Reading recommendations

We offer several online tools to help you choose what to read next. (Of course, you can also always ask a librarian at your favorite library location for recommendations.)

My Next 5

Get personalized reading recommendations from Durham County Library staff. Fill out the online form to tell us a little about what genres, books, and authors you like (or dislike). A librarian will review your info and reply within three business days with a list of the next five books you should read!

NoveList Plus

Discover new books with this comprehensive database of books for all ages. It includes recommendations, articles, and lists for your fiction and nonfiction needs. You’ll need your library card number to log in if you’re not in a library building. More about NoveList >>

Reading lists

Looking for book suggestions? Check out our reading lists created by library staff! We have recommendations for adults, kids, and teens spanning a variety of genres.

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Upcoming book programs

Summer Scares Book Club @ Southwest Regional

Monday, August 04, 2025 • 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Southwest Regional Library (3605 Shannon Rd) (Southwest Regional - Children's Programming Room)

It's officially summer, making it the perfect season to join a book club! Do you enjoy reading spooky books, in particular?...

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

Registration required

Daytime Book Club: Rough Sleepers

Wednesday, August 06, 2025 • 1:00pm - 2:00pm

East Regional Library (211 Lick Creek Lane) (East Meeting Room)

Come join the Daytime Book Club as we discuss this month's book! New members are always welcome (we love meeting new people!). Registration is appreciated but not required....

Ages: Adult, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, Senior Citizen

Registration required

Color Your Words!

Wednesday, August 06, 2025 • 3:00pm - 4:00pm

North Regional Library (221 Milton Rd) (North Regional - Children's Programming Room)

This is the last meeting of COLOR YOUR WORDS! a Young Adult Book Club.  We will be reading young adult novels and graphic novels, and then meeting to discuss the books, while coloring pages related to the books.  For our last book, we will...

Ages: High School, Middle School, Teen, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds

Forever Young Book Club

Wednesday, August 06, 2025 • 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Offsite

A book club for adults who read Young Adult. We meet the 1st Wednesday of the month at Boxyard RTP. Grab a glass a wine, a beer, or food while we discuss that month's book pick. Haven't read the book? That's okay! Join us for a lively...

Ages: Adult, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds

Registration full. Join the waitlist >

Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Club

Wednesday, August 06, 2025 • 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St) (Innovation Lab)

This month the Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Club returns to the stars with an interstellar mystery in  Arkady Martine's debut novel A Memory Called Empire....

Ages: Adult, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds

Registration required

The Taxonomy of Longing: Author Talk with Chiara Klein

Saturday, August 09, 2025 • 10:30am - 11:30am

Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St) (Conference Room #3214)

Chiara Klein, local author and host of our Nature Writing Workshops, joins us to share her collection of poetry, "The Taxonomy of Longing," self-published in 2024. She will share pieces from the book and facilitate discussion around the...

Ages: Adult, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, Senior Citizen

Registration required

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