4505 S. Alston Avenue
Durham, North Carolina 27713 (map)
Phone: 919-560-7410
Manager: Che Anderson
South Regional Library is served by DATA bus route 12 and Triangle Transit route 805.
View live air quality and weather data at South Regional from the EPA’s Village Green project.
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.
Monday, September 24, 2018 • 10:30am - 11:55am South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Meeting Room - Full Room) Join us for songs, stories, rhymes, and a craft perfect for your toddler (ages 1-3). Ages: Toddler Monday, September 24, 2018 • 6:30pm - 8:00pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Tutoring/Study Room #1) ESOL Ages: Adult Monday, September 24, 2018 • 7:00pm - 8:15pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Meeting Room - Full Room) September is National Yoga Month! Ages: Adult Monday, September 24, 2018 • 7:00pm - 8:15pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Children's Programming Room) Do the kids need a break from electronics and time to center themselves? Kids Yoga is for you! Ages: Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, Kindergarten, Elementary School Tuesday, September 25, 2018 • 10:30am - 11:55am South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Meeting Room - Full Room) Join us for books, songs, activities, and crafts perfect for your preschooler! Ages: Pre-School Tuesday, September 25, 2018 • 4:00pm - 6:00pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) Join us for a movie matinee! Ages: Teen, Middle School, High School Tuesday, September 25, 2018 • 4:00pm - 5:30pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Adult Services Space) Digital Durham Meeting Ages: Staff Only Tuesday, September 25, 2018 • 7:00pm - 8:30pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Adult Services Space) The Book Club meets monthly to discuss a nonfiction book. You do not have to have finished the book to attend! Ages: Adult Wednesday, September 26, 2018 • 10:30am - 11:00am South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Children's Programming Room) Bring your crawler/lapsitting baby and enjoy rhymes, finger-plays, books and songs. This shorter, baby-oriented storytime is perfect for 3-months to 18-months and will be followed by time to play! Ages: Baby Wednesday, September 26, 2018 • 1:30pm - 4:30pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Adult Services Space) Join Score for one-on-on-mentoring. To schedule an appointment visit https://www.score.org. Ages: Adult Thursday, September 27, 2018 • 10:30am - 12:00pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Meeting Room - Full Room) Time to have some fun with Mr. Joel as he entertains with books, stories, puppets, music and motion! Fun for all ages 0-6 yrs. Ages: Toddler, Pre-School, Baby Thursday, September 27, 2018 • 3:00pm - 4:00pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Children's Programming Room) Game Day for Teens Ages: Teen, Middle School, High School Thursday, September 27, 2018 • 4:15pm - 5:00pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Children's Programming Room) Join Miss Allie to learn about a new American Girl each month and do a craft or activity!
Ages: Middle School, Elementary School Thursday, September 27, 2018 • 4:30pm - 5:30pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) Come join us for Roblox club in the children’s section on the computers. Ages: Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, Elementary School Thursday, September 27, 2018 • 6:30pm - 8:00pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Tutoring/Study Room #1) ESOL Ages: Adult Thursday, September 27, 2018 • 7:00pm - 8:00pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) You're never too old to read YA! Ages: Teen, High School, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, Adult Friday, September 28, 2018 • 10:30am - 12:30pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Meeting Room - Full Room) Class 1: Basics to Computer 09/28/18
Class 2: Gone Phishing 10/5/18
Class 3: Taking Advantage of Google 10/12/18 Ages: Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, Adult Friday, September 28, 2018 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Children's Programming Room) We bring the LEGOs, you bring the imagination! Ages: Kindergarten, Elementary School Saturday, September 29, 2018 • 10:00am - 11:00am South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) This is a 6-week series. Instructor: Barbara Karas Ages: Senior Citizen, Adult Saturday, September 29, 2018 • 10:30am - 11:00am South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Children's Programming Room) Come and join us for stories, songs, fingerplays, puppets, music and movement! Ages 0-6 but fun for the family! Ages: Toddler, Pre-School, BabyToddler Rhyme Time!
ESOL
Yoga
Kids Yoga
Pre School Story Time - Come join the fun
Movie Matinee- Ready Player One
Digital Durham meeting
Nonfiction Book Club
Lapsitter Story Time! - Baby Story time
Score
Funtime Story Time
Game On!
American Girl Club
Roblox Club
ESOL
Pardon My Youth Book Club
Computer Basics - Triangle Ecycling Presents Computer Basics
LEGO Lab
Tai Chi
Family Storytime
South Regional Library opened July 28, 2010. The property features a 17-foot tall art piece titled “Stephen’s Bent” located outside the front entrance. Read more about the piece.
LEED Certification
South Regional Library has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold 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:
- 27,300 sq ft
- Public meeting room (seats 100)
- Children’s program room (seats 30)
- Two tutoring rooms (seats 8)
- Electric Vehicle Charging Station
Collection Capacity:
- 100,700 total capacity
- 34,700 children
- 6,500 young adult
- 59,500 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 Regional Manager)
- Children’s programs and storytimes
- Adult programs
- Public access photocopiers
- 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 South Regional’s Meeting Room (capacity 100) or one of two Study Rooms (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 South Regional at 919-560-7409.
