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Social Stitchers

Friday, October 02, 2026 • 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Southwest Regional Library (3605 Shannon Rd)

Press Play Durham

Friday, October 02, 2026 • 3:00pm - 8:00pm

Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)

Spanish Conversation

Saturday, October 03, 2026 • 11:00am - 12:30pm

South Regional Library (4505 S. Alston Ave)

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Upcoming program Save A Seat For Me: Notes on American Fatherhood with Mark Anthony Neal

Wednesday, September 30
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Main 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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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 Banned Books Read-in!

With Libro.fm and Letters Bookshop’s Silent Book Club
Tuesday, October 6
6 – 7 p.m.
Main Library
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Upcoming program Children’s Monster Craft Puppets

Tuesday, October 6
4:30 – 5:15 p.m.
South Regional Library
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Upcoming program Theory of Change – Film Screening

Monday, October 5
5 – 7 p.m.
Main Library
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Book club Mystery Book Club

2nd Monday of the month
Hybrid – meets online and at North Regional Library

Upcoming reads:

October: The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
November: We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
December: Hercule Poirot’s Christmas by Agatha Christie

A teen with dark skin reads from a book. Two other teens with light skin cook something on a stovetop.

Upcoming program Food & Fiction

For teens and tweens!
Wednesdays
3:30 – 5 p.m.
North Regional Library

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Upcoming program Teen Craft & Connect

Thursdays
3:30 – 5 p.m.
North Regional Library

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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 >

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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