…virtual events calendar on our website or follow us on social media to catch online storytimes, crafts, and more. Learn a new skill • Tie your shoe • Parallel park…

…on February 21, 1949. Dorothy Newsom Rankin (1911-2002), daughter of D. W. Newsom, was a local civic leader and historic preservationist. She was married to Duke University political science professor…

…Dorothy Newsom Rankin (1911-2002), daughter of D. W. Newsom, was a local civic leader and historic preservationist. She was married to Duke University political science professor Robert S. Rankin. She…

…web site] Summary: In the small village of Edgecombe St. Mary in the English countryside lives Major Ernest Pettigrew (retired), the unlikely hero of Helen Simonson’s wondrous debut. Wry, courtly,…

…club reception. Scrapbook 1940: Trip to Williamsburg, VA. 1941: Trip to Washington, DC. 1942: Camp Sacarusa. 1943: 1946, Photographs. Loose items from the 1960s. Scrapbook 1943-44: Coop news and local…

Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward Author Bio: Birth—1977 • Where—DeLisle, Mississippi, USA • Education—B.A., Stanford University; M.F.A., University of Michigan • Awards—2 National Book Awards (others below) • Currently—lives…

…in two of his albums. Educated is her first book. (Adapted from the publisher and online sources.) Discussion Questions: 1. Many of Tara’s father’s choices have an obvious impact on…

…August 27 for building repairs due to water intrusion. Our team members from this location will be temporarily reassigned to other Durham County Library locations. Please visit our website www.DurhamCountyLibrary.org…

…recipient of countless honorary degrees. Maya Angelou passed away on May 28th, 2014, at the age of 86. [From author’s web site] Summary: Sent by their mother to live with…

…author of the 2012 non-fiction book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, which argues that modern Western culture misunderstands and undervalues the traits and…