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From past attendees
“The programming was truly amazing and inspiring. The program guide. Tressie Cottom McMillan. Zelda Lockhart. Great speakers all around. The gardening and horticulture kick off. Great job y’all!”
“I was impressed with the various programs and offerings you provided. There was something for everyone.”
“Thanks for putting on programs that excite our little ones!”
“I loved the session and I’m glad DCo Library offers such a diverse (in topics, speakers, types of events) lineup of events.”
“It was a gift to feel like the entire city was unified in celebration of one of our most beloved institutions.”
Children’s Events | Teen Events | Adult Events | Spanish Events
Full list of events
Monday
Storytime with Cowgirl Camryn (and Encore the Miniature Horse)
Monday, April 07, 2025 • 10:30am – 11:30am
East Regional Library (211 Lick Creek Lane)
Wild NC @ Southwest Regional
Monday, April 07, 2025 • 11:15am – 11:45am
Southwest Regional Library (3605 Shannon Rd)
Explore with Firefighters
Monday, April 07, 2025 • 1:00pm – 2:00pm
North Regional Library (221 Milton Rd)
Rise Up and Write: From Idea to Publication
Monday, April 07, 2025 • 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)
Wild NC @ Main
Monday, April 07, 2025 • 4:00pm – 4:30pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)
A Journey through Bilingual Education in North Carolina
Monday, April 07, 2025 • 5:00pm – 6:00pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)
Honoring North Carolina’s HBCUs: Past, Present, and Future
Monday, April 07, 2025 • 5:00pm – 6:00pm
Bragtown Branch Library (3200 Dearborn Dr)
Tressie McMillan Cottom (Library Fest 2025 KEYNOTE)
Monday, April 07, 2025 • 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)
Shelf Sessions w/ Musical Guest Troya
Monday, April 07, 2025 • 7:00pm – 7:30pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)
Dear Library…../Querida Biblioteca…..
Monday, April 07, 2025 • 9:30am – Saturday, April 12, 2025 • 6:00pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)
Tuesday
Wild NC @ Stanford L. Warren
Tuesday, April 08, 2025 • 10:00am – 10:30am
Stanford L. Warren Branch Library (1201 Fayetteville St)
Storytime with Cowgirl Camryn (and Encore the Miniature Horse)
Tuesday, April 08, 2025 • 10:45am – 11:30am
Southwest Regional Library (3605 Shannon Rd)
Wild NC @ Bragtown
Tuesday, April 08, 2025 • 11:15am – 11:45am
Bragtown Branch Library (3200 Dearborn Dr)
Poetry Games with the Poetry Fox
Tuesday, April 08, 2025 • 11:00am – 1:00pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)
Make Your Own Bookmark, NC ( +snacks!) – Library Fest 2025
Tuesday, April 08, 2025 • 4:00pm – 5:30pm
Native Plant Swap
Tuesday, April 08, 2025 • 5:00pm – 6:00pm
Stanford L. Warren Branch Library (1201 Fayetteville St)
Public Art & Protest in North Carolina: A Tour of Murals in North Carolina
Tuesday, April 08, 2025 • 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)
Carolina Cryptids: Monsters from the Tar Heel State
Tuesday, April 08, 2025 • 6:30pm – 7:30pm
South Regional Library (4505 S. Alston Ave)
Shelf Sessions w/ Musical Guest CJ Monet
Tuesday, April 08, 2025 • 7:00pm – 7:30pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)
Black Soil Presents: Grounded Learning! (Library Fest)
Tuesday, April 08, 2025 • 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Stanford L. Warren Branch Library (1201 Fayetteville St)
Dear Library…../Querida Biblioteca…..
Monday, April 07, 2025 • 9:30am – Saturday, April 12, 2025 • 6:00pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)
Wednesday
Storytime with Cowgirl Camryn (and Encore the Miniature Horse)
Wednesday, April 09, 2025 • 10:30am – 11:30am
South Regional Library (4505 S. Alston Ave)
Keep NC Weird w/h Sisterhood of Spirits’ Liz Z Pardue (Library Fest)
Wednesday, April 09, 2025 • 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Southwest Regional Library (3605 Shannon Rd)
All Things Native Plants: A Presentation and Swap
Wednesday, April 09, 2025 • 6:00pm – 7:30pm
North Regional Library (221 Milton Rd)
Pauli Murray: Writing the Path to Equality
Wednesday, April 09, 2025 • 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)
Shelf Sessions w/ Musical Guest Pynk Moscato
Wednesday, April 09, 2025 • 7:00pm – 7:30pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)
Dear Library…../Querida Biblioteca…..
