Encouraging Discovery
Connecting the Community
Leading in Literacy
Today’s hours
- Main Library 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- East Regional 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- North Regional 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- South Regional 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Southwest Regional 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Stanford L. Warren 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Bragtown 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- NC Collection 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Upcoming program Rain or Shine: Fall Ball at North Regional Library
Saturday, October 10
10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
North Regional Library
Upcoming program Opioid Overdose Prevention and Response Training
Saturday, October 10
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
South Regional Library
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Upcoming program Shelf Sessions w/ David Wintermute
Tuesday, September 29
6:30 – 7 p.m.
Main Library
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Book list America, 2 for 50 States
Upcoming program Graphic Book Club
Tuesday, October 13
6 – 8 p.m.
Virtual
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Upcoming program Dance! with Arts for Autism
Tuesday, October 13
and the second Tuesday of every month
4 – 4:30 p.m. (ages 3 – 10)
4:40 – 5:10 p.m. (ages 11 – 15)
Main Library
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Upcoming program Family Crafternoon: Glow In The Dark Rock Painting
Tuesday, October 13
5:30 – 6 p.m.
East Regional Library
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Upcoming program Japanese Paper Arts
Friday, October 9
10:30 – 11:15 a.m.: Somegami (Fold & Dye Paper)
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Chiri-e (Torn Paper Art)
Main Library
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Upcoming program Morbid Tales: A Night of Horror & Heavy Metal
Saturday, October 17
7 – 9 p.m.
Moon Dog Meadery
1104 Broad Street
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Upcoming program Stuffed Animal Taxidermy
Saturday, October 17
4 – 5 p.m.
Main Library
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Upcoming program Write the Story Only You Can Tell
With author Kelly Starling Lyons
Saturday, October 17
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Main Library
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Upcoming program Plant Swap
Saturday, October 17
Main Library: 1 – 3 p.m.
Southwest Regional Library: 2 – 3 p.m.
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Upcoming program Why are Katmai’s bears so fat?
Tuesday, October 13
4 – 5 p.m.
Main Library and online
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Upcoming program Spookfest!
Wednesday, October 28
3 – 7 p.m.
Main Library
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Upcoming program Life Lines, a poetic series: Special Edition Bilingual Storytime
Thursday, October 22
10:30 – 11 a.m. and 4:30 – 5 p.m.
Stanford L. Warren Branch Library
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Upcoming program ABC’s of Bike Repair with Durham Bike Co-op
Saturday, October 24
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Main Library
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Upcoming program Falling for Meteor Showers
Saturday, November 7
Drop-in – 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Main Library
Book club Testers & Tasters Cookbook Club
3rd Wednesday of the month
North Regional Library
Upcoming themes:
November: Nuts and seeds
December: Cookies!
January: Grande dames of cooking
Book list Hispanic Heritage Month
Book list In Memorium: Dolly Parton (1946-2026)
Upcoming program Food & Fiction
For teens and tweens!
Wednesdays
3:30 – 5 p.m.
North Regional Library
Upcoming program Teen Craft & Connect
Thursdays
3:30 – 5 p.m.
North Regional Library
At our locations One Walk to Rule Them All Exercise Challenge
September 1 – November 30
Pick up a tracker from South Regional Library or North Regional Library
Complete challenges
Be entered to win prizes!
More info about One Walk to Rule Them All >
Book listFrom Classics to Graphics
Book listTop Ten Checkouts - Nonfiction
Book listTop Ten Checkouts - Fiction
Book list Slow Down
Book list Protests: An American Tradition
Book list 2026 Listen List
Book list South Regional Staff Favorites of 2025
Book list Main Library’s Favorites of 2025
Book list Southwest Regional Staff Faves 2025
Book list 2026 Award Winners and Honorees
Book list Stay Focused
Book list On Tyranny
Book list Choose Kindness
Book list Building Community
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