Today’s events

Multi-Sensory Environment Drop-in

Saturday, October 04, 2025 • 10:00am - 5:00pm

Multi Sensory Environment

During Missy Lane’s Block Party, Durham County Library’s Multi-Sensory Environment will be open to all from 10:00am-5:00pm. The Multi-Sensory Environment provides immersive, interactive experiences through sight, sound, touch, and smell....

Ages: Adult, Baby, Elementary School, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, High School, Intergenerational, Kindergarten, Middle School, Pre-School, Senior Citizen, Teen, Toddler, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds

This Week In the Lab: SPECIAL EDITION - Makey Makey Music

Saturday, October 04, 2025 • 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Join the Maker + STEAM Team in the Innovation Lab during specified open hours to form complete electrical circuits with our Makey Makey kits! For this Saturday, we're focusing on making music with our Makey Makey electrical circuit kits to...

Ages: Adult, Elementary School, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, High School, Intergenerational, Kindergarten, Middle School, Pre-School, Senior Citizen, Teen, Toddler, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, DPS

Downtown Durham Chess Club

Saturday, October 04, 2025 • 1:30pm - 5:30pm

Meeting Room #4347

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Ages: Adult, Elementary School, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, High School, Intergenerational, Middle School, Senior Citizen, Teen, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds

Maker + STEAM Take and Make: Observe the Moon Night kit

Saturday, October 04, 2025 • All day

October 4, 2025 is International Observe the Moon Night! Observe and study the moon in our night sky with several NASA resources in this month's Maker + STEAM Take and Make! Even if you get this kit after the official Observe the Moon Night, you...

Ages: Adult, Elementary School, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, Middle School, Senior Citizen, Teen, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds

Reading Logs

Tuesday, September 02, 2025 • 11:59pm - Thursday, October 16, 2025 • 11:59pm

Stay on track with your reading goals by picking up a reading log at the Children's Information Desk at the Main Library. After you fill in all the books, turn it back in at the desk and you get to pick a prize out of the treasure chest. ...

Ages: Elementary School, Kindergarten, Pre-School, Toddler, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, DPS