Faxing is currently unavailable at Main Library.
All library locations and services will be closed Monday, 9/2, for Labor Day.

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Newspapers, newsletters, and periodicals

…Digitized indexes for 1983-2004 available through Digital NC. View holding information. Spectator Magazine Local newsweekly and long-time competitor to the Independent. Ceased publication in 2002. View holding information. Our State…

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Explore our collection

…Digital Collections View over 8,000 digital objects including historical images, documents, scrapbooks, and audio and video recordings. Researching Places in Durham Physical items in the collection including maps, plans and…

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StoryWalks®

…pics online? Please use #DCoLStoryWalk! About the Preserve Purchased in 2009, this land is one of Durham’s hidden gems and the inspiration for the always epic Beaver Queen Pageant. It…

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In the community

…to hit the road. It can serve as a mobile hotspot in the community, offer STEAM programming and computer classes, let you host a meeting in our meeting space, and…

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Computer services

…info desk! Public internet access computers Computers with internet access are available for public use at all Durham County Library locations. Wireless internet access You can connect your own device…

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Community Information Policy

…of ideas. It therefore provides bulletin boards in its facilities for individuals and groups in the community to announce events and services that are of general and current interest. Notices…

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History of the Durham County Library

…introduced bookmobile service in 1942. On March 27, 1948, the Durham Public Library celebrated its fiftieth anniversary. In the half-century since its founding, the library’s collection had grown from a…

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Major programs

…Día celebration! NaNoWriMo November is officially National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), the goal of which is to write a 50,000-word novel in 30 days. But NaNoWriMo has come to be…

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Technology Policy

…Library Bill of Rights Access for Children and Young Adults to Nonprint Materials: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights CIPA Effective July 2019 https://durhamcountylibrary.org/about/policies/courteous/ http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/librarybill http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=interpretations&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=31870 http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=interpretations&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=31870 http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/cipa.html…