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Upcoming program 4th Annual Local Author Showcase

Saturday, September 6 – 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
East Regional Library

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Upcoming program Learn to Play Mahjong

Wednesdays, 12-3 p.m.
North Regional Library

Upcoming program Durham Homeschooled Curriculum Swap

Saturday, September 6 – 12-3 p.m.
Main Library

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September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month! Your Durham County Library card gets you access to books, online resources, and much more! Don’t have one yet? Learn how to get started.

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Online resource Brainfuse HelpNow

Online tutoring, free with your Durham County Library card!

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Upcoming program Digital Skills Workshop: How to Avoid Online Scams

Multiple dates and locations
August 14 – September 5
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Online resource NoveList Plus

Discover new books for all ages! Find recommendations, articles, and lists for your fiction and nonfiction needs.

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Book list Stay Focused

Covers of books looking at the future and alternate realities through a Black cultural lens.

Book list Afrofuturism

Covers of books featured on HBO's White Lotus.

Book list White Lotus

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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