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Connecting the Community
Leading in Literacy
Today’s hours
- Main Library 9:30 AM - 8:00 PM
- East Regional 9:30 AM - 8:00 PM
- North Regional 9:30 AM - 8:00 PM
- South Regional 9:30 AM - 8:00 PM
- Southwest Regional 9:30 AM - 8:00 PM
- Stanford L. Warren Temporarily closed – More info >
- Bragtown 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- NC Collection 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Upcoming program Temple Grandin: Animals Make Us Human
Friday, May 31 – 6:30-7:30 p.m.
In person at Duke University Gross Hall and online
In-person registration is closed. Live stream now available! Register for the live stream >
Upcoming program Simple Summer Crafts: Make Your Own Trail Mix
Thursday, May 30 – 4-5 p.m.
Southwest Regional Library
Learn more and register >
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.
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
Upcoming program Why Local History Matters: Honoring Jean Bradley Anderson and Her History of Durham County
Saturday, June 8 – 3-4:30 p.m.
Main Library
Learn more and register >
Book list May is Jewish Heritage Month!
Upcoming program Kid-Ventures
Wednesdays at Main Library
4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, so each Wednesday in May we will be learning about a different country and making a craft representing something from that culture.
Learn more and register >
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 >
New! North Carolina Collection Digital Collections
The North Carolina Collection is excited to announce the launch of its new digital repository, a website that allows anyone to explore digital photographs, oral histories, documents, and online exhibits.
Explore the collection >
