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Library Fest 2026: The Stories that Built Us. Festival de la Biblioteca.

Upcoming program Library Fest 2026

The Stories that Built U.S.

April 20 – 25, 2026

A weeklong celebration including authors, performers, literature, art, music, and so much more!
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Alvin Hall.

Library Fest Driving the Green Book with Alvin Hall

Library Fest 2026 Keynote Speaker

Friday, April 24
6 – 7:30 p.m.
Main Library
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Willa Brigham.

Library Fest Storytelling with Willa Brigham

Saturday, April 25
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Main Library
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Upcoming program Bricks & Beyond: A Lego Challenge Club

Monday, April 27
and the last Monday of the month through November
5 – 6:30 p.m.
Main Library
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Upcoming program All About Medicare

Tuesday, April 28
10 – 11:30 a.m.
Main Library
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Upcoming program 2nd-3rd Grade Book Club: The Borrowers

Tuesday, April 28
4:30 – 5:15 p.m.
South Regional Library
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Upcoming program Reading for the End of the World

Thursday, April 30
6 – 9 p.m.
Main Library
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LinkedIn Learning

Online resource LinkedIn Learning

On-demand videos, courses, and curricula for business, software, technology, and creative skills – free with your Durham County Library card!

Using the LinkedIn Learning app? The Library ID for Durham County Library is durhamcountylibrary.

Friends of the Durham Library.

In-Person Sale at Books Among Friends

Friday, May 1 | 3 – 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 2 | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Join the Friends of the Durham Library for an in-person book sale! Browse thousands of fine used books as well as fun puzzles & games for the whole family, all at bargain prices.
Happening at Books Among Friends bookstore, Shoppes of Hope Valley, 3825 South Roxboro Street, Durham, NC 27713

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Book club Genre of the Month Book Club

2nd Wednesday of the month
Boxyard RTP
900 Park Offices
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

Upcoming genres:

April: Poetry
May: Cozy Mystery
June: Epistolary

Covers of books that highlight the many advantages of adopting a slower pace in daily life, including stress reduction and enhanced mental clarity.

Book list Slow Down

Covers of books with strategies for managing the complexities of life that interfere with our ability to focus.

Book list Stay Focused

Covers of nonfiction books about tyranny and propaganda. Lots of red and black in the color scheme.

Book list On Tyranny

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