Eventos de Humanidades
Nuestro programa de humanidades invita a autores reconocidos a nivel nacional y a académicos de primera clase a que visiten nuestras bibliotecas a través de eventos que se centran en la música, el arte, la historia local, la religión, la literatura y la cultura.
A menudo los programas se desarrollan en colaboración con nuestras numerosas organizaciones locales de arte y humanidades, organizaciones sin ánimo de lucro y otras instituciones.
Los programas de humanidades son financiados por la Durham Library Foundation.
Próximos eventos
Meet Teri M. Brown, author of Daughters of Green Mountain Gap
Tuesday, April 14, 2026 • 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St) (Main Auditorium)
Join us for a special author event celebrating Teri M. Brown and her compelling novel, Daughters of Green Mountain Gap, which has been selected as a prestigious NC Humanities 2026 NC Reads Pick for March 2026!...
Ages: Adult, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, High School, Intergenerational, Senior Citizen
Nature Writing Workshop
Saturday, April 18, 2026 • 10:00am - 11:30am
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St) (Conference Room #3214)
Nature has inspired countless pieces of poetry and prose over the course of time and space; writing about nature puts us in intimate touch with our own inner landscapes, while filling us with awe and reverence for our natural world. If you have ever...
Ages: Adult, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, Senior Citizen
Turn your Memories into Poems
Monday, April 20, 2026 • 11:00am - 12:30pm
East Regional Library (211 Lick Creek Lane) (East Meeting Room)
Join Durham's Poet Laureate, Chris Vitiello, for a fun and engaging workshop that will have you making poems out of your memories! Whether or not you consider yourself a poet or writer, come learn simple techniques for turning personal memories...
Jigsaw Puzzles: The Stories They Tell Us about U.S. History and Us
Monday, April 20, 2026 • 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Southwest Regional Library (3605 Shannon Rd) (Southwest Meeting Room)
From their early use in Great Britain to current times, individual jigsaw puzzles tell us so much about the people, the culture and the history of the United States. Robin Henderson (Terra Rodgers of Chestnut and Hemlock Puzzles could not be...
Ages: Adult, Intergenerational, Middle School, Teen, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds
Stories from the Water and the Land: Sustaining Communities
Monday, April 20, 2026 • 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St) (Main Auditorium)
Join our moderated panel discussion to discover how North Carolina’s landscapes—its farms, forests, burial grounds, and waterways—sustain culture, memory, environmental health and community well‑being. ...
Ages: Adult, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, Intergenerational, Senior Citizen
Boardinghouse Women: How Southern Keepers, Cooks, Nurses, Widows, and Runaways Shaped Modern America
Friday, April 24, 2026 • 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Southwest Regional Library (3605 Shannon Rd) (Southwest Meeting Room)
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Ages: Adult, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, High School, Intergenerational, Senior Citizen, Teen
Driving the Green Book with Alvin Hall - Library Fest 2026 Keynote Speaker
Friday, April 24, 2026 • 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St) (Main Auditorium)
Library Fest Keynote Speaker - Alvin Hall in conversation with Adrienne Nirdé discussing "Driving the Green Book"...
Ages: Adult, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, High School, Intergenerational, Senior Citizen
The Librarians - Indie Lens Pop-Up Screening with PBS NC
Saturday, April 25, 2026 • 12:00pm - 2:30pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St) (Main Auditorium)
Eventbrite registration link...
Ages: Adult, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, Intergenerational
"Quilting: the Great American Art" with Frances O'Roark Dowell
Saturday, April 25, 2026 • 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Southwest Regional Library (3605 Shannon Rd) (Southwest Meeting Room)
You're invited to a presentation by one of Durham County Library's favorite local novelists, Frances O'Roark Dowell. A quilter herself, she penned several books involving the subject. Come learn why Ms. Dowell believes that "quilting...
Ages: Adult, Intergenerational, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds
Behind the Scenes - Live Rehearsal
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 • 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St) (Main Library - Innovation Lab Stairs)
Get a front-row seat to the creative process! Join us for a special behind the scenes look at the Big Red Dance Project as they prepare for their upcoming showcase, coming to Main Library on June 5, 2026....
