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NC Voter ID Event

Saturday, April 26, 2025 • 10:00am - 1:00pm

Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)

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Upcoming program Painting Exploration for Tweens & Teens!

Saturday, April 26 – 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Main Library
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Upcoming program Only Soldiers and Only At The Frontline

Soviet Women of WWII in Combat & Memory

Wednesday, April 30 – 6-7 p.m.
Main Library
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At our locations NC Voter Photo IDs

Join our friends from the Durham County Board of Elections to learn about the new photo ID requirements to vote in North Carolina and get a free Voter Identification Card!
Next session:
Saturday, April 26 – 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Main Library
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Online resource Access Video on Demand

Indie films, award winning documentaries, instructional videos, and more – all free with your Durham County Library card!

Covers of books featured on HBO's White Lotus.

Book list White Lotus

Covers of nonfiction books about tyranny and propaganda. Lots of red and black in the color scheme.

Book list On Tyranny

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