Movies, Music and More

Our goal is to provide educational and entertaining AV materials to our patrons. We offer videotapes, DVDs, cassettes and CDs.

To see our most recent DVD Acquisitions, check out our NEW DVD LIST.

To see the most popular items in our collection check out our TOP TEN LISTS.

Browse movies by genre:

• Action & Adventure
• Comedy
  
• Feature Films
• Foreign Films
• Horror Films
• Musicals
• Mystery Films
• Science Fiction Films
• TV Shows

Have you tried downloadables? The Durham County Library is now offering three different types of downloadables (see the descriptions below). You will also find listings for free eBook, eAudioBook, music and videos on our downloadable page.

With Overdrive you can listen to an audiobook on your computer or portable device, at any time of the day or night from anywhere in the world! All you will need is your library card number. PLEASE NOTE: OverDrive WMA Audiobook titles, provided by OverDrive, Inc., use DRM protection technology from Microsoft Corporation. You will need your library card number and your PIN number. Your PIN is the last four digits of your phone number. PLEASE NOTE: MANY TITLES ARE NOW COMPATIBLE WITH iPODs. PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE LATEST VERSION OF THE MEDIA CONSOLE.

NetLibrary : All you need to access NetLibrary is your library card number. This service provides downloadable ebooks which you can read on your computer. It includes fiction, nonfiction, Cliff notes, children's books and much more.  NC LIVE's subscription to downloadable audiobooks which you can listen to through NetLibrary has ended.  However, Durham County Library does offer eaudiobooks which you can download from Overdrive.   How-to guide

You can watch PBS Videos on your computer which are available from NC LIVE.

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Don't know how many video tapes you can check out? Or Audio Books? Or CD-ROM's? Check out our checkout limits.

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Have you ever wondered how we choose the materials for our collection? Well then, you may want to take a look at our selection policy.

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Want to know what movies are opening this weekend? Or what was the name of that film with what's-his-name and that other guy with the red hair? Need to know where you can buy CD's over the Internet? The answers to these questions and more can be found on our links page.

Last Update: August 31, 2010