Today’s events

Multi-Sensory Environment Open House

Saturday, April 11, 2026 • 10:30am - 11:30am

Multi Sensory Environment

Check out Main Library's Multi-Sensory Environment! Drop in, try out the equipment, and learn more about what our sensory space offers....

Ages: Adult, Baby, Elementary School, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, High School, Intergenerational, Kindergarten, Middle School, Pre-School, Senior Citizen, Teen, Toddler, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds

Ready, Set, Baby Class

Saturday, April 11, 2026 • 10:30am - 11:30am

Main Children's Programming Room

This free prenatal breastfeeding education class is designed to help you get ready for your baby, whether you are a first-time parent or adding to your family. These classes are a great way to prepare for pregnancy, birth, and life with a newborn....

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

Registration required

SCORE presents: Understanding How to Price Your Product or Service

Saturday, April 11, 2026 • 10:30am - 12:00pm

Meeting Room #4347

You MUST register via SCORE. ...

Ages: Adult

Spring Clothing Swap

Saturday, April 11, 2026 • 10:00am - 12:30pm

Main Library - Auditorium - Upper Corridor 2nd Floor

Refresh your child’s wardrobe and toy shelf without spending a dime! Join us for a community Children’s Clothing & Toy Swap, organized by the Durham Mothers Club. Each participant may fill one bag with gently used children’s...

Ages: Adult, Elementary School, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, Intergenerational

Durham Board of Elections NC Voter Photo ID Event

Saturday, April 11, 2026 • 10:00am - 1:00pm

MakerLab

Stop by the MakerLab on the first floor of the Main Library located at 300 North Roxboro Street to learn more about the photo ID requirements for voting in North Carolina. Ask questions, register to vote, and receive a free NC Voter Identification...

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

This Week In the Lab: Makey Makeys

Saturday, April 11, 2026 • 11:00am - 1:00pm

Join the Maker + STEAM Team in the Innovation Lab during specified open hours to discover how you can use the properties of electricity and circuit building in order to create a game controller with a Makey Makey kit! ...

Ages: Adult, Elementary School, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, High School, Intergenerational, Kindergarten, Middle School, Pre-School, Senior Citizen, Teen, Toddler, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, DPS

Financial Literacy & Legacy Planning Program with Stagville Descendants Council

Saturday, April 11, 2026 • 11:00am - 1:30pm

Main Auditorium

Join the Stagville Descendants Council for a program that empowers individuals and families with practical tools to protect assets and preserve generational legacy through informed financial decision-making....

Ages: Adult, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, High School, Intergenerational, Senior Citizen, Teen

Registration required

Duke Ballet and Books

Saturday, April 11, 2026 • 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Main Children's Programming Room

Ballet & Books is a national nonprofit organization striving to reduce the literacy gap through the paired storytelling of dance and reading.  ...

This Week In the Lab: Makey Makeys

Saturday, April 11, 2026 • 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Join the Maker + STEAM Team in the Innovation Lab during specified open hours to discover how you can use the properties of electricity and circuit building in order to create a game controller with a Makey Makey kit! ...

Ages: Adult, Elementary School, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, High School, Intergenerational, Kindergarten, Middle School, Pre-School, Senior Citizen, Teen, Toddler, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, DPS

Paint by Numbers

Saturday, April 11, 2026 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm

MakerLab

Join us in the MakerLab to create your own paint by number masterpiece! This hands-on craft is perfect for all skill levels! All materials are provided, so just bring your creativity.

Ages: Adult, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, High School, Teen

Registration required

Maker + STEAM Take and Make: Storytelling Kit

Saturday, April 11, 2026 • All day

In this month's Maker + STEAM Take and Make, you'll find materials to celebrate this year's "Stories that Built US" LibraryFest theme with tools to write your own stories, including wooden storytelling tiles, a small journal,...

Ages: Adult, Elementary School, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, High School, Intergenerational, Kindergarten, Middle School, Pre-School, Senior Citizen, Teen, Toddler, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, DPS