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.
Sunday, September 15, 2019 • All day South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) Explore in the children's area! Find the fish! Ages: Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, Toddler, Pre-School, Kindergarten, Elementary School Monday, September 16, 2019 • All day South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) Explore in the children's area! Find the fish! Ages: Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, Toddler, Pre-School, Kindergarten, Elementary School Monday, September 16, 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, September 16, 2019 • 12:15pm - 1:15pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Meeting Room - Full Room) Yoga Ages: Adult Monday, September 16, 2019 • 6:00pm - 7:00pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Children's Programming Room) Come sign your family up for a Fun Game of Bingo with prizes. Ages: Middle School, High School, Elementary School, Adult Monday, September 16, 2019 • 6:00pm - 8:00pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Adult Services Space) Ven y aprende! Brian habla los dos idiomas y ensena lentamente. No hace falta anotarse. Solo ven al salon con vidrio a la derecha cuando entra en la biblioteca para conocerlo y aprender mas! Ages: Adult Monday, September 16, 2019 • 7:00pm - 8:15pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Meeting Room - Full Room) September is National Yoga Month! Improve your physical health, learn to breathe deeply and increase your energy level. Instructor: Vickie Pashion Ages: Senior Citizen, Adult Tuesday, September 17, 2019 • All day South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Meeting Room - Full Room) Set up for Voting Ages: Staff Only Tuesday, September 17, 2019 • All day South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) Explore in the children's area! Find the fish! Ages: Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, Toddler, Pre-School, Kindergarten, Elementary School Tuesday, September 17, 2019 • 10:30am - 11:00am South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) Toddler Tuesday Ages: Toddler Tuesday, September 17, 2019 • 10:30am - 11:00am South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) Toddler Tuesday Storytime Ages: Toddler Tuesday, September 17, 2019 • 10:30am - 11:00am South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Children's Programming Room) Toddler Storytime Ages: Toddler Tuesday, September 17, 2019 • 3:30pm - 5:00pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Children's Programming Room) Gaming on the Wii U and Nintendo Switch. Ages: Teen, Middle School, High School Tuesday, September 17, 2019 • 5:00pm - 6:00pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Adult Services Space) Must sign up on the library calendar site AND attend all 10 sessions! - Classes taught by Edd Mitter - Ages: Adult Wednesday, September 18, 2019 • All day South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Meeting Room - Full Room) Early Voting Ages: Staff Only Wednesday, September 18, 2019 • All day South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) Explore in the children's area! Find the fish! Ages: Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, Toddler, Pre-School, Kindergarten, Elementary School Wednesday, September 18, 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, September 18, 2019 • 2:00pm - 6:00pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Children's Programming Room) Free vision screenings for all ages. No registration required. Ages: Intergenerational Thursday, September 19, 2019 • All day South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Meeting Room - Full Room) Early Voting Ages: Staff Only Thursday, September 19, 2019 • All day South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) Explore in the children's area! Find the fish! Ages: Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, Toddler, Pre-School, Kindergarten, Elementary School Thursday, September 19, 2019 • 10:30am - 11:00am South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Children's Programming Room) Come and have fun with Mr. Joel. Experience music, stories, fingerplays, rhymes, movement and dance. All ages 0-6 are welcome. Ages: Toddler, Pre-School Thursday, September 19, 2019 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Children's Programming Room) Kids come out and make a personalized magnet for your refrigerator Ages: Toddler, Elementary School Thursday, September 19, 2019 • 5:00pm - 6:00pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Children's Programming Room) Come take a virtual trip on an imaginary ship! Ages: Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, Middle School, Elementary School Thursday, September 19, 2019 • 7:00pm - 8:15pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Adult Services Space) Read a different novel each month. Titles to be selected by the group. Ages: Adult Friday, September 20, 2019 • All day South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Meeting Room - Full Room) Early Voting Ages: Staff Only Friday, September 20, 2019 • All day South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) Explore in the children's area! Find the fish! Ages: Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, Toddler, Pre-School, Kindergarten, Elementary School Friday, September 20, 2019 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Children's Programming Room) Anime can be enjoyed in books as well as through film. If you enjoy both come join us! Ages: Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds Saturday, September 21, 2019 • All day South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Meeting Room - Full Room) Early Voting Ages: Staff Only Saturday, September 21, 2019 • 10:30am - 11:00am South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Children's Programming Room) Family Storytime! Ages: Toddler, Pre-School, Kindergarten, Baby Saturday, September 21, 2019 • 11:00am - 11:30am South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) Ven y escuchar a unos cuentos y unas canciones en ingles y espanol con Michaela. -En el salon de ninos- Come and listen to some stories and songs in English and Spanish with Michaela.-Children's Room Ages: Toddler, Elementary School, Baby Saturday, September 21, 2019 • 2:00pm - 3:00pm South Regional Library (S. Alston Ave.) (South - Children's Programming Room) 4th and 5th Grade Book Club Warriors Ages: Elementary School"Dive into a Good Book Scavenger Hunt" (all day) - find the fish!
"Dive into a Good Book Scavenger Hunt" (all day) - find the fish!
Pre-School Story Time!
Gentle Yoga
Family Bingo
English for beginners- for native Spanish speakers
Yoga
Voting Set up
"Dive into a Good Book Scavenger Hunt" (all day) - find the fish!
Toddler Tuesday Storytime! (canceled)
Toddler Storytime (canceled)
Toddler Storytime
Game On!
Low Intermediate Spanish-for adults- must attend 10 classes
Early Voting
"Dive into a Good Book Scavenger Hunt" (all day) - find the fish!
Baby Lapsit
Lions Club Vision Screening-
Early Voting
"Dive into a Good Book Scavenger Hunt" (all day) - find the fish!
Funtime Storytime
Magnet program
Virtual Carpet Ride Travel!
Fiction Book Club
Early Voting
"Dive into a Good Book Scavenger Hunt" (all day) - find the fish!
Anime Book Club/Fan Club
Early Voting
Family Storytime!
Bilingual Storytime for babies, kids, and parents - Historias bilingues para bebes, ninos, y padres de familia
4th and 5th Book Club Warriors
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.
