Scanning and faxing is currently out of service at Main Library.
Public computers, printing, and copying will be unavailable at East Regional Library from Monday, August 24, through Thursday, August 27, due to maintenance.
The Innovation Lab at Main Library will be closed Tuesday, August 25th through Thursday, August 27th for maintenance and staff trainings.
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Death Cafe

Monday, August 24, 2026 • 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Southwest Regional Library (3605 Shannon Rd)

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A very old print of the Declaration of Independence in a gilt frame.

At our locations Declaration of Independence: Rare Prints on Display

View rare 19th-century prints of the Declaration of Independence at Durham County Main Library!
September 8 – 20
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American Library Association READ poster featuring Nic Cage leaning dramatically against a tree and holding up the book Siddhartha by Herman Hesse.

Upcoming program The Declaration of Independence is coming to the library….And Nic Cage is going to steal it!

Celebrate two of America’s national treasures: The Declaration of Independence and Nicolas Cage at Main Library!
Saturday, August 22

How Does He Do It? A Nic Cage Acting Workshop
1:30 – 3 p.m.

National Treasure film screening
3 – 5:30 p.m.

A classic red-and-white striped bucket of movie popcorn.

Upcoming program Kids Flicks

Saturdays – August 15, 22, and 29
11 a.m.
East Regional Library
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Upcoming program Real Talk! Community Conversation about Health

Wednesday, August 26
6 – 7:30 p.m.
Stanford L. Warren Branch Library
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Upcoming program Evening Family Storytime

Wednesday evenings
5:30 – 6 p.m.
Main Library
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Cover illustration from the graphic novel of The Baby-Sitters Club. Four girls sit together, one on the phone, another eating snacks, all smiling.

Book club Baby-sitters Club Book Club

2nd Monday of the month
Southwest Regional Library

Upcoming reads:

August: Baby-sitters Little Sister: Karen’s Worst Day
September: Baby-sitters Little Sister: Karen’s Kittycat Club
October: Baby-sitters Little Sister: Karen’s School Picture

A grid of stylized images - a bird, an eye, a flower - on multicolored squares.

Upcoming program Teen Art Club

First and third Wednesdays of each month
3:30 – 5 p.m.
South Regional Library
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Covers of books that highlight the many advantages of adopting a slower pace in daily life, including stress reduction and enhanced mental clarity.

Book list Slow Down

Covers of books with strategies for managing the complexities of life that interfere with our ability to focus.

Book list Stay Focused

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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