@DurhamCountyLib

Encouraging Discovery, Connecting the Community, and Leading in Literacy.

 Durham, North Carolina
durhamcountylibrary.org
Joined March 2009
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Durham County Library retweeted
Global Black Studies at Duke
@DukeAAAS23 Apr 2024
"Orangeburg Massacre" Sympathy Protest, 1968 'On February 15, 1968 Black students from @NCCU, Durham Business College, @DukeU, and Durham high schools gathered at Five Points in downtown Durham to protest the killings in South Carolina durhamcountylibrary.org/exhi… @DurhamCountyLib

Orangeburg Sympathy Protest, 1968 | Durham Civil Rights Heritage Project

The Civil Rights Movement took a deadly turn on February 8, 1968, in Orangeburg, South Carolina. With tension high after two days of demonstrations against segregation at the town's only bowling...

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Friends of the Durham Library@FODLNC23 Apr 2024
Join us on May 3 for our History Among Friends Speaker Series.The FODL and the Museum of Durham History will present a free author talk featuring Cora Darrah who will discuss her book, A Story of Durham: Told the Wright Way. For more info buff.ly/3vXNFFM
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Durham EM@AlertDurham18 Apr 2024
The following intersections are blocked due to a gas leak: Angier Avenue and Marly Drive Glover Road and Clinton Road Angier Avenue and Ruritan Road Wrenn Road and Stone Park Court The pickup for evacuees is 1724 South Miami Boulevard. We will continue to keep you all updated.
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Durham County, NC@DurhamCounty11 Apr 2024
It's National Library Week! A time to celebrate our libraries and library workers whose work brings Durham programming that entertains, educates, and brings our community together. In celebration of the week, @DurhamCountyLib is hosting Library Fest. Check out the schedule of events here: durhamcountylibrary.org/libr…
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Smithsonian’s NMAAHC@NMAAHC26 Mar 2024
#OnThisDay in 1944, Diana Ross was born. She began singing as a teen with The Supremes—the #1 all-women group in the country by 1965. In 1972, Ross received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for her performance in "Lady Sings the Blues." #WomensHistoryMonth
A woman (Diana Ross) poses for an undated headshot.

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Such good news. Thank you to @NebLibraries and all the library advocates who worked to defeat this bill. #UniteAgainstBookBans
Nebraska Library Association@NebLibraries20 Mar 2024
VICTORY! LB441 was blocked by a filibuster-ending cloture motion this morning. 🙌 Please join us in breathing a sigh of relief for Nebraska librarians and educators.
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Durham County Library retweeted
Durham County, NC@DurhamCounty21 Mar 2024
🍏 Calling all Durham residents! Grab a FREE bag of fresh groceries from the Community Health Coalition! 📆 Thurs, Mar. 7 & 21, 1-3 PM 📍308 Crutchfield St. No sign-up needed. Questions? Call (919)-470-8680. Share the love! ❤️ #DurhamFeeds #CommunityHealth #FreeFood
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An estimated 1 in 5 people who get COVID-19 will develop Long COVID. Don't leave your health up to good luck this #StPatricksDay. Stay up to date on vaccines, wear masks, and improve ventilation in indoor spaces to reduce your risks of COVID-19 and #LongCOVID.
don't push your luck. An estimated 1 in 5 people who have COVID-19 will develop Long COVID. Prevent Long COVID by protecting yourself from COVID-19. Stay up to date on vaccines, wear masks when needed, improve ventilation indoors, and get treatment if you do become ill.

ALT don't push your luck. An estimated 1 in 5 people who have COVID-19 will develop Long COVID. Prevent Long COVID by protecting yourself from COVID-19. Stay up to date on vaccines, wear masks when needed, improve ventilation indoors, and get treatment if you do become ill.

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Durham Saves Water@DurhamWater17 Mar 2024
📢March 18-24 is Fix a Leak Week! It's time to find and fix those leaky pipes and fixtures. To get in the spirt of fixing leaks, we've planned several events for you. Check the thread for event details or visit durhamsaveswater.org! @EPAwatersense #FixaLeak 1/6
Logo for 2024 Fix a Leak Week with the EPA WaterSense logo and mascot water drop carrying a wrench and text that reads March 18-24, 2024, Fix a Leak Week.

ALT Logo for 2024 Fix a Leak Week with the EPA WaