3605 Shannon Road
Durham, North Carolina 27707 (map)
Phone: 919-560-8590
Interim Manager: Ruth Link
Southwest Regional Library is served by DATA bus route 10B.
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 Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) Are you ready there are 16 Banned Book titles hidden in the Children’s Area, can you find them? Pick up a slip and pencil to get started, good luck! Ages: Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, Middle School, Kindergarten, Elementary School Monday, September 16, 2019 • All day Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) Are you ready there are 16 Banned Book titles hidden in the Children’s Area, can you find them? Pick up a slip and pencil to get started, good luck! Ages: Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, Middle School, Kindergarten, Elementary School Monday, September 16, 2019 • 9:15am - 10:00am Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) (Southwest - Meeting Room - Full Room) Enjoy this interactive music program. We sing songs, march to the beat and have parachute play. When
time allows we end with a book. For children up to
age 5. Ages: Toddler, Pre-School, Baby Monday, September 16, 2019 • 10:30am - 11:00am Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) (Southwest - Meeting Room - Full Room) A storytime just for baby with simple songs,
stories and bubbles!
Well behaved siblings are welcome. Ages: Baby Monday, September 16, 2019 • 11:15am - 11:45am Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) (Southwest - Meeting Room - Full Room) Enjoy a storytime just for baby. Program includes
songs, books, fingerplays, music time and bubbles! Ages: Baby Monday, September 16, 2019 • 1:30pm - 2:30pm Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) (Southwest - Meeting Room - Full Room) This yoga class welcomes all bodies and all levels of experience. Ages: Senior Citizen, Pre-School, Intergenerational, Elementary School, Adult Monday, September 16, 2019 • 3:00pm - 4:30pm Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) (Southwest - Meeting Room - Full Room) Meeting Ages: Adult Monday, September 16, 2019 • 5:00pm - 6:00pm Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) (Southwest - Tutoring/Study Room #2 - Room 120) Anyone can be a leader! Develop leadership skills with Duke University students through hands-on activities, public speaking, and open discussions. Please register. For teens and tweens. Ages: Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, Teen, Middle School, High School Monday, September 16, 2019 • 6:30pm - 8:30pm Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) (Southwest - Meeting Room - Full Room) Need an excuse to get moving and get fit? Ages: Adult Monday, September 16, 2019 • 6:30pm - 8:30pm Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) (Southwest - Tutoring/Study Room #2 - Room 120) Come test out your mah jongg skills with players of all skill level. Be sure to bring your tiles and cards. Ages: Adult Monday, September 16, 2019 • 6:30pm - 6:45pm Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) Do you know what dogs love? Stories! Sign up for 15 minutes of reading to a dog. Come meet Shadow and Boomer from our friends at Retrieving Hearts, and read them a story! Registration required! Ages: Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, Kindergarten, Elementary School Monday, September 16, 2019 • 6:45pm - 7:00pm Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) Do you know what dogs love? Stories! Sign up for 15 minutes of reading to a dog. Come meet Shadow and Boomer from our friends at Retrieving Hearts, and read them a story! Registration required! Ages: Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, Kindergarten, Elementary School Monday, September 16, 2019 • 7:00pm - 7:15pm Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) Do you know what dogs love? Stories! Sign up for 15 minutes of reading to a dog. Come meet Shadow and Boomer from our friends at Retrieving Hearts, and read them a story! Registration required! Ages: Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, Kindergarten, Elementary School Monday, September 16, 2019 • 7:15pm - 7:30pm Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) Do you know what dogs love? Stories! Sign up for 15 minutes of reading to a dog. Come meet Shadow and Boomer from our friends at Retrieving Hearts, and read them a story! Registration required! Ages: Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, Kindergarten, Elementary School Tuesday, September 17, 2019 • All day Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) Are you ready there are 16 Banned Book titles hidden in the Children’s Area, can you find them? Pick up a slip and pencil to get started, good luck! Ages: Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, Middle School, Kindergarten, Elementary School Tuesday, September 17, 2019 • 9:45am - 10:15am Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) (Southwest - Meeting Room - Full Room) Stories and songs for babies 0-24 months and their grownups. Ages: Baby Tuesday, September 17, 2019 • 10:30am - 11:00am Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) (Southwest - Meeting Room - Full Room) Stories and songs for babies 0-24 months and their grownups. Ages: Baby Tuesday, September 17, 2019 • 12:00pm - 2:00pm Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) (Southwest - Meeting Room - Full Room) A discussion group for fiction and nonfiction written by authors from around the African continent. Ages: Adult Tuesday, September 17, 2019 • 1:00pm - 4:00pm Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) (Southwest - Tutoring/Study Room #2 - Room 120) Professional volunteers providing mentoring and workshops on entrepreneurship and business planning. to register for your session with SCORE, call (919) 240-7765 https://chapelhilldurham.score.org Ages: Adult Tuesday, September 17, 2019 • 6:30pm - 7:00pm Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) (Southwest - Children's Programming Room) Join Ms. Olivia for bedtime stories, songs and occasional nonsense on Tuesday nights. Pajamas and stuffed animals are welcome.
This program is for children of toddler, preschool and kindergarten ages. Ages: Toddler, Pre-School, Kindergarten Tuesday, September 17, 2019 • 7:00pm - 8:30pm Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) (Southwest - Tutoring/Study Room #1 - Room 125) Join our needle arts group. Bring your cross-stitch, knitting, crochet, or embroidery to Southwest, meet your neighbors, and show off your craft. Ages: Adult Wednesday, September 18, 2019 • All day Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) Are you ready there are 16 Banned Book titles hidden in the Children’s Area, can you find them? Pick up a slip and pencil to get started, good luck! Ages: Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, Middle School, Kindergarten, Elementary School Wednesday, September 18, 2019 • 9:00am - 9:30am Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) Storytime includes stories, songs, fingerplays and bubblies! And maybe some parachute fun.
Best for ages up to age 5. To find us, walk around
to the back of the building. Ages: Toddler, Pre-School, Baby Wednesday, September 18, 2019 • 9:45am - 10:15am Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) (Southwest - Meeting Room - Full Room) Join us for a fun and exciting program filled with music and movement. An opportunity to get out some energy by dancing to fun children's music.
This program is for children 3 to 5. Ages: Toddler, Pre-School Wednesday, September 18, 2019 • 10:30am - 11:00am Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) (Southwest - Meeting Room - Full Room) Join us for a fun and wacky Wednesday with Ms. Olivia, a silly story and some silly music.
This program is for children aged 3 to 5. Ages: Toddler, Pre-School, Kindergarten Wednesday, September 18, 2019 • 11:15am - 11:45am Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) (Southwest - Children's Programming Room) Hola Amigos, join Ms. Patty in the Children's Program Room for stories and songs in Spanish and English. Hope to see you there! Ages: Pre-School Wednesday, September 18, 2019 • 1:00pm - 3:00pm Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) (Southwest - Meeting Room - Full Room) Calling all seniors! Up for a little friendly competition? Come to Senior Game Day to play some old favorites (including Rummikub, and Mah Jong) with fellow game-lovers, and maybe try something new! Ages: Adult Wednesday, September 18, 2019 • 3:45pm - 4:45pm Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) (Southwest - Meeting Room - Full Room) Hang out at the library and play Nintendo Switch games or classic board games. Games not your thing? Doodle and eat snacks. It's your time to relax and meet other teens. For teens and tweens. Ages: Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, Teen, Middle School, High School Wednesday, September 18, 2019 • 4:30pm - 5:15pm Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) (Southwest - Children's Programming Room) Ever wanted to be a spy? Join Miss Julia (codename: Agent J) and learn a new spy skill every month! Ages 7+, registration required! This month: we'll talk all things fingerprinting! Ages: Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, Elementary School Thursday, September 19, 2019 • All day Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) Are you ready there are 16 Banned Book titles hidden in the Children’s Area, can you find them? Pick up a slip and pencil to get started, good luck! Ages: Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, Middle School, Kindergarten, Elementary School Thursday, September 19, 2019 • 10:30am - 11:00am Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) (Southwest - Meeting Room - Full Room) Program includes songs, stories, fingerplays
and bubbles!
Well behaved children are welcome. Ages: Toddler Thursday, September 19, 2019 • 11:15am - 11:45am Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) (Southwest - Children's Programming Room) Hola Amigos, vengan a cantar canciones y escuchar historias en espanol. Espero verte pronto! Hi kids, join us for songs and stories all in Spanish. I hope to see you there! Ages: Toddler, Pre-School, Kindergarten Thursday, September 19, 2019 • 3:30pm - 4:30pm Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) (Southwest - Children's Programming Room) Give your fridge a pop of color with these DIY Succulent magnets. All supplies will be provided. Please register. For teens and tweens. Ages: Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, Teen, Middle School, High School Thursday, September 19, 2019 • 4:30pm - 5:30pm New date: Thursday, September 19, 2019 • 3:30pm - 4:30pm Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) Give your fridge a pop of color with these DIY Succulent magnets. All supplies will be provided. Please register. For teens and tweens. Ages: Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, Teen, Middle School, High School Thursday, September 19, 2019 • 6:00pm - 7:30pm Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) (Southwest - Teen Computer Area) Instructors from the Community Workshop Series at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill teach this course. Students will use library computers. Ages: Senior Citizen, Adult Thursday, September 19, 2019 • 6:30pm - 8:30pm Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) (Southwest - Tutoring/Study Room #1 - Room 125) Join members of the Durham Orange Quilters Guild for social quilting, support, and fun. The bee is open to anyone interested, but you will need to bring your own sewing machine or handwork supplies. Ages: Adult Thursday, September 19, 2019 • 7:00pm - 8:30pm Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) (Southwest - Children's Programming Room) Join in the fun of collective couponing, and learn from fellow couponers ways to save even more money on your grocery bill. Ages: Adult Friday, September 20, 2019 • All day Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) Are you ready there are 16 Banned Book titles hidden in the Children’s Area, can you find them? Pick up a slip and pencil to get started, good luck! Ages: Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, Middle School, Kindergarten, Elementary School Friday, September 20, 2019 • 10:30am - 11:00am Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) (Southwest - Meeting Room - Full Room) Boost your Friday fun by singing, dancing, clapping, and bouncing to a wide variety of music. Ages: Toddler, Pre-School, Kindergarten Friday, September 20, 2019 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) (Southwest - Children's Programming Room) We bring the LEGOs, you bring the imagination. Ages: Kindergarten, Elementary SchoolBanned Books Scavenger Hunt
Banned Books Scavenger Hunt
Music Makers - Interactive program with songs and music.
Lapsit Storytime - A storytime for baby!
Lapsit Storytime--a storytime for baby and you!
Family Yoga
Meeting - Foundation Finance Committee
Leaders Unite
Down South Shuffle
Mah Jongg
Read to a Therapy Dog - With Retrieving Hearts
Read to a Therapy Dog - With Retrieving Hearts
Read to a Therapy Dog - With Retrieving Hearts
Read to a Therapy Dog - With Retrieving Hearts
Banned Books Scavenger Hunt
Baby & Me Lapsit
Baby & Me Lapsit
African Writers Book Club
SCORE
Pajama Story Time
Knitting & Other Needle Arts
Banned Books Scavenger Hunt
Outdoor Storytime - Come early! Bring a blanket and enjoy stories by the garden.
Movement & Music (Ages 3 - 5)
Wacky Wednesday
Bilingual Fun: Spanish/English Storytime
Senior Game Day
Teen Game Day
Spy School! - Fingerprinting!
Banned Books Scavenger Hunt
Two Year Olds Storytime - Children's Storytime.
Tiempo de Historia en Espanol / Spanish Storytime
DIY Succulent Magnets
DIY Succulent Magnets (rescheduled)
Computer Class - Internet Basics
Quilting Bee
Durham Coupon Swap
Banned Books Scavenger Hunt
Live & Sing
LEGO Lab
Southwest Regional Library opened May 24, 2010.
LEED Certification
Southwest 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 100)
- children’s program room
- two study rooms (seats 8)
Collection capacity:
- 100,700
- 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
- Community board (must be approved by Facility Manager)
- Children’s programs and storytimes
- Adult programs
- Public access photocopiers
- Self-check out units
- Automated Check-In System for instant returns
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 Southwest 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 Southwest Regional at 919-560-8590.
