12:00pm

North 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!

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Summer Reading 2024

Adventure begins at your library!
June 8 – July 27
For all ages • at all library locations

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Upcoming program Cicadas! Who, What, Where, When and Why?

Tuesday, June 11 – 6-7 p.m.
Main Library
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Upcoming program Forged In Mount Doom: JRR Tolkien And The Birth Of Heavy Metal

Saturday, June 15 – 6-8:30 p.m.
Offsite

Friends of the Durham Library

At our locations Friends of the Durham Library Pop-Up CD Sale

Saturday, June 15 – 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Main Library
Thousands of CDs, featuring every kind of music out there!

Colorful covers of middle-grade books about summer adventures.

Book list Summer Fun!

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.

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Scoop! There It Is!

The Durham County Library Ice Cream Crawl
June 7 – August 2

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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.

More about the Triangle Comics Creator Network >

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