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, July 22, 2019 • 10:30am - 11:00am South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Meeting Room - Full Room) Join us for songs, stories, rhymes, and a craft perfect for preschoolers. Ages: Pre-School Monday, July 22, 2019 • 12:15pm - 1:15pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Meeting Room - Full Room) Yoga Ages: Adult Monday, July 22, 2019 • 6:00pm - 8:00pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Adult Services Space) Si no sabes mucho ingles y quieres aprender con un maestro bilingue, vengan a esta clase. No hace falta anotarse. Estaremos en el salon a la derecha con vidrio. Ages: Adult Monday, July 22, 2019 • 6:30pm - 7:30pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Children's Programming Room) mbelford@dconc.gov - if wanting to volunteer Volunteers (12+) will read with kids ages 3-11 in English or Spanish while using glow sticks to follow along in the book. No registration needed Ages: Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, Teen, Pre-School, Middle School, Kindergarten, High School, Elementary School Tuesday, July 23, 2019 • 10:30am - 11:00am South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) Story time with Ms. Kedra Ages: Toddler Tuesday, July 23, 2019 • 11:00am - 2:00pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Meeting Room - Full Room) Come and have your child screen for dental issues. This is a free dental screening! Available for children of all ages. Ages: Pre-School, Middle School, Elementary School Tuesday, July 23, 2019 • 6:00pm - 7:00pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Meeting Room - Full Room) Join us for puzzle solving fun! Don't get stuck in the Upside Down! Ages: Teen, Middle School, Intergenerational, High School, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, Adult Tuesday, July 23, 2019 • 7:00pm - 8:30pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Adult Services Space) Monthly meeting of Non Fiction Book Club. Ages: Adult Tuesday, July 23, 2019 • 7:00pm - 8:00pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Meeting Room - Full Room) Join us for puzzle solving fun! Don't get stuck in the Upside Down! Ages: Teen, Middle School, Intergenerational, High School, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, Adult Wednesday, July 24, 2019 • 10:30am - 11:00am South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Children's Programming Room) Stories and songs with Ms Allie for babies and their grownups! For babies 0-24 months old. Ages: Baby Wednesday, July 24, 2019 • 11:00am - 12:00pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Meeting Room - Full Room) Travel to the Upside Down and back again! Ages: Teen, Middle School, Intergenerational, High School, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, Adult Wednesday, July 24, 2019 • 1:00pm - 3:00pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Adult Services Space) meeting Ages: Staff Only Wednesday, July 24, 2019 • 1:00pm - 2:00pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Meeting Room - Full Room) Travel to the Upside Down and back again! Ages: Teen, Middle School, Intergenerational, High School, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, Adult Wednesday, July 24, 2019 • 2:30pm - 3:30pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Children's Programming Room) Come explore S.T.E.M. with Bee Bots, Cubelets, and LEGOs! ***Day cares/camps please call in advance. Ages: Pre-School, Elementary School Thursday, July 25, 2019 • 10:30am - 11:00am South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Meeting Room - Full Room) Come and have fun with Mr. Joel. Experience music, stories, fingerplays, rhymes, movement and dance. All ages 0-6 are welcome. Ages: Toddler Thursday, July 25, 2019 • 2:30pm - 3:30pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Meeting Room - Full Room) Everyone is a STAR at the South Regional Library!
June 20-Just Dance 2019 (video dance game)
July 11-Brain Drain Challenge (game show)
July 25-Kid Karaoke
August 1-Nice Summer Flick (movie) Ages: Elementary School Thursday, July 25, 2019 • 4:15pm - 5:00pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Children's Programming Room) Join Miss Allie each month to learn about an American Girl and the time in which she grew up! July: Addy 1864 Ages: Elementary School Thursday, July 25, 2019 • 6:30pm - 8:00pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Adult Services Space) Looking for contact with other writers? Please join our group! The meeting often includes a segment on an aspect of writing or publishing in addition to sharing work. Ages: Adult Thursday, July 25, 2019 • 6:30pm - 8:00pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Children's Programming Room) Create a beautiful design to take home! All materials will be provided. Ages: Adult Thursday, July 25, 2019 • 6:30pm - 7:00pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) Sign up for one-on-one technology help with our tech expert. Ages: AdultPre School Story Time
Gentle Yoga
Ingles para principiantes - English for beginners (para hablantes nativos del espanol)
Glow and Read- Brillar y Leer evento bilingue - Bilingual program- Volunteers reading to kids
Toddler Story Time!
Colgate Dental Van Screening
Stranger Things Escape Room
Non-Fiction Book Club
Stranger Things Escape Room
Baby Lapsit
Stranger Things Escape Room
Summer Reading Meeting
Stranger Things Escape Room
makerSPACE - Summer Reading Series
Funtime Storytime
Star Struck Thursdays
American Girl Club
Bull City Writers
Make Your Own Craft - Whisk Dragonflies
Tech SOS! - One on One Tech Help
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.
