North Regional Library

North Regional Library

221 Milton Road
Durham, NC 27712
Directions

919-560-0236

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This week’s hours

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Sunday Closed Monday 9:30 AM - 8:00 PM Tuesday 9:30 AM - 8:00 PM Wednesday 9:30 AM - 8:00 PM Thursday 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM Friday 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM Saturday 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM

Getting here

Bus routes

GoDurham 4

Bike racks

On the side of the building near the patio

Parking

Large free lot

Electric vehicle charging

Two stations available

Amenities

  • 24-hour exterior book drop
  • Single-occupant all-gender restroom
  • Infant changing stations
  • Bookable rooms

Sorry, Durham County Library does not offer notary services.

Common tasks

Technology

  • Public internet access computers

    Computers with internet access are available for public use at all Durham County Library locations.

    Public internet access computers details

  • Wireless internet access

    You can connect your own device to the internet at any of our locations. Our wireless internet access is free and does not require a password. Look for the network named “DCo Library Public.” Heads up – our network is an unsecured network.

  • Hotspots for checkout

    Your Durham County Library card lets you borrow a mobile hotspot to take the internet wherever you go!

    Hotspots for checkout details

  • Printing

    You can print to printers at North Regional from your mobile device or home computer by using our mobile printing website.
    You can also print by sending an email with attachment(s) to these addresses:

    Printing details

  • Scanners

    Scanners are available at all locations. Our scanners have both flatbed and document feeder options. They can handle up to legal sized (8.5″ x 14″) documents. Scanning is free of cost.

  • Copiers

    Copiers are available at all locations. Payment is cash only.

    Copiers details

  • Fax

    Fax machines are available for public use at all Durham County Library locations. Faxing is free of cost.

Assistive technology

More assistive technology info

  • BigKeys keyboard

    Helps with typing for people with mobility and/or visual impairments. This multi-colored keyboard has bigger than normal keys to make it easier to see letters and select just one key at a time while typing at a computer. The multi-colored keys also pro

  • BigKeys keyboard keyguard

    Can be placed over the BigKeys keyboard to help in selecting only a single letter or key at a time.

  • Trackball mouse

    This mouse is a handheld pointing device that requires little wrist or hand movement. You can control it with very limited finger movement. It can also be used to control an on-screen keyboard, available at every computer through Microsoft Office.

  • Keyboard type aid

    Fits over your hand to help select keys on a keyboard or turn the pages of an open book.

  • Handheld video magnifier

    Magnifies text and images, with the option of changing the color contrast for easy visual discernment based on your preferences. The magnifier can be held in your hand or placed on an open book.

  • Adaptive joystick

    A handheld pointing device that requires limited hand movement, with different grips available based on your preference. It can also be used to control the on-screen keyboard, available at every computer through Microsoft Office.

Did you know?

  • We’re within walking distance of two Durham Public Schools: Eno Valley Elementary School and George L. Carrington Middle School. We’re also right next door to DPS’s Hub Farm.
  • We’re about 15 minutes from the Eno River State Park.
  • North Regional is LEED Silver certified.

Today’s events

READ TO ME (Pet Partners)

Saturday, July 26, 2025 • 10:00am - 11:00am

North Regional Library (221 Milton Rd) (North Regional - Children's Programming Room)

Relax and read with a dog and other animals! This program brings dogs and reluctant readers together for 15 minutes of companionship. Handlers and their dogs provide quiet encouragement to children so that they might develop a love of...

Ages: Elementary School, Kindergarten, Pre-School, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds

Registration full. Join the waitlist >

Pet Portraits

Saturday, July 26, 2025 • 12:00pm - 1:30pm

North Regional Library (221 Milton Rd) (North Regional - Children's Programming Room)

Work from a photograph to create a colorful framed portrait of your pet! ...

Ages: Adult, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, Senior Citizen

Registration required

Color Our World: Create Your Own Graphic Novel! @ North Regional Library

Saturday, July 26, 2025 • 2:00pm - 3:00pm

North Regional Library (221 Milton Rd) (North Regional - Children's Programming Room)

Come learn from graphic novelist, Tate Godwin, as he shares how he became an author and illustrator. He will also lead a 45-minute workshop in which he will show kids how they can come up with ideas to create their own graphic novels! No...

Ages: Elementary School, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds

Registration full. Join the waitlist >

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Special features at North Regional Library

A librarian places play-doh on trays in front of kids gathered around a table

Children's programming room

Catch storytimes, craft programs, and more in this fun space just for kids.

Interior of the comfort closet, with an assortment of personal hygiene products and packaged foods along with posters providing information.

Comfort closet

This community pantry operates the same as a little free library, allowing patrons to leave items and take items as they need them. Through grant funds received from the Friends of the Durham County Library Grant and the community, we are able to provide non-perishable food items, hygiene products, donated clothes items like coats, hats, and socks, and other essential items like heat packs in the winter and cold packs in the summer.

North Regional community garden

This garden space is a valuable resource for the community, offering opportunities for gardening, food access, and fostering community engagement.

Homeschool Learning Lab

Homeschool Learning Lab welcomes homeschoolers (and out of session public/private schoolers) of all backgrounds and abilities to an environment where students are able to express themselves and learn about the world around them, where families can find support for their homeschooling adventure, and together we strengthen the entire community. Homeschool Learning Lab meets weekly on Thursdays at North Regional Library.

A wavelength kit including tuning forks and a set of multicolored percussion tubes in different lengths.

Homeschool science kits

Through grant funds received from the Durham Library Foundation, North Regional Library is now able to circulate homeschool science kits. Each subject-based kit contains all the supplies needed for hands-on, project-based learning. While the intended audience is homeschool students, these kits are accessible to anyone with a library card who needs science supplies to be used at home and help to close the wealth gap for students whose parents cannot afford these manipulatives.

Manager

K. Hayes

Email: khayes@dconc.gov

Kathleen is the Manager at North Regional Library with over 14 years of experience working in public and academic libraries. She earned a B.S. in exercise science from High Point University and her M.L.S. from North Carolina Central University. Kathleen believes that libraries are more than just books; they are spaces for collaboration, cultivating, learning, and discovery. She always looks for opportunities to better serve the community with resources that improve lives and wellbeing.

Pronouns: she/her

The open front area at North Regional, with shelves of books and DVDs surrounding large tables with chairs. A woman with a laptop sits at one of the tables
Staff members looking at a computer screen behind a large desk
A large open space including a line of desks with computers, many in use, and rows of bookshelves across an aisle
The teen area of North Regional Library, with a display of selected books at the entrance, walls lined with bookshelves, and open seating. Teens sit at computers in the middle of the room and lined up by a large window at the back wall
A colorful LEGO structure
Rows of low book shelves with signs on top saying "children's new books," "juvenile non-fiction," and more, reaching back to a wall full of large windows
Tall open space with lots of low bookshelves. The closest ones have signs saying "Juvenile Fiction"
Parent with a small child holding up a book in front of a shelf full of children's books