3200 Dearborn Drive
Durham, North Carolina 27704 (map)
Manager: Kathleen Hayes
Bragtown Branch Library is served by DATA bus route 9, 9A and 9B.
Hours
Open for hold pickup by reservation only
All library events are currently being held virtually. Check out some of these upcoming events online:
Saturday, September 26, 2020 • 9:00am - 10:00am Virtual Events Ms.D de la escuela Hope Valley ensena ASL lenguaje de senas a padres de familia y a sus familiares- con interpretacion por Monica. Envie un email mbelford@dconc.gov para participar. -principiantes- Ages: Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, Middle School, Intergenerational, High School, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, Elementary School, Adult Tuesday, September 29, 2020 • 10:30am - 11:00am Virtual Events Tune in every Tuesday at 10:30am for new rhymes, stories, songs, and more! Each weekly video will appear on the library's YouTube page:
https://www.youtube.com/c/durhamcountylibrary/videos Ages: Toddler, Pre-School, Kindergarten, Baby Tuesday, September 29, 2020 • 4:00pm - 4:00pm Virtual Events Check-in with us every Tuesday at 4 pm for new videos just for teens! Weekly videos will appear on the library's YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/c/durhamcountylibrary/videos Ages: Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, Teen, Middle School, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds Tuesday, September 29, 2020 • 5:00pm - 6:30pm Virtual Events (Zoom Meeting Room) Vamos a leer mientras los niños escuchan y dibujan algo. We are going to read in English and Spanish while the kids listen and draw something from the stories. Email mbelford@dconc.gov to join us!
Ages: Elementary School Wednesday, September 30, 2020 • 10:30am - 11:00am Virtual Events Tune in every Wednesday at 10:30am for new family activities, crafts, stories, & more! Weekly videos will appear on the library's YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/c/durhamcountylibrary/videos
Ages: Toddler, Pre-School, Kindergarten, Elementary School Thursday, October 01, 2020 • 10:00am - 11:00am Virtual Events Each month we will learn about the language (basic phrases), customs, and holidays of a particular country or region of the world. We will meet via Zoom. Register for the link. Ages: Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, Teen, Middle School, High School, Elementary School Thursday, October 01, 2020 • 10:30am - 10:45am Virtual Events We'll share a Youtube video every other Thursday at 10:30am. We'll create, cook, teach and more! Ages: Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, Teen, Pre-School, Middle School, Intergenerational, High School, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, Elementary School, Adult Thursday, October 01, 2020 • 7:00pm - 7:30pm Virtual Events Check-in with us every Thursday at 7 pm for new excursions posted for our adult audience. Ages: Senior Citizen, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, Adult
Clases de lenguaje de senas bilingues-Bilingual Sign Class
Toddler Tuesday - Weekly Online Fun!
Totally Teens
Listen and Draw Bilingual- Escuchar y Dibujar Bilingue - for Kinder-5th grade para los de kinder al 5to grado
Wacky Wednesday - Weekly Online Family Fun!
Homeschool Learning Lab - Culture Days: Explore the Philippines
Bilingual Biweekly Videos on Youtube - Learn French, learn Spanish, learn bilingual crafts + more!
Adult Thursday
Bragtown Branch Library was founded as a branch of the African-American Stanford L. Warren Library to serve Northeast Durham. The dream of locating a library in the community became a reality because of the hard work of Bragtown community leaders and the Stanford L. Warren Library Board. As the plans came together for the new facility, the library was temporarily housed in a store while the steering committee raised funds by hosting fish fries and bake sales. On July 21, 1961, the land at Ruth Street and Dearborn Drive was deeded to the Durham Colored Library. Bragtown Branch Library opened, and was dedicated, on March 11, 1962. In April of 1966, the Durham Colored Library merged with the Durham City-County Public Library, and Bragtown became part of the new Durham County Library system. Preservation Durham has recently identified Bragtown Branch Library as a site of historic significance in Durham’s African-American history.
Facility:
- 1000 square foot building
- study seating for 16
Collection features:
- 5229 books (60% children’s)
- 30 magazine subscriptions
- 200 reference materials
- puzzles for in-house use
Services and Features:
- public Internet access
- adult and children’s programs and activities
- community bulletin board
- Friends of the Library group
- drive-up book return
- public photocopier
