Durham County Library leadership learned on January 14, 2021 that a staff member who is assigned to East Regional Library received a positive test result for COVID-19. East Regional will be closed for a minimum of 72 hours, during which time the building will be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected.
Durham County Library Announces New Expanded Hours for Library Take-Out!
Durham County Library is excited to announce that we have expanded hours for Library Take-Out! service at our regional and branch libraries. We hope that by extending the hours for this service, we can provide more support for our community and increase access to our physical materials.
North Carolina Collection Launches New Durham Civil Rights Heritage Project Exhibition Website
Durham County Library’s North Carolina Collection (NCC) is excited to announce our newly redesigned exhibition website for the Durham Civil Rights Heritage Project (DCRHP). This project was completed in collaboration with Savas Labs, who donated their time and talent for this initiative.
Getting to know the catalog: Hoopla
When you search in the catalog, you may see some items that say they’re available through Hoopla. Here’s what that means. Hoopla is a second digital collection that we offer, separate from what’s in OverDrive. Hoopla items previously weren’t searchable in the catalog, but we’ve recently added them there to make them more findable. Hoopla […]
Getting to know the catalog: Holds and checkouts
The catalog lets you view and manage your account activity, including holds and checkouts. To access these options, you can start with the blue button at the top right of the site – it should say Log In / My DCoL if you’re not logged in yet, or your username if you are. When you […]
Getting to know the catalog: Shelves and lists
The new catalog offers two ways to keep track of books and other items you’re interested in: shelves and lists. Shelves The idea of shelves may be familiar if you’ve used Goodreads or something similar. The shelves in the catalog are an optional tool to let you keep track of your own reading if you […]
RBdigital e-audiobooks moving to Overdrive/Libby on 10/21
OverDrive has acquired RBmedia’s library business, RBdigital. This means that RBdigital e-audiobooks will transfer from the RBdigital site and app to OverDrive/Libby. Our migration date, originally set for October 15, 2020, has now been postponed until October 21. Patron holds, wish lists, and previous checkout history will not transfer from RB Digital to Overdrive. Holds […]
Getting to know the catalog: Setting a preferred location
When you place a hold in the catalog, you can choose the location where you’ll pick up your items. You can either set a preferred location that will be used by default, or choose a location each time you place a hold. Once you’ve placed a hold, you can’t change the pickup location online – […]
Getting started with the new library catalog
As of July 2020, we’ve switched over to a new catalog interface, which you can access at https://durhamcounty.bibliocommons.com/. All of your account information from the old catalog remains the same, including holds, checkouts, and settings. The new catalog also offers similar functionality to the old one, including searching, requesting items, and managing your account. Here […]
Informacion acerca de Biblioteca ¡Para Llevar! y cómo devolver los artículos prestados
(See this information in English) Debido a COVID-19, todas las bibliotecas del Condado de Durham están ofreciendo sólo ciertos servicios al público, como por ejemplo un servicio nuevo que se llama Biblioteca ¡Para Llevar!, y videos/programas para todas las edades en Youtube y Zoom (que se encuentran en https://durhamcountylibrary.org/calendar/). ¿Qué es Biblioteca ¡para llevar! ? […]
