For adults

A man stands in the aisle between two bookshelves and reaches up to take down a book

The library is not just for kids (although we love them) and not just about books (although we’ve got them). We offer a wide range of adult-specific programs and services created to inspire lives and transform our community. Wherever you are in life, we’re there for you.

At the library, you can:

There’s something for everyone – come check us out!

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Upcoming events

This Week In the Lab: Paper Crafts

Friday, May 16, 2025 • 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)

Join the STEAM Team in the Innovation Lab during specified open hours to do paper crafts by creating your own Zine and fold origami!...

Ages: Adult, Elementary School, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, High School, Intergenerational, Kindergarten, Middle School, Pre-School, Senior Citizen, Teen, Toddler, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, DPS

Air Dry Clay @ Bragtown

Friday, May 16, 2025 • 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Bragtown Branch Library (3200 Dearborn Dr)

Come along and make your own pinch pot or trinket tray. Join us on May 16th to make your creation, and on May 23rd to paint it!  

Ages: Elementary School, Intergenerational, Kindergarten, Middle School, DPS

Registration required

Art Extravaganza for Tweens & Teens

Friday, May 16, 2025 • 4:30pm - 5:30pm

East Regional Library (211 Lick Creek Lane) (East Regional - Children's Programming Room)

Let your creativity loose with various art mediums provided by the Library:  painting on canvas, rock painting, melted crayon art, coloring, and many more!

Ages: Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, High School, Middle School, Teen, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds

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Meet the adult services librarians

Laura as a child, wearing the classic glasses-nose-and-mustache costume

Laura

Location: South Regional Library

Laura works at South Regional Library. She enjoys reading historical fiction, fantasy, and forgotten middlebrow titles of the 1920s through 1950s. In her off time, she enjoys baking cupcakes, petting cats, and collecting tiny things from Japan.

Pronouns: she/her

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Yoga class with people standing on mats in warrior 2 pose
A woman uses colored pencils to work on an adult coloring book
Two people each sit at tables and work on laptops, with phones, open books, and other materials spread out near them
A group of women sitting around a table playing mahjong
A man stands by a projector as several people sit around a table
A hand writing in a notebook on top of a book titled "Citizenship: Passing the Test"
Two people, sitting together at a table, holding pencils while looking together at a document
A group of people line dancing
A group of people line dancing
A man stands and speaks to a gathering of people seated around tables.
A group of young women smile, each sitting in front of a plate of cheese
A group of people seated at a long table, each with a plate and a bottle of water in front of them
Two people sit at a table in front of a shelf of magazines and work on laptops
Two women exchange a high five