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Today’s hours
- Main Library Closed
- East Regional Closed
- North Regional Closed
- South Regional Closed
- Southwest Regional Closed
- Stanford L. Warren Temporarily closed – More info >
- Bragtown Closed
- NC Collection Closed
Upcoming program Library Fest 2024
The Nature Edition
April 8 – 13, 2024
A weeklong celebration including authors, performers, literature, art, music, and so much more!
More about Library Fest >
Upcoming program Leah Thomas, Founder of Intersectional Environmentalist
Library Fest keynote speaker
Monday, April 8 – 6-7 p.m.
Main Library
Registration required
Upcoming program Planetwalker Dr. John Francis
Library Fest keynote speaker
Thursday, April 11 – 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Nasher Museum of Art
2001 Campus Dr, Durham, NC 27705
Registration required
Upcoming program Living, Thinking, Being & Sensing Otherwise: A Conversation Between Rinaldo Walcott & Joseph M. Pierce
Presented by DocX
Thursday, April 11 – 6:30-8 p.m.
Main Library
Registration required
Upcoming program Autor y doctor argentino Matías Murano
Library Fest keynote speaker
Friday, April 12 – 5-6 p.m.
Zoom
Registration required
Upcoming program The Nature of Podcasting
Friday, April 12 – 6-7 p.m.
Main Library
Registration required
At our locations National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month. Come celebrate with workshops, readings, an open mic, and more! See all upcoming poetry events >
Book list Library Fest 2024 – The Nature Edition
Book list Solar Eclipses
Upcoming program Discover the Unseen: Exploring Science’s Tiny Marvels
Saturday, April 20 – 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Main Library
Drop by the 1st floor MakerLab to explore nanotechnology and pick up a take-home DNA-themed STEM kit!
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 20 – 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
North Regional Library
See all upcoming NC Voter Photo ID events at the Library >
At our locations Friends of the Durham Library Pop-Up DVD Sale
Saturday, April 20 – 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