For adults
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:
- Find a quiet space to work. Send an email or a fax. Get support with starting the business you’ve been imagining
- Join a book club. Level up your computer skills. Slow down with meditation, or get moving with line dancing.
- Take a class online. Get tools for your job search. Find your ancestors.
- Get reading recommendations. Find the latest bestsellers. Write your own novel.
There’s something for everyone – come check us out!
Staff picks
Among the Trees, Something Watches
For centuries, storytellers have used the forest as a mirror to project our deepest emotions and desires. Here is a list of films in which the forest plays a main character. From...
Bloody Fangs: A Vampire Booklist
"The vampire is an outsider. He's the perfect metaphor for those things. He's someone who looks human and sounds human, but is not human, so he's always on the margins."—Anne Rice, author of "Interview With the Vampire"
The Count Dracula
“There was one great tomb more lordly than all the rest; huge it was, and nobly proportioned. On it was but one word: DRACULA.”—Bram Stoker, "Dracula"
Financial Planning Month - October
Heading into the holiday season, Financial Planning Month reminds us to keep our spending in check and prepare our budgets. While it's always better to give than receive, it's...
National Cryptocurrency Month - October
National Cryptocurrency Month is celebrated annually throughout the month of October. Whether you're a crypto pro or someone looking for introductory information about it, this...
Beyond the Bosphorus: Literature of Türkiye and the Ottoman Empire
A mix of contemporary Turkish and historical fiction.
Meet the adult services librarians
Jessica
Location: South Regional Library
Jessica is the Adult Services Manager at the South Regional Library. She grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan and moved to Durham in 2008. She has a master’s degree in creative writing from Kansas State University, and a master’s in library science from Wayne State University. She has loved the library for as long as she can remember, and when she was nine, she turned all her books into “library books” by making cards and pockets for all of them. When she’s not busy being a librarian, she loves to spend time with her son and her two wacky dogs, read, draw, and work on her photography.
Pronouns: she/her
