Adult Programs

Adult Summer Reading BINGO

Ends Monday, August 11th

Adults deserve summer fun too! Pick up a BINGO card at the library. Once you have achieved BINGO, hand in your card and be entered into a biweekly raffle for cool prizes. And you can even keep playing to get another BINGO and another entry into the raffle.

Download & Print Your BINGO Card

Jigsaw Puzzle Competition

Thursday, August 14, 6:00 – 7:30 pm

Create a team of 1 or 2 people and complete the puzzle first to win! Each team will build the same jigsaw puzzle. Prizes will be awarded to both the 1-person and 2-person teams that finish first. The competition will begin promptly at 6:00 pm and end at 7:30 pm. If no puzzles have been completed after time is called, the number of pieces remaining will be counted and the teams with the fewest number of pieces remaining will be the winners. The competition is limited to the first 9 teams to register. Please arrive and sign in by 5:45.

Register Now!

Open Mic Night
for All Ages

Tuesday, August 19, 6:00-7:30 pm

Join us for Poetry Open Mic Night for All Ages with Durham Poet Laureate Leslie Bulion! The theme this month is SUMMER. Bring your favorite poem or original poem to share. A sign-up sheet will be available for local poets to share one poem (max. 5 minutes), up to 14 readers. Or, just come to listen!

Registration is encouraged, and walk-ins are welcome! Come celebrate summer & the arts in our community with an evening of poetry!

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Recurring Programs

Durham Public Library Book Club
Meets at the library once a month on Mondays at 6:30 pm.
Click here for a list of upcoming discussions.

French Conversation Group
Meets monthly on the first Thursday of the month from 5:00 to 6:30 pm, via Zoom. Expand your speaking skills by practicing the language in a welcoming atmosphere. Open to all levels of speakers. Email Julie at jrio@durhamlibrary.org for registration information.

Spanish Conversation Group
Meets twice a month on Fridays from 4:00 to 5:00 pm, via Zoom. Expand your speaking skills by practicing the language in a welcoming atmosphere. Open to all levels of speakers. Email Julie at jrio@durhamlibrary.org for registration information.

Our special programs and events are sponsored by PALS: The Friends of the Durham Public Library.