Monday, April 07, 2025 • 9:30am – Saturday, April 12, 2025 • 6:00pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)
Thursday
Storytime with Cowgirl Camryn (and Encore the Miniature Horse)
Thursday, April 10, 2025 • 10:30am – 11:30am
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)
Reuse Crafting session with The Scrap Exchange!
Thursday, April 10, 2025 • 11:00am – 1:00pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)
*CANCELLED* Keep NC Weird with Strange Carolinas’ Chris Hocker
Thursday, April 10, 2025 • 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)
Discover North Carolina’s History, Culture, and More with NCPedia.org
Thursday, April 10, 2025 • 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Bragtown Branch Library (3200 Dearborn Dr)
Wild NC @ North
Thursday, April 10, 2025 • 4:00pm – 5:00pm
North Regional Library (221 Milton Rd)
Shelf Sessions w/ Musical Guest Jandr Band
Thursday, April 10, 2025 • 5:00pm – 5:30pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)
Writing Your Multigenerational Story with Dr. Zelda Lockhart (Library Fest 2025 KEYNOTE)
Thursday, April 10, 2025 • 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Offsite
Read-a-thon After Hours Kickoff Event
Thursday, April 10, 2025 • 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)
Dear Library…../Querida Biblioteca…..
Monday, April 07, 2025 • 9:30am – Saturday, April 12, 2025 • 6:00pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)
Read-a-Thon 2025
Thursday, April 10, 2025 • 7:00pm – Saturday, April 12, 2025 • 7:00pm
Friday
Storytime with Cowgirl Camryn (and Encore the Miniature Horse)
Friday, April 11, 2025 • 10:30am – 11:30am
Bragtown Branch Library (3200 Dearborn Dr)
Scented Storytime! @ North Regional Library
Friday, April 11, 2025 • 11:00am – 12:00pm
North Regional Library (221 Milton Rd)
Wild NC @ South
Friday, April 11, 2025 • 4:00pm – 4:45pm
South Regional Library (4505 S. Alston Ave)
Lib Fest: Mt. Olives Pickles Celebration
Friday, April 11, 2025 • 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Southwest Regional Library (3605 Shannon Rd)
Shelf Sessions w/ Musical Guest Cam Cokas
Friday, April 11, 2025 • 5:00pm – 5:30pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)
Dear Library…../Querida Biblioteca…..
Monday, April 07, 2025 • 9:30am – Saturday, April 12, 2025 • 6:00pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)
Read-a-Thon 2025
Thursday, April 10, 2025 • 7:00pm – Saturday, April 12, 2025 • 7:00pm
Saturday
Durham History Walk
Saturday, April 12, 2025 • 10:00am – 11:30am
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)
Storytime with Cowgirl Camryn (and Encore the Miniature Horse)
Saturday, April 12, 2025 • 10:30am – 11:30am
North Regional Library (221 Milton Rd)
Storytime Special: Library Fest: North Carolina Edition
Saturday, April 12, 2025 • 11:00am – 11:30am
East Regional Library (211 Lick Creek Lane)
Discover the Unseen: Exploring Science’s Tiny Marvels
Saturday, April 12, 2025 • 10:00am – 1:00pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)
Fireside Chat: Honoring Joyce Clayton Thorpe Nichols
Saturday, April 12, 2025 • 11:00am – 1:00pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)
Community Drop-In Day at the Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice
Saturday, April 12, 2025 • 10:00am – 2:00pm
Offsite
AQUÍ / HERE (siempre aquí – always here) Book Talk & Aztec Dance Showcase / Conversación sobre el libro & exhibición de danza azteca
Saturday, April 12, 2025 • 2:00pm – 3:30pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)
Shelf Sessions w/ Musical Guest Dunlow
Saturday, April 12, 2025 • 3:00pm – 3:30pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)
David Menconi presents, “From the Mountains to the Sea – A Brief Overview of North Carolina (and Durham) Music”
Saturday, April 12, 2025 • 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)
Nita Tyndall (Library Fest 2025 TEEN/YA AUTHOR KEYNOTE)
Saturday, April 12, 2025 • 4:00pm – 5:30pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)
Shelf Sessions w/ Musical Guest XBrodie
Saturday, April 12, 2025 • 5:00pm – 5:30pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)
Dear Library…../Querida Biblioteca…..
Monday, April 07, 2025 • 9:30am – Saturday, April 12, 2025 • 6:00pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)
Read-a-Thon 2025
Thursday, April 10, 2025 • 7:00pm – Saturday, April 12, 2025 • 7:00pm