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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.

More about the Triangle Comics Creator Network >

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