Everyone who loves the written word is invited to celebrate the 4th annual Library Fest from Monday, April 8 through Saturday, April 13. This celebration, featuring author talks and fun activities is made possible thanks to partnerships with the Durham Library Foundation and The Forest at Duke. Some local restaurants and bars will join in the celebration by introducing special literary-themed items to their menus. The first 25 customers to buy one of these items will also receive a limited-edition Library Fest enamel pin. 

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Click here to visit the Library Fest 2024 website.

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MONDAY, April 8 

 

Therapeutic Green Space Photobooth/Espácio Verde Terapeútico, 9:30am–8pm; photobooth by El Futuro; Main Library/Biblioteca Principal (300 N Roxboro St); no registration necessary.

 

Explore Eclipses with the Museum of Life and Science, 11am–noon pm, Main Library (300 N Roxboro St); no registration necessary.

 

Herbal Self-Care with Brea Buffaloe, 1–3pm, Main Library (300 N Roxboro St); click here https://durhamcountylibrary.libcal.com/event/12225304 to register.

 

Piedmont Wildlife Center Visits North Regional Library, 4–5pm, North Regional Library (221 Milton Rd); click here https://durhamcountylibrary.libcal.com/event/11629944 to register.

 

Tweens/Teens Make Soft Sculpures with Recycled Materials, 5–6pm, East Regional Library (211 Lick Creek Ln); no registration necessary.

 

Leah Thomas, author of “The Intersectional Environmentalist,” 6–7pm, Main Library (300 N Roxboro St); click here https://durhamcountylibrary.libcal.com/event/12213678 to register.

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TUESDAY, April 9

 

The Queen of the Garden: The Tomato Whisperer Tells All, 10:30am–noon, Main Library (300 N Roxboro St); click here https://durhamcountylibrary.libcal.com/event/12105338 to register.

 

Flow Through Time: A Historical Journey Along the Eno River, 11am–noon, Main Library (300 N Roxboro St); no registration necessary 

 

Make Your Own Bookmark NC, 4–5:30pm, Main Library (300 N Roxboro St); no registration necessary; snacks will be served.

 

Bloom: Documentary Film Screening and Conversation, 6–7:30pm, Main Library (300 N Roxboro St); click here https://durhamcountylibrary.libcal.com/event/12005087 to register. 

 

Mushroom Foraging with Photographer Erin Karcher, 6–7:30pm, Main Library (300 N Roxboro St); click here https://durhamcountylibrary.libcal.com/event/12098061 to register. 

 

We’re All Climate Hypocrite Now: How Embracing Our Limitations Can Unlock the Power of a Movement, 6–7:30pm, Main Library (300 N Roxboro St); click here https://durhamcountylibrary.libcal.com/event/12300785 to register.

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WEDNESDAY, April 10 

 

Toddler Time, followed by DCO Soil and Water Kids Craft, 10:30–11:30am, Main Library (300 N Roxboro St); click here https://durhamcountylibrary.libcal.com/event/12205733 to register. 

 

The Scrap Exchange Make ’n Takes: Connection to Nature, 2–4pm, Main Library (300 N Roxboro St); no registration necessary. 

 

Poetry Fox, 3:30–5pm, Main Library (300 N Roxboro St); no registration necessary.

 

Wild Tails: African Wonders (with live animals), 4–5pm, Main Library (300 N Roxboro St); click here https://durhamcountylibrary.libcal.com/event/11996326 to register.  

 

Litter Prevention Storytime and Trash Cleanup, 4–5pm, North Regional Library (221 Milton Rd); no registration necessary.

 

Fixing the Stuff Your Grandparents Didn’t: A Climate Change Workshop for Tweens and Teens, 4:30–5:30pm, Main Library (300 N Roxboro St); click here https://durhamcountylibrary.libcal.com/event/12109221 to register.

 

How to Survive in the Wilderness, 4:30–6pm, Southwest Regional Library (3605 Shannon Rd); click here https://durhamcountylibrary.libcal.com/event/11638472 to register.

 

Butterfly Diamond Painting, 6–7pm, East Regional Library (211 Lick Creek Ln); click here https://durhamcountylibrary.libcal.com/event/11637383 to register. 

 

The Nature of Being a Writer with Landis Wade, 6–7:30pm; Main Library (300 N Roxboro St); click here https://durhamcountylibrary.libcal.com/event/11767837 to register.

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THURSDAY. April 11

 

Storytime and Wild Tails: Wonders of the Amazon (with live animals), 10:30–11:30am, Main Library (300 N Roxboro St); click here https://durhamcountylibrary.libcal.com/event/11996346 to register. 

 

Saving Snakes: Snakes and the Evolution of a Field Naturalist, noon–1:30pm, Main Library (300 N Roxboro St); click here https://durhamcountylibrary.libcal.com/event/11982106 to register. 

 

Fungal Dungeon, 7–8:30pm, Moon Dog Meadery (1104 Broad St); no registration necessary. 

 

Paint and Plant for Kids, 4:30–5:30pm, East Regional Library (211 Lick Creek Ln); no registration necessary.

 

Dr John Francis, author of “Planetwalker: How to Change Your World One Step at a Time,” 6:30–7:30pm, Nasher Museum of Art at Duke (2001 Campus Dr); click here https://durhamcountylibrary.libcal.com/event/12213340 to register.

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FRIDAY, April 12 

 

“In Motion” with Dragonfly Nature Programs (ages 3–5), 10:30–11am, Southwest Regional Library Southwest Regional Library (3605 Shannon Rd); click here to register.  

 

Different Drum: Musical Performance, 3:30–5pm, Main Library (300 N Roxboro St); click here to register.  

 

“In Motion” with Dragonfly Nature Programs (ages 6–11), 4:30–5pm, Southwest Regional Library (3605 Shannon Rd); click here to register.  

 

Matías Murano, 5–6pm, evento virtual (Zoom) con el autor argentino “Notas Migrantes”; clique aquí para registrar.

 

The Nature of Writers and Social Change, 5:30–6:30 pm, Main Library (300 N Roxboro St); click here to register.   

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SATURDAY, April 13 

 

Youth Explorers (ages 5–12), 10:30–11:30am, Main Library (300 N Roxboro St); click here to register.   

 

Natural Materials Bookbinding Workshop, 10am–noon, Main Library (300 N Roxboro St); click here to register.   

 

The Nature of Preserving Family Memories Through Quilting, 10am–noon, Main Library (300 N Roxboro St); click here to register.   

 

Rainbow Story Time, 11am–1pm, Main Library (300 N Roxboro St); no registration necessary. 

 

Protecting Pollinators, 1–2pm, East Regional Library (211 Lick Creek Ln); no registration necessary.

 

Backyard Biodiversity, 2–3pm, South Regional Library (4505 S Alston Ave); click here to register.

 

Houseplants: Methods and Materials to Create a Green Indoor Space, 3–4pm, North Regional Library (221 Milton Rd); click here to register.