All Durham County Library locations and services are closed today, January 25, due to inclement weather.
Maker + STEAM is excited to announce that our 3D printers are here! Check the Maker + STEAM 3D printing page for more info including some new printing procedures.

For teens

The library is a place for you to be you.

Hang out with your friends. Have some time to yourself. Ask us a question, or tell us how it’s going.

Join a book club. Do an activity. Get creative.

Use the computer. Get help with research. Learn about technical school, college, and whatever you aspire to be.

And oh yeah, check out a book.


Upcoming events

Morning Knitting and Other Handiwork

Monday, January 26, 2026 • 9:30am - 11:30am

North Regional Library (221 Milton Rd) (North Regional - Children's Programming Room)

Love to knit, crochet, or do other handiwork? Just getting started and looking for some tips from an experienced knitter or crocheter? Bring your project and your questions and join us at the library! This fun, mostly social gathering is a great time...

Ages: Adult, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, High School, Senior Citizen

Board Game Cafe

Monday, January 26, 2026 • 2:00pm - 4:00pm

East Regional Library (211 Lick Creek Lane) (East Meeting Room)

Want to try out a new board game? Are you looking to play some classics, but you're not sure how to find other players to join you? Then come grab a warm beverage, pick out a game, and meet others in your community at our Board Game Cafe!...

Ages: Adult, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, High School, Intergenerational, Senior Citizen, Teen

Registration required

Movie Mondays!

Monday, January 26, 2026 • 3:30pm - 5:00pm

North Regional Library (221 Milton Rd) (North Meeting Room - Full Room)

RELAX AFTERSCHOOL WITH MOVIE MONDAYS!  A different movie each week!

Ages: High School, Middle School, Teen, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds

Play Switch!

Monday, January 26, 2026 • 5:00pm - 6:00pm

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

Tweens & Teens:  play Nintendo Switch at the library with friends!  Console and joy cons provided by the library.  Snacks will be provided.

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

Evening Pajama Storytime with Ms. Laurel

Monday, January 26, 2026 • 5:30pm - 6:15pm

Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St) (Main Children's Programming Room)

Come join us for an evening of stories, songs, fingerplays and crafts! It is open for toddlers to elementary aged children and their parents/ caregivers. Hope to see you there for a fun time!

Ages: Elementary School, Pre-School, Toddler, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds

Sandra Boynton Scavenger Hunt at Southwest Regional

Monday, January 26, 2026 • All day

Southwest Regional Library (3605 Shannon Rd) (Southwest Regional - Children's Area)

To celebrate the witty author and illustrator, Sandra Boynton, ten of her unique characters are hidden in the Southwest Regional Children's Area. Check-off slips are available at the Children's Desk. Find them all and win a prize.  

Ages: Baby, Elementary School, Kindergarten, Toddler, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds

Morning Crochet

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 • 10:30am - 12:00pm

North Regional Library (221 Milton Rd) (North Meeting Room - Full Room)

Get hooked on crochet with your neighbors at the morning Crochet Club!...

Ages: Adult, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, Senior Citizen, Teen

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Staff picks

College Bound Fiction

YA books about teens applying to college, getting ready to go to college, or already enrolled in college! Books are organized by publication year.

YA Disability Pride Month [July '25]

Celebrate with us as we remember the groundbreaking legislation that is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In July of 1990, discrimination against people with disabilities...

Meet the teen librarians

We want to hear from you! Get in touch with us anytime. Find a teen librarian at your library location >

Dominique holding up the graphic novel "Saga."

Dominique

Location: North Regional Library

Email: fdiggs@dconc.gov

Dominique is an avid reader of everything fiction. She loves to debate about books with teens, so she loves book clubs. She also enjoys playing video games when she's not reading or thinking about her next home project.

Pronouns: she/her

Meet all the teen librarians >

Volunteer at the library

Looking to get involved? We have different volunteer tasks available at different locations and different times. In the past, teen volunteers have helped with shelving and pulling books, tutoring, prepping for crafts, and more. This program is for all tweens and teens in grades 6 – 12. Contact the teen librarian at your preferred location for availability.