Durham County Main, Regional, and Stanford L. Warren Branch Libraries will be available as cooling centers during our regular open hours Monday, August 10, through Thursday, August 13.
The electric vehicle chargers at North Regional Library will be unavailable Tuesday, August 11, and Wednesday, August 12.
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Hotspots for checkout

Your Durham County Library card lets you borrow a mobile hotspot to take the internet wherever you go!

A hotspot is a portable device that connects to a cellular network to provide wifi internet access to computers, phones, or tablets. Durham County Library hotspots come with unlimited data. If you don’t have internet at home or want a reliable internet connection for your devices on vacation, hotspots are a great option.

Rules for borrowing

  • 14-day checkout.
  • No renewals.
  • Hotspots can be placed on hold via the online catalog just like a book.
  • Holds will remain on the hold shelf for pickup for four days.
  • 1 hotspot checkout at a time per library card.
  • Hotspots are deactivated if overdue.
  • If lost or not returned, a $45 charge and a $5 lost processing fee will be added to your account.

Appendices

Durham County Library Technology Policy
Durham County Library Privacy Policy
Using virtual private network (VPN) apps on mobile devices