Register Here for Lego Club, and Art Club

Click on the links below to register your child.

Art Club (1st-4th grade) NO BUS AVAILABLE

Dates: Weds. 9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9,

11/16, 11/30, 12/7, 12/14

Time is 4:00-5:00 pm

Art Club Register Here (You are registering your child for all dates)

Lego Club (K-4th Grade) NO BUS AVAILABLE THIS YEAR

Dates: Thursdays 9/29, 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27,11/3, 11/10,

11/17, 12/1, 12/8, 12/15

Time is: 4:00-5:00 pm

Lego Club Register Here (You are registering your child for all dates)

Monthly and Special Programs

Raccoon Readers, and Movies!

Monthly Programs

Raccoon Readers (2nd - 4th Grade) Book group

Dates: Tuesday Oct. 4th 4-5 pm, Tuesday Nov. 1st 4-5 pm and Tuesday Dec. 6th 4-5 pm

Specials:

Holiday Movies:

Trunk or Treat and watch a fun Halloween Movie Outside Monday, October 31st 6-6:30 (trunk or treat), 6:30-8 pm movie!

Polar Express Movie - Sat. Dec. 10th at 10:30 am - Wear your pj's and treats served!

Youth Services Programs!

Fall programming!

Fall Programming!

Weekly programs:

Pre-school Storytimes Tues. and Thurs. 10:30 am

Tues. Oct. 4 and Thurs. Oct. 6 - This week: Frogs!

Tues. Oct. 11 and Thurs. Oct. 13 - This week: Firemen and Firetrucks with a special visit from the Durham Fire Department!

Tues. Oct. 18 and Thurs. Oct. 20 - This week: Owls!

Tues. Oct. 25 and Thurs. Oct. 27 - This week: Halloween!

Wiggles and Giggles (2 & under with care-giver) Weds. 10:30 am

Weds. Oct. 5 at 10:30 am

Weds. Oct. 12 at 10:30 am

Weds. Oct. 19 at 10:30 am

Weds. Oct. 26 at 10:30 am

STEAM Saturdays Drop-in Programs Sat. 10:00 - 1:30 pm

Sat. Oct. 1st - This week: Paint with Nature!

Sat. Oct. 8th - This week: Build Your Own Bat Cave!

Sat. Oct. 15th - This week: Leaf Sculptures!

Sat. Oct. 22nd - This week: Paper Monster Mosaics!

Sat. Sept. 24th - This week: Build a Spiderweb!

New! Home-schoolers Activity Hour Fridays 10:30-11:30 am

Friday, Oct. 7th - This week: France!

Friday, Oct. 14th - This week: Japan!

Friday, Oct. 21st - This week: Africa!

Friday, Oct. 28th - This week: Australia!

October Calendar November Calendar

Join the Patch Program!

Earn patches and a fun library bag for reading!

Earn patches and a tote bag for hours that you read!
This program runs from September to May and is open to children ages 0 to 8th grade.
The Patch Program is generously sponsored by The Friends of the Durham Public Library.
Register Here on Beanstack to join the Patch Club

Storywalk Book in the Rain Garden!

Come visit the Storywalk outside for our new story!

We have a fun fall storywalk book:

Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert

School Vacation Weeks

Fun things to do during school vacation weeks

Make-It, Take-It Crafts! All week in the Storytime/Craft Room!
Special Performances for the whole family!

Fun things to do at home!

Keep busy at home with some of our ideas!

Craft Ideas!

Paint with your matchbox cars on a piece of paper!

Paint a rainbow with corks, cotton balls, q-tips, sponges!

Paint to music. Change the music and paint again!

Look in a mirror and paint a self-portrait!

Lego Build Challenges!

Build a lego marble maze.

Build a lego boat and test to see if it floats in your sink or bathtub.

Build your name in Legos.

Build a lego car and test it on a ramp.

Build a lego contraption that can hold 3 books.

Build a lego catapult and test with pom poms or marshmallows.

STEAM Fun!

Build with toothpicks and marshmallows.

Make a yarn maze at home and try to get through it.

Build reading forts.

Draw a map of your house and street.

Summer Reading!

A 5-week reading program that runs from the end of June through July!

Our summer reading program runs for 5 weeks (end of June through July) and has a different theme each year. Upon registering for this program, you will receive a great goody bag and a reading log. Log your reading time, do some beading and win prizes. There are fun programs to attend for all ages as well.