Ages: Intergenerational
Behind the Scenes - Live Rehearsal
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 • 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St) (Main Children's Programming Room)
Get a front-row seat to the creative process! Join us for a special behind the scenes look at the Big Red Dance Project as they prepare for their upcoming showcase, coming to Main Library on June 5, 2026....
Ages: Intergenerational
Behind the Scenes - Live Rehearsal
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 • 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St) (Main Library - History Lounge)
Get a front-row seat to the creative process! Join us for a special behind the scenes look at the Big Red Dance Project as they prepare for their upcoming showcase, coming to Main Library on June 5, 2026....
Ages: Intergenerational
Behind the Scenes - Live Rehearsal
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 • 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St) (Main Library - Friends of the Durham Library Reading Lounge (2109))
Get a front-row seat to the creative process! Join us for a special behind the scenes look at the Big Red Dance Project as they prepare for their upcoming showcase, coming to Main Library on June 5, 2026....
Ages: Intergenerational
Nature Writing Workshop
Saturday, May 16, 2026 • 10:00am - 11:30am
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St) (Conference Room #3214)
Nature has inspired countless pieces of poetry and prose over the course of time and space; writing about nature puts us in intimate touch with our own inner landscapes, while filling us with awe and reverence for our natural world. If you have ever...
Ages: Adult, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, Senior Citizen
Behind the Scenes - Live Rehearsal
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 • 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St) (Main Library - Friends of the Durham Library Reading Lounge (2109))
Get a front-row seat to the creative process! Join us for a special behind the scenes look at the Big Red Dance Project as they prepare for their upcoming showcase, coming to Main Library on June 5, 2026....
Ages: Intergenerational
Behind the Scenes - Live Rehearsal
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 • 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St) (Main Library - History Lounge)
Get a front-row seat to the creative process! Join us for a special behind the scenes look at the Big Red Dance Project as they prepare for their upcoming showcase, coming to Main Library on June 5, 2026....
Ages: Intergenerational
Behind the Scenes - Live Rehearsal
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 • 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St) (Main Library - Innovation Lab Stairs)
Get a front-row seat to the creative process! Join us for a special behind the scenes look at the Big Red Dance Project as they prepare for their upcoming showcase, coming to Main Library on June 5, 2026....
Ages: Intergenerational
Behind the Scenes - Live Rehearsal
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 • 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St) (Main Children's Programming Room)
Get a front-row seat to the creative process! Join us for a special behind the scenes look at the Big Red Dance Project as they prepare for their upcoming showcase, coming to Main Library on June 5, 2026....
Ages: Intergenerational
Behind the Scenes - Live Rehearsal
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 • 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St) (Main Library - Friends of the Durham Library Reading Lounge (2109))
Get a front-row seat to the creative process! Join us for a special behind the scenes look at the Big Red Dance Project as they prepare for their upcoming showcase, coming to Main Library on June 5, 2026....
Ages: Intergenerational
Behind the Scenes - Live Rehearsal
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 • 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St) (Main Library - History Lounge)
Get a front-row seat to the creative process! Join us for a special behind the scenes look at the Big Red Dance Project as they prepare for their upcoming showcase, coming to Main Library on June 5, 2026....
Ages: Intergenerational
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Celeste
Correo electrónico: choltzmann@dconc.gov
Celeste es originaria de Carolina del Norte de la pequeña ciudad de Ridgeway. Una trayectoria de varios empleos en servicio al cliente y oportunidades de voluntariado contribuyó a su pasión por servir a la comunidad y los diversos miembros de la misma. Habiéndose graduado de UNC Asheville (BA) con enfoque en el arte de estampado y con una maestría en bibliotecología (MLS) de NCCU, con enfoque en bibliotecas públicas, a Celeste le emociona ahora asumir el cargo de coordinadora del área de humanidades para la excepcional comunidad del sistema de Bibliotecas del Condado de Durham.
¡Lo más importante que Celeste quiere que usted sepa de ella es que le encantaría SABER DE USTED! El área de humanidades y las bibliotecas comparten el común denominador de promover un sentido de comunidad y el intercambio de opiniones, así que, por favor, ¡comparta la suya! Puede que no haya suficientes días en el año para hacerlo todo, ¡pero sus ideas, intereses y sugerencias importan!