221 Milton Road
Durham, North Carolina 27712 (map)
Phone: 919-560-0231
Manager: Stephanie Fennell
North Regional Library is served by DATA bus route 9B.
Hours
Mon. 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Tue. 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Wed. 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Thu. 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Fri. 9:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sat. 9:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sun. 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Friday, December 14, 2018 • 11:00am - 11:30am North Regional Library (North - Meeting Room - Full Room) Join us for our weekly baby storytime! Featuring singing, fun, and stories, this program is designed specifically for the youngest learners, but siblings are welcome! Ages: Toddler, Baby Friday, December 14, 2018 • 3:00pm - 5:00pm North Regional Library (North - Children's Programming Room) Sometimes called roleplaying games, or RPGs, these games involve cooperative storytelling in which you and your friends are the heroes. Get ready for adventure!
Pre-registration required. Ages: Elementary School Friday, December 14, 2018 • 3:00pm - 5:00pm North Regional Library (North - Meeting Room - Full Room) Join us at North Regional Library to watch a movie. There will be popcorn and hot chocolate. We'll enjoy the movie and discuss the deeper meaning behind the story. Ages: Teen, Middle School, High School Saturday, December 15, 2018 • 10:00am - 11:30am North Regional Library (North - Meeting Room - Full Room) Each class offers a well-rounded sequence of yoga stretches and breathing exercises at easy pace. This is a gentle yoga class that especially welcomes older students. Ages: Senior Citizen Saturday, December 15, 2018 • 2:00pm - 4:30pm North Regional Library (North - Children's Programming Room) Come learn and test your skills against other players. All ages and skill levels welcome. The North Durham Library Chess Club is an affiliate of the United States Chess Federation. Ages: Senior Citizen, Intergenerational, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, Adult Saturday, December 15, 2018 • 3:00pm - 4:00pm North Regional Library (North - Meeting Room - Full Room) Join the Durham Flute Choir for Holiday Music! No registration required! Drop in and listen to your favorites! Ages: Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, Teen, Senior Citizen, Middle School, Kindergarten, Intergenerational, High School, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, Elementary School, Adult Monday, December 17, 2018 • 9:00am - 11:00am North Regional Library (North - Tutoring/Study Room #1) Do you enjoy knitting? Join the knitting club! Bring a pair of size 8 bamboo needles and a skein of light-colored worsted weight yarn. New members of all experience levels welcome. Ages: Senior Citizen, Adult Monday, December 17, 2018 • 10:30am - 11:30am North Regional Library (North - Meeting Room - Full Room) Weekly Monday 10:30am crafts program. Expect to create toys, paintings, and other little masterpieces. Appropriate for varied ages!
Ages: Pre-School, Kindergarten Monday, December 17, 2018 • 12:30pm - 4:30pm North Regional Library (North - Tutoring/Study Room #1) Players of all skill levels welcome! Ages: Senior Citizen, Adult Monday, December 17, 2018 • 4:30pm - 5:30pm North Regional Library (North - Children's Programming Room) Twice weekly after-school learning lab. Educational readings, videos, experiments, crafts, and activities for K-5 students and varied skill levels. Ages: Elementary School Monday, December 17, 2018 • 6:00pm - 8:30pm North Regional Library (North - Meeting Room - Full Room) The Christmas Candle 11/12; A Medea Christmas 11/19; The Homecoming 12/10 ; Nothing Like the Holidays 12/17 Ages: Adult Monday, December 17, 2018 • 7:00pm - 8:00pm North Regional Library (North - Tutoring/Study Room #1) Kids will join Mrs. Cecilia to learn how to knit and enhance their knitting skills. Materials will be provided. Ages: Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds Monday, December 17, 2018 • 7:00pm - 8:00pm North Regional Library (North - Children's Programming Room) Enjoy cocoa, marshmallows, and mug painting with us! Kids can take their mug home and give it as a gift or keep it for themselves! Acrylic paint and stencils provided. Registration required! Ages: Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, Kindergarten, Elementary