Selling online, whether it’s decluttering your house or starting an online business, is a great way to make money, whether it’s a side hustle or a full-time income.  Knowing the different platforms, how to list, price and ship items is key to success.

In this 90-minute class, we will examine the ins and outs of all the major platforms (namely eBay, Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist), discuss what is the best site to sell certain items, and learn to avoid the pitfalls that are part of the process. Knowing how to create compelling photos and descriptions for your items is key. A portion of the class will be dedicated to answering questions, so please bring any questions you may have!

Instructor bio:

Chris Capelle is a technology expert, writer and instructor. For over 25 years, he has worked in the publishing, advertising and consumer products industries. In addition to teaching adult ed, he contributes articles to several tech websites, including reviews of communications technologies, instruction guides and general business content. He is currently a freelance tech consultant, based in Wilton, CT.

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Thursday Sept. 19 at 2:00 p.m.

New to eBooks and eAudiobooks? Love them, but want to learn more about how to access them for free? Join us for a program all about eBooks and eAudiobooks and how to access them for free from the library through Hoopla, Libby and OverDrive!

Bring your tablet, Kindle, iPad or similar device and we’ll make sure you’re set up before you go home!

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Effective August 1, 2024, the Durham Public Library will cease charging late fees on most library materials, joining with public libraries across the country in a movement to reduce barriers to library access.

What does this mean for borrowers? 

1. With the exception of physical museum passes and library equipment, daily overdue fines have been eliminated.
2. Library items will still have due dates. Please bring your books and movies back on time so that other residents may enjoy them.
3. We will continue to charge replacement fees for lost and damaged items.
4. A bill for the replacement cost of overdue items will be generated automatically once an item is more than one loan period overdue. However, as soon as you return the item, the bill will be canceled and no fines will remain on your card.
5. Patrons with more than $25 in billed items on their accounts will not be able to check out additional materials until the items are returned or paid for.
6. We will remove old late fees from your account.  
7. Please note that our fine-free status only applies to Durham items. If you check out an item belonging to another library (example: item borrowed through a system hold) at Durham Public Library, you’ll be charged fines based on the policy of the loaning library. 

Questions? Learn more about why we’ve decided to go fine free here or call or email us for more info.

Click here for a full list of Loan Periods, Renewal, and Fees

Try our Periodical Reading Room!

The the original library room has now been set up for silent reading or working. Comfortable chairs invite you to sit down and spend some quiet time with a book, or with the newspapers and magazines which are now located in this space.

Absolutely no conversation or phone calls allowed in this space.

Due to plumbing issue. We apologize for any inconvenience, please check back for updates.

Due to rapidly increasing monthly usage fees, the Durham Public Library has made some difficult decisions regarding the Hoopla service. Due to rapidly increasing monthly usage fees, the Durham Public Library has made some difficult decisions regarding our Hoopla account, resulting in service changes for Hoopla users. Starting May 1st, we are reducing the number of hoopla checkouts you can make each month from six to four and we are instituting a monthly budget cap.

We know that hoopla is a popular service with our patrons, who enjoy the ability to check out ebooks, eAudiobooks, eComics, videos and music albums from the service. We also love offering hoopla to patrons and will continue doing so. Unfortunately, the cost of hoopla and other digital materials continues to rise.

The Library pays for each item downloaded from hoopla, and increased popularity is rapidly driving up the cost. Hoopla costs have increased almost 70% over the last year. To make the service sustainable within the confines of the library’s budget, we’ve had to lower the maximum number of monthly borrows and cap our monthly costs.

We apologize for the inconvenience this will cause. Please note that there will be no changes to the Libby/Overdrive service, which also offers downloadable ebooks and eAudiobooks.