Our new online Print-on-Demand museum pass program makes visiting local museums and attractions easier than ever! Most of our passes are available as print-on-demand, which means that you are able to print out the museum pass from home. These passes do not need to be returned to the Library.

• Passes may be borrowed by an adult with a valid library card.
• Some passes permit free admission, while others offer discounted admission.
• Passes may be reserved online up to 30 days before your planned museum visit.
• Physical museum passes must be picked up and returned at the Durham Public Library circulation desk. Passes may be picked up one day ahead of your planned museum visit and must be returned no later than closing time the day following your visit.
• Print-on-Demand passes can be printed from home. They do not need to be picked up or returned to the library!

The following passes cannot be printed, but can be reserved online and picked up at the Library: the Connecticut State Park Pass, the Mystic Aquarium, and the Norwalk Maritime Aquarium. Coupons for the Connecticut Science Center must be picked up at the Library but do not need to be returned.

Click Here to Reserve a Museum Pass

Please note: Prices and hours are set by museums and are subject to change. Some museums close for special events. Consulting the museum website or calling museum to confirm hours is recommended.

All museum passes have been donated as gifts to the community by PALS: The Friends of the Durham Public Library.

5:30 PM

Join us to learn chess with CJ Gregory, Master Instructor, National Champion, and Captain of the 2005 State Champions of Chess. For kids ages 7 and up!

Registration begins January 2nd, 2019. You are registering for all 4 sessions

Space is limited to 16. Register online.

This Chess Program is funded in part through a grant from the Community Foundation of Middlesex County 365 Fund.

Meets: 1/28, 2/4, 2/11, 2/25.

Do you have boxes of old photographs lying around? Have you ever wanted to preserve them for the future or share them online? The library can help. We have a Canoscan 9000F Marc II flatbed scanner available for public use. The following materials can be scanned and converted to .jpg images.

• Photo prints (including Polaroids)
• 35mm and 110 photo negatives
• 35mm, 110, 126 and 127 slides

The scanner is available by appointment only. There is no fee to use the equipment, but you must bring a USB flash drive (thumb drive) to save your photos to. If you do not have a thumb drive you may purchase one at the library. We estimate that between 100 and 200 images can be scanned in a one hour appointment, so bring your best shots.

For additional information or to schedule an appointment, call Christine at 860-349-9544 ext. 4.

We can help!

Click on one of the links below and tell us a little bit about what you like (and hate!) to read. We’ll email you a list of five books chosen just for you.

Children (Grades 1-6): http://goo.gl/forms/In9QHjzBoJ

Teens (Grades 7-12): http://goo.gl/forms/fM7yGG2TJu

Adults: http://goo.gl/forms/n68mgiJ48f