School Tuesday, December 18, 2018 • 10:30am - 11:00am North Regional Library (North - Meeting Room - Full Room) Join us for a special holiday-themed family storytime. Ages: Toddler, Pre-School, Baby Tuesday, December 18, 2018 • 3:00pm - 5:00pm North Regional Library (North - Meeting Room - Full Room) Come play Wii, Xbox, or board games with your friends! Ages: Teen Tuesday, December 18, 2018 • 4:00pm - 6:00pm North Regional Library (North - Children's Programming Room) Free Lions Club vision screenings- No appointments are needed. Come get pictures of your eyes with the Lions Club small machine to see if you or your children might need glasses. Ages: Toddler, Pre-School, Elementary School Tuesday, December 18, 2018 • 6:00pm - 8:00pm North Regional Library (North - Tutoring/Study Room #2) Join us in October to discuss "Between Earth and Sky" by Amanda Skenandore, November will be "The Road to Bittersweet" by Dona Everhart, and December adventure "Every Woman's Dream" by Mary Monroe Ages: Senior Citizen, Adult Tuesday, December 18, 2018 • 6:30pm - 8:00pm North Regional Library (North - Tutoring/Study Room #1) Get hooked on crochet with your neighbors at the Crochet Club! Ages: Senior Citizen, Adult Tuesday, December 18, 2018 • 6:30pm - 7:30pm North Regional Library (North - Children's Programming Room) For more information text 919-937-7528
Ms. Frantzis from Holt Elementary will come read stories in Spanish! Pajamas welcome. No registration needed. Ages: Toddler, Pre-School, Kindergarten, Elementary School, Baby Tuesday, December 18, 2018 • 6:30pm - 8:30pm North Regional Library (North - Meeting Room - Full Room) Get ready for the holidays with this hands-on spa workshop. You'll learn how to make whipped body butter, pine sap salve, and sugar scrub. Registration is required. Ages: Senior Citizen, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, Adult
Babygarten Storytime
RPGs for Kids
Teen Movie Day
Yoga for Wellness
Chess Club
Durham Flute Choir Presents Holiday Music
Knitting Club: AM Edition
Crafts for Kids
Mahjong at North Regional
Grade School Masterminds
Countdown to Christmas Movie Nights - Get in the Christmas Spirit with a good holiday movie
Knitting for Kids
Holiday Mug Painting
Holiday Family Storytime and Play Date
Game On!
Lions Vision Screening- Chequeo Gratuito de la Vista - All ages but best for kids and babies- Todas las edades
Southern Lady Book Club - Join a New Community of Southern Readers
Crochet Club: Evening
Spanish Pajama Storytime- Historias en Espanol en pijama
Happy Spa-lidays!
North Regional Library opened on January 30, 2007.
LEED Certification
North Regional Library has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification through the U.S. Green Building Council’s Green Building Rating SystemTM. LEED is an internationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high-performance green buildings. LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality. To earn LEED certification, a building project must earn “credits” by meeting prerequisites and performance benchmarks in each of the key areas. Projects are awarded Certified, Silver, Gold, or Platinum certification depending on the number of credits they achieve.
Facility:
- 25,000 square feet
- Public meeting room (seats 75)
- Children’s program room (seats 30)
- Two tutoring rooms (seat 8)
- Electric Vehicle Charging Station
Collection capacity:
- 128,200 total capacity
- 59,500 children
- 5,000 young adult
- 63,700 adults
Services and Features:
- 30 public Internet access work stations, 20 adults, 10 children
- Young Adult Area
- Audio-visual Collection
- Wireless environment
- Community board (must be approved by Branch Manager)
- Children’s programs and storytimes
- Adult programs
- Public access photocopiers
- Two self-check out units
Thank you for choosing the library as a place to study, meet, work and play. Your patronage has made the library one of the most popular gathering spaces in the county. We invite all members of the community to enjoy the resources available at Durham County Library.
You can reserve North Regional’s Meeting Room (capacity 75) or a Study Room (capacity 8) via our online room reservation system by clicking the button below. You will be taken to the Meeting/Study Room Policy page. You must read and acknowledge these terms before proceeding with your reservation.
You may also reserve a room in-person or by calling North Regional at 919-560-0231.
