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Join the Library at Durham's Winter Carnival
Saturday, January 28 from 1 to 4 p.m.
Join us at Durham Parks and Recreation's Winter Carnival at the ice rink at Jackson's Landing.
We will be there with a craft for kids!
Storytime This Week- Animal Tracks/Birds and Groundhogs!
Tuesday and Thursday, Jan. 31 and Feb. 2
Join us for stories, fingerplays, feltboard, songs and a craft.
All are welcome!
Pajama Storytime
Tuesday, Jan. 31 at 6:30 p.m.
Join ORPP - the Oyster River Parents and
Preschoolers group - for the library's monthly night-time storytime.
Come wearing your pajamas! This month we invite you to come and learn
about animal tracks and birds!
We will read stories about animal tracks and birds, and make a winter
animal craft. This is a fun time for kids and for networking parents
and all are welcome. Snacks provided by ORPP.
You Are Cordially Invited to the 100th Birthday of Margery Milne at the Durham Public Library!
Wednesday, February 1 from 3:30 to 5 p.m.
The Durham Public Library Board of Trustees invites you to an afternoon reception in celebration of the birthday of library benefactor and naturalist Margery Milne.
Come reminisce with old friends and new.
Museum of Fine Arts Passes Available Again in May
Attention Museum of Fine Arts Pass Users. Museum of
Fine Arts passes will not be available again until May, 2012. We have
used up our 70 visits per year allowed by our library membership.
New at the Durham Library!!!
Do you wonder what books, magazines or DVDs the library added into the collection? Check out our Library Catalog here on our homepage. Then select from the dark blue tabs on the
top of the window for Explore, New in the Library, Popular Titles or
Reading Lists.
And as always.... Please ask the library staff for help. We are here for you.
More Wonderful News! New Library Project Surpasses $1 million!
We are delighted to announce that more than $1 million has been contributed to the New Library Campaign! These donations will be added to $1.2 million previously given to the Trustees specifically for a new building. All told, the Trustees and donors will contribute at least $2.2 million as the private portion of the project expenses.
Unrestricted donations over the $900,000 campaign goal will be used to reduce the bond request as the Town's share of the project costs.
Shop Local and Support the New Library
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GIFT SHOP
| 10% |
of sales during the month of January will be donated to Durham Public Library's NEW LIBRARY CAMPAIGN |
| excluding custom orders and Amy's Frame Shop |
Build Your Own Website, For the Technically Literate
Week 2- Wednesday, Jan. 31 at 6:15 p.m.
This free 6-week course focuses on everything you need to know, including Web Server Basics, HTML Basics, Formatting & Styles, JavaScript, and Guided Development to build your own website.
David Sietz has been an IT software developer for 11 years. He is experienced at mentoring small businesses and helping them use the existing technology creatively.
The course is full and registration is closed!