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
Southern News, Southern Politics: How A Newspaper Defined A State For a Century
Wednesday, October 08, 2025 • 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Southwest Regional Library (3605 Shannon Rd) (Southwest Meeting Room)
Join Rob Christensen, former political columnist for The News & Observer, for a dive into the history of the rise and decline of The News & Observer (and the family behind it)....
Ages: Adult, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, High School, Intergenerational, Senior Citizen, Teen
Make It Monday - Filipino Crafts!
Monday, October 13, 2025 • 5:00pm - 6:00pm
South Regional Library (4505 S. Alston Ave) (South Regional - Children's Programming Room)
Join us as we learn through creating!...
Ages: Elementary School, Middle School
Supa Dupa Fly: Missy Elliott’s Black Feminist Worldmaking
Monday, October 13, 2025 • 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St) (Main Auditorium)
Join Durham County Library for a special lecture by Brittany Hutchinson, PhD candidate in the Department of American Studes at UNC Chapel Hill. ...
Ages: Adult, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds
Nature Writing Workshop
Saturday, October 18, 2025 • 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
Make It Monday - Dia de los Muertos!
Monday, October 27, 2025 • 5:30pm - 6:30pm
South Regional Library (4505 S. Alston Ave) (South Regional - Children's Programming Room)
Join us as we learn through creating!...
Ages: Elementary School, Middle School
Seeking Human Rights for the Dead: The Case of Massachusetts
Monday, November 10, 2025 • 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St) (Main Auditorium)
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Ages: Adult, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, Senior Citizen
Animated Histories: A Story of Resilience
Tuesday, November 18, 2025 • 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St) (Main Auditorium)
The Pauli Murray Center...
Ages: Adult, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, High School, Intergenerational, Senior Citizen
Nature Writing Workshop
Saturday, November 22, 2025 • 10:00am - 11:30am
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St) (Meeting Room #4347)
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
Mayberry Modernism: Preserving North Carolina's Legacy of Modernist Houses
Thursday, December 04, 2025 • 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St) (Main Auditorium)
North Carolina is home to a surprising concentration of world-class, mid-century Modernist residential architecture—a legacy George Smart, founder of USModernist, affectionately refers to as "Mayberry Modernism."...
Ages: Adult, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, Intergenerational, Senior Citizen
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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!