{"id":17,"date":"2023-01-27T18:52:22","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T18:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2026-04-21T19:33:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T19:33:43","slug":"library-fest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/","title":{"rendered":"Library Fest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:0\">The Stories that Built U.S.:<br>April 20-25, 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Festival de la Biblioteca<br>Las historias que construyeron a Estados Unidos:<br>20-25 de Abril de 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-migb-masonry-gallery migb_a30c5cf0 alignfull\" data-id=\"a30c5cf0\" id=\"a30c5cf0\"><a class=\"single-gallery-image none\" href=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LF24_PoetryFox.png\" role=\"button\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LF24_PoetryFox.png\" alt=\"The Poetry Fox, a person in a fox costume, sits at a table in front of a typewriter. The fox mask smiles at the viewer. The table has a sign saying custom poems from The Poetry Fox, and another one saying give me a word - get a custom poem!\" class=\"wp-image-518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LF24_PoetryFox.png 800w, https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LF24_PoetryFox-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LF24_PoetryFox-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><a class=\"single-gallery-image none\" href=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/artist.jpg\" role=\"button\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/artist.jpg\" alt=\"A child with medium-light skin, short black hair, and glasses uses crayons to color a coloring sheet.\" class=\"wp-image-66\" srcset=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/artist.jpg 533w, https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/artist-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><a class=\"single-gallery-image none\" href=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LF24_DIYBookmarksProgram.png\" role=\"button\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"592\" src=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LF24_DIYBookmarksProgram.png\" alt=\"Children and grownups doing an art activity around long tables in a brightly lit room.\" class=\"wp-image-515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LF24_DIYBookmarksProgram.png 800w, https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LF24_DIYBookmarksProgram-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LF24_DIYBookmarksProgram-768x568.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><a class=\"single-gallery-image none\" href=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/audience1.jpg\" role=\"button\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/audience1.jpg\" alt=\"An auditorium full of clapping audience members. They are mostly adults of varying races, many wearing face masks.\" class=\"wp-image-191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/audience1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/audience1-300x123.jpg 300w, https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/audience1-768x316.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><a class=\"single-gallery-image none\" href=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/jeghetto1.jpg\" role=\"button\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"490\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/jeghetto1.jpg\" alt=\"A person holding the strings of a marionette, a wooden man sitting and playing a stringed instrument with a bow.\" class=\"wp-image-359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/jeghetto1.jpg 490w, https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/jeghetto1-184x300.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><a class=\"single-gallery-image none\" href=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fam.jpg\" role=\"button\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"592\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fam.jpg\" alt=\"A child wearing a chef's hat sits on her mother's lap and smiles at the camera. Both have medium dark skin and black hair.\" class=\"wp-image-192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fam.jpg 592w, https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fam-300x270.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><a class=\"single-gallery-image none\" href=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LF24_BloomDocScreeningProgram.png\" role=\"button\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LF24_BloomDocScreeningProgram.png\" alt=\"A presenter gestures toward a screen filled with a large and vibrant image of a peony. She has dark skin and short hair and is wearing a bright teal dress.\" class=\"wp-image-514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LF24_BloomDocScreeningProgram.png 800w, https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LF24_BloomDocScreeningProgram-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LF24_BloomDocScreeningProgram-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><a class=\"single-gallery-image none\" href=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/quilt1.jpg\" role=\"button\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"501\" src=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/quilt1.jpg\" alt=\"A group of Black women stand around a table looking at an array of quilts, quilt squares, and designs.\" class=\"wp-image-358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/quilt1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/quilt1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/quilt1-768x481.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><a class=\"single-gallery-image none\" href=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/wonderlab1.jpg\" role=\"button\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/wonderlab1.jpg\" alt=\"A group of kids with their adults, seated on cushions on the floor of a colorful room, listen to a woman with light skin and brown hair at the front of the room reading aloud from a picture book.\" class=\"wp-image-356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/wonderlab1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/wonderlab1-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/wonderlab1-768x505.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><a class=\"single-gallery-image none\" href=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Story_Quilt_4.jpeg\" role=\"button\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Story_Quilt_4.jpeg\" alt=\"A child with medium-toned skin and black hair cutting a shape out of patterned blue paper to add to a colorful collage.\" class=\"wp-image-360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Story_Quilt_4.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Story_Quilt_4-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Story_Quilt_4-768x575.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><a class=\"single-gallery-image none\" href=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dukehomestead1.jpg\" role=\"button\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dukehomestead1.jpg\" alt=\"A group of people with light skin and grey hair walking across the lawn to a two-story white house at the Duke Homestead historical site.\" class=\"wp-image-355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dukehomestead1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dukehomestead1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dukehomestead1-768x437.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><a class=\"single-gallery-image none\" href=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LF24_HerbalSelfCareProgram.png\" role=\"button\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"801\" height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LF24_HerbalSelfCareProgram.png\" alt=\"Closeup of a meal-planning worksheet titled My Day on a table with bowls of ingredients and cups of water. In the background, a presenter with medium-dark skin and braids holding a clipboard speaks to a table of workshop participants.\" class=\"wp-image-516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LF24_HerbalSelfCareProgram.png 801w, https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LF24_HerbalSelfCareProgram-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LF24_HerbalSelfCareProgram-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 801px) 100vw, 801px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><a class=\"single-gallery-image none\" href=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LF24_SeedGiveaway.png\" role=\"button\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LF24_SeedGiveaway.png\" alt=\"Bundles of seed packets including swamp milkweed and mountain mint.\" class=\"wp-image-519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LF24_SeedGiveaway.png 600w, https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LF24_SeedGiveaway-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><a class=\"single-gallery-image none\" href=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Eats___Treats__Sweets_by_Shayda-square.jpg\" role=\"button\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Eats___Treats__Sweets_by_Shayda-square.jpg\" alt=\"A hand with dark skin holds up a plate with a slice of multicolored layer cake and a tag that says Library Fest 2023 in front of a pink floral backdrop.\" class=\"wp-image-520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Eats___Treats__Sweets_by_Shayda-square.jpg 600w, https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Eats___Treats__Sweets_by_Shayda-square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Eats___Treats__Sweets_by_Shayda-square-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Eats___Treats__Sweets_by_Shayda-square-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><a class=\"single-gallery-image none\" href=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LF24_PlanetWalkerProgram.png\" role=\"button\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LF24_PlanetWalkerProgram.png\" alt=\"Dr. John Francis presents from a stage at The Nasher Museum.\" class=\"wp-image-517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LF24_PlanetWalkerProgram.png 800w, https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LF24_PlanetWalkerProgram-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LF24_PlanetWalkerProgram-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><a class=\"single-gallery-image none\" href=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WineTaste-square.jpg\" role=\"button\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WineTaste-square.jpg\" alt=\"A wine tasting, with a person in an apron and another wearing a hat that says CHEESE helping a line of people with light skin and grey hair serving themselves from a table outdoors.\" class=\"wp-image-523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WineTaste-square.jpg 600w, https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WineTaste-square-300x267.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-123a282d wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/durhamlibraryfoundation.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DurhamLibraryFoundation.png\" alt=\"Durham Library Foundation\" class=\"wp-image-168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DurhamLibraryFoundation.png 450w, https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DurhamLibraryFoundation-300x123.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"111\" src=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DCO_Library.png\" alt=\"Durham County Library\" class=\"wp-image-170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DCO_Library.png 450w, https:\/\/durhamcountylibrary.org\/libraryfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DCO_Library-300x74.png 300w\" 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