Encouraging Discovery
Connecting the Community
Leading in Literacy
Today’s hours
- Main Library Closed
- East Regional Closed
- North Regional Closed
- South Regional Closed
- Southwest Regional Closed
- Stanford L. Warren Closed
- Bragtown Closed
- NC Collection Closed
Upcoming program Library Fest 2025
The North Carolina Edition
April 7 – 12, 2025
A weeklong celebration including authors, performers, literature, art, music, and so much more!
More about Library Fest >
Upcoming program Tressie McMillan Cottom (Library Fest 2025 KEYNOTE)
Monday, April 7 – 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Main Library
Join the waitlist >
Read-a-thon [COMBO]
How much reading can you do in a 48-hour period?
7 p.m. Thursday, April 10
through 7 p.m. Saturday, April 12
Leaderboard
| Contestant | Total minutes read |
|---|---|
| Sara G | 100 |
| test 2 | 40 |
| test 4 | 30 |
Upcoming program Poetry Workshop with Hands-On Crafts for Teens & Tweens!
Monday, April 7 – 4:30-5:30 p.m.
East Regional Library
Upcoming program Public Art & Protest in North Carolina
Tuesday, April 8 – 6-7:30 p.m.
Main Library
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Upcoming program Writing Your Multigenerational Story with Dr. Zelda Lockhart (Library Fest 2025 KEYNOTE)
Thursday, April 10 – 4-6 p.m.
at the Nasher Mueseum
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Upcoming program Cowgirl Camryn
Multiple dates and locations
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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!
Book list DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion)
Book list Main Character Energy: Black Women
Book list Black History
Upcoming program Click Clique – Teen Photography Club
Mondays in March and April
Stanford L. Warren Branch Library
Learn more and register >
Upcoming program Bilingual Storytime at The Nasher
Thursday, March 6 – 10:30 & 11 a.m.
and the first Thursday of every month
At the Nasher Museum
Book list Celebrating Black Farmers & Gardeners!
At our locations Tax preparation
Main Library
Sessions offered by AARP Tax-Aide
January 29 – April 14
Make a Tax-Aide appointment online
For appointment help, call 919-695-7548 or email durhamtaxaide@gmail.com
South Regional Library
Sessions offered by the IRS’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program
February 1 – April 19
Same day walk-in appointments only – signups start at 9:45 a.m.
Online resource Transparent Language
Learn a new language or build language skills in over 110 languages. Includes American Sign Language and English for foreign-language speakers. Free with your Durham County Library card!
Book list African American Cooking
Book list And Then We Rise
Book list Disaster Preparedness
Book list Choose Kindness
Book list Building Community
Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Report
Get this year’s snapshot of some of the many things the library has been up to!
¡Obtenga un resumen de este año de algunas de las numerosas actividades de la biblioteca!
