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Bilingual Storytime

Friday, October 18, 2024 • 11:00am - 11:30am

Southwest Regional Library (3605 Shannon Rd)

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Early Voting

Early voting for the 2024 general election runs from October 17 – November 2. Main Library, East Regional Library, North Regional Library, and South Regional Library are early voting locations.
More early voting info >

Sinister glowing jack-o-lanterns and a large spiderweb in front of a haunted house with an eerie orange sky.

At our locations Halloween programs at the library

Creepy crafts! Morbid tales! Tricks, treats, and more! Visit us this month for all sorts of spooky programs to celebrate our favorite holiday.

Stylized ballot boxes and and a sample voter ID card for John Doe

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, October 19 – 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Southwest Regional Library
See all upcoming NC Voter Photo ID events at the Library >

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Upcoming program Day of the Dead Storytime + Craft

Saturday, October 19 – 10-11 a.m.
North Regional Library

Triangle Business Journal

Online resource Triangle Business Journal

Full digital access to all of Triangle Business Journal’s daily editorial content, the Triangle Business Journal Weekly Edition, and the Business Journal Book of Lists – all free with your Durham County Library card!

Friends of the Durham Library

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

Saturday, October 19 – 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Main Library
Hundreds of DVDs from every imaginable genre! $1 each, with multi-disc sets priced at $1 per disc. We’ll also have LOTS of puzzles and games.

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Upcoming program Durham Grown: Growing Trees from Seeds!

Saturday, October 19 – 10-11 a.m.
Main Library
Learn more and register >

Butterfly art with the wings made from leaf rubbings.

Upcoming program Create Leaf Rubbing Creatures with Christy!

Monday, October 21 – 5-6 p.m.
East Regional Library

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.

Featured service Get a library card

Your Durham County Library card gets you access to books, online resources, and much more! Don’t have one yet? Learn how to get started.

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Upcoming program Silent Storytime Society

Thursdays, October 3, 17, 24, and 31 – 4-5 p.m.
North Regional Library

Covers of all kinds of books with apples in the title, including books about the fruit, the tech company, gravity, and much more.

Book list Apples!

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Featured service The bookmobile is headed your way!

We’ve added public stops to our bookmobile! See our schedule >

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