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.
Tuesday, May 29, 2018 • 10:30am - 11:00am South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Meeting Room - Full Room) Join us for books, songs, activities, and crafts perfect for your preschooler! From May 1st through July 31st! Ages: Pre-School Tuesday, May 29, 2018 • 2:45pm - 4:15pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Children's Programming Room) Enjoy Game On! twice a week until the end of the school year! Ages: Teen, Middle School, High School Tuesday, May 29, 2018 • 6:00pm - 7:00pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) Zumba Ages: Adult Wednesday, May 30, 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. Perfect for 3-months to 18-months. Ages: Baby Thursday, May 31, 2018 • 10:30am - 11:00am South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) 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, May 31, 2018 • 2:45pm - 4:15pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Children's Programming Room) Whether your gaming speed is Mario Kart, Super Smash Brothers, Madden, or something else entirely, join us every Thursday for fun and friendly competition! Ages: Teen, Middle School, High School Thursday, May 31, 2018 • 3:00pm - 4:00pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) Come join us for Roblox fun hour in the children’s section on the computers. (computers are on a first come-first served basis) Let’s have some creative fun! Ages: Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, Elementary School Thursday, May 31, 2018 • 6:30pm - 8:30pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Tutoring/Study Room #1) This is an Advanced Conversation Class. Ages: Adult Friday, June 01, 2018 • 10:30am - 11:00am South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Children's Programming Room) Join us at South Regional Library for a Bilingual Mandarin Chinese Storytime. Ages: Pre-School Saturday, June 02, 2018 • 10:00am - 11:00am South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Meeting Room - Full Room) Instructor: Barbara Karas Ages: Senior Citizen, Adult Saturday, June 02, 2018 • 2:00pm - 5:00pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Meeting Room - Full Room) The Human Library returns! Ages: Adult Saturday, June 02, 2018 • 3:00pm - 4:30pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Adult Services Space) This conversation group offers a chance for those who know Spanish to practice speaking and listening. For class information, join the Meetup Group: South Regional's Spanish Conversation. Ages: AdultPre School Storytime - Come join the Fun!
Game On!
Zumba (canceled)
Babytime Storytime
FUNTIME STORYTIME
Game On!
Roblox Fun Hour - Roblox
ESOL
Bilingual Mandarin Chinese Storytime
Tai Chi
The Human Library--Durham
Spanish Conversation - Advanced Level
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.
