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Featured events

Pajama Storytime

Wednesday, November 06, 2024 • 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Southwest Regional Library (3605 Shannon Rd)

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Raven sitting on a tree branch, drawn in textured black on a sepia background.

Upcoming program Clue Escape Room

Thursday, November 7 – 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Main Library
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Line drawing of a fierce-looking Medusa with snake hair.

Upcoming program Myths & Monsters

Saturday, November 9 – 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Main Library

Double-layered watercolor color wheel.

Upcoming program Rainbow Story Time

Saturday, November 9 – 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Main Library
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Front of Main Library with a giant cartoon rainbow in the background.

Upcoming program LGBTQ Legal Clinic: Name Changes

Saturday, November 9 – 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Main Library
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A diverse group of teenagers drawn anime-style.

Upcoming program Anime Alliance

Tuesday, November 12 – 5:30-7 p.m.
and every second and fourth Tuesday of the month
North Regional Library

Covers of kids' fiction and non-fiction books about voting, with lots of red, white, and blue, many with excited kids with their families.

Book list Kids Voting!

Featured service My Next 5

Get personalized reading recommendations! Tell us a little about what genres, books, and authors you like (or don’t like), and a Durham County librarian will send you a list of the next five books you should read.

Sepia photo of a group of people of varying ages, with a child and a waltzing couple near the foreground, mostly wearing old-fashioned swimwear but one man wearing a coat.

Online resource HeritageQuest

Track down your family tree with census data, family records, and local history – free with your Durham County Library card!

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