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.
Monday, July 22, 2019 • 12:00am - 11:59pm Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) Get ready for the magical Wizarding World of Harry Potter! In honor of Harry's birthday July 31st, join us for our annual Harry Potter Scavenger hunt from
July 19th - 31st, 2019. Ages: Pre-School, Kindergarten, Elementary School Monday, July 22, 2019 • 12:00am - 11:59pm Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) Who will win the Hogwarts House Cup? Earn points for your House, by attending Harry Potter programs and completing Harry Potter Challenges. Go to the Information Desk for more information. Ages: Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, Teen, Middle School, High School, Elementary School Monday, July 22, 2019 • 9:15am - 10:00am Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) (Southwest - Meeting Room - Full Room) Program may include singing, dancing, parachute play
and storytime. For up to age 5. Ages: Toddler, Pre-School, Baby Monday, July 22, 2019 • 9:30am - 11:30am Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) (Southwest - Tutoring/Study Room #1 - Room 125) Come and create customizable visual aids with Boardmaker software. Ages: Adult Monday, July 22, 2019 • 10:30am - 11:00am Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) (Southwest - Meeting Room - Full Room) A story time just for baby. Includes songs, stories
finger plays, and instruments. Ages: Baby Monday, July 22, 2019 • 11:15am - 11:45am Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) (Southwest - Meeting Room - Full Room) Storytime for baby. Program includes songs, stories,
fingerplay and instruments. Ages: Baby Monday, July 22, 2019 • 2:00pm - 5:00pm Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) (Southwest - Meeting Room - Full Room) Join us for a Harry Potter movie marathon. Themed snacks will be served. For children, tweens, teens, and Harry Potter fans. Ages: Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, Teen, Middle School, High School, Elementary School Monday, July 22, 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, July 22, 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, July 22, 2019 • 6:30pm - 8:30pm Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) (Southwest - Children's Programming Room) Are you ready to explore strange new worlds, seek out new life and new civilizations, and boldly go where no one has gone before? Ages: Senior Citizen, Intergenerational, High School, Adult Tuesday, July 23, 2019 • 12:00am - 11:59pm Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) Get ready for the magical Wizarding World of Harry Potter! In honor of Harry's birthday July 31st, join us for our annual Harry Potter Scavenger hunt from
July 19th - 31st, 2019. Ages: Pre-School, Kindergarten, Elementary School Tuesday, July 23, 2019 • 12:00am - 11:59pm Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) Who will win the Hogwarts House Cup? Earn points for your House, by attending Harry Potter programs and completing Harry Potter Challenges. Go to the Information Desk for more information. Ages: Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, Teen, Middle School, High School, Elementary School Tuesday, July 23, 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, July 23, 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, July 23, 2019 • 2:00pm - 4:00pm Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) (Southwest - Meeting Room - Full Room) Take a trip around that world at the library with the Oculus Go VR headset and the App Wander. Ages: Senior Citizen, Intergenerational, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, Adult Tuesday, July 23, 2019 • 3:00pm - 4:45pm Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) (Southwest - Children's Programming Room) If your into all things space, then join us as we make a little moon that can fit in your pocket!
For Ages 7+
* Registration Required Ages: Elementary School Tuesday, July 23, 2019 • 3:00pm - 3:30pm Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) Before you see the new Fantastic Beasts movie, come join us for a Harry Potter-themed Escape Room. Registration is required. For teens and tweens, 4th grade and up! Ages: Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, Teen, Middle School, High School Tuesday, July 23, 2019 • 3:45pm - 4:15pm Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) Before you see the new Fantastic Beasts movie, come join us for a Harry Potter-themed Escape Room. Registration is required. For teens and tweens, 4th grade and up! Ages: Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, Teen, Middle School, High School Tuesday, July 23, 2019 • 4:30pm - 5:00pm Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) Before you see the new Fantastic Beasts movie, come join us for a Harry Potter-themed Escape Room. Registration is required. For teens and tweens, 4th grade and up! Ages: Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, Teen, Middle School, High School Tuesday, July 23, 2019 • 5:15pm - 5:45pm Southwest Regional Library (Shannon Rd.) Before you see the new Fantastic Beasts movie, come join us for a Harry Potter-themed Escape Room. Registration is required. For teens and tweens, 4th grade and up! Ages: Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, Teen, Middle School, High SchoolHarry Potter Scavenger Hunt
Hogwarts House Cup Competition
Music Makers - Interactive music and songs.
Open Access to Boardmaker
Lapsit Storytime - Storytime for Babies!
Lapsit Storytime - Storytime for Babies!
Harry Potter Movie Marathon
Down South Shuffle
Mah Jongg
Artemis - Spaceship Bridge Simulator
Harry Potter Scavenger Hunt
Hogwarts House Cup Competition
Baby & Me Lapsit
Baby & Me Lapsit
Wander the world
Moon Rocks!
Harry Potter Escape Room
Harry Potter Escape Room
Harry Potter Escape Room
Harry Potter Escape Room
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.
