Monday - Thursday 9:00 am to 8:00 pm
Friday, & Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
THANK YOU to the Peach Pit Foundation in partnership with the Community Foundation of Middlesex County for their generous grant of $2,500 to the Durham Public Library. This money will be used to support library projects that spread kindness in our community. Stay tuned for more information about the fun and creative programs we will be launching with this generous gift!
February is for showing our love and what can you love more than a puppy!?! Join us for songs, fingerplay, stories, and more about one of our favorite animals…puppies.
Bring your pets and grab something to shake!
Saturday Feb 19, 2022 at 10:30 am on Zoom. Click Here to Register.
Love the Real Housewives? Then you won’t want to miss this! Author Brian Moylan will spill the tea about his book, The Housewives: The Real Story Behind the Real Housewives!
Thursday, February 24 at 6 PM, via Zoom. Registration required. Click Here to Register.
Ever wondered what it is like to live abroad? Join us for a Zoom talk with an American expat in Italy who has also lived in the UK and Switzerland! She’ll talk about what to expect and the biggest surprises!
Register to receive the Zoom link! Click Here to Register.
Heartfelt thanks go out to the PeachPit Foundation, to the Cumello, Eames, Howe, and Mueller families, and to our incredible community of businesses and individuals who stepped up to support this project. We could not have done this without each and every one of you.
With the matching funds in place, the Connecticut State Bond Commission gave final approval this week to a $147,000 grant to complete this project. We would like to thank Laura Francis and all of the town and state officials who worked with us to make this happen.
Our new Head of Youth Services will be a familiar face: Alex Klaus, Head of Youth Services at the Durham Public Library from 2016-2019 is rejoining our staff. Most recently, Alex was Head of Youth Services at the Plainville Public Library.
Alex will be primarily responsible for collection development, programming, and outreach for children and families.
Please join us in welcoming Alex to her new role!
Now meeting on the third Tuesday of the month. Join us on Tuesday, Sept. 21 at 7:00 p.m. to discuss The Poison Squad: One Chemist’s Single-Minded Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the 20th Century by Deborah Blum. Copies of the book will be available at the checkout desk beginning August 1. This book discussion is open to all and registration is required. You will receive a link to the zoom meeting by 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept 21. Register here.
Due to increasing COVID cases in Connecticut and new guidance from the CDC and Connecticut Department of Public Health, all patrons aged 2 and over are required to wear a mask while in the library. We apologize for the inconvenience. If you are unable to wear a mask, please call for curbside pickup.
Do you want to understand and take action on the social, economic and political issues we face today? If so, please join the Durham Public Library and the Middlefield-Durham Racial Justice Team for a film discussion facilitated by the Middlefield-Durham Racial Justice Team.
On July 29, Join us to watch and discuss “A Conversation with the Police,” episode 9 of Emmanel Acho’s web series “Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man.” Emmanuel sits down with police officers from the Petaluma Police Department in Petaluma, CA. They discuss polarizing topics like defunding the police, Black Lives Matter, and accountability in the police force surrounding the tragic deaths of black civilians.
Emmnual Acho is a retired NFL player and current television sports analyst who created the “Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man” web series to answer challenging questions about race that white people are afraid to ask.
Discussion will take place via Zoom. This program is open to all and registration is required. A link to the Zoom meeting will be sent to registered participants no later than 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Click here to register.
On Vacation or a Long Car Trip? Take out one of our portable DVD players and keep the family entertained!
Loans and Holds
DVD players are available on a first come, first served basis. They cannot be reserved in advance. Checkouts are limited to one player per household at any given time. Players may be checked out for one week and cannot be renewed.
DVD players must be picked up and returned at the Durham Public Library circulation desk. Please do not return the player to another library or place it in the book drops.
Loss or Damage
Overdue fines of $5 per day, to a maximum of $20, will be charged for late DVD players.
DVD players that are two weeks or more overdue are considered lost. Patrons will be charged an $80.00 replacement fee if the hotspot is lost or damaged.
Patrons will be charged a replacement fee not to exceed $20 if a charging block or case is lost or damaged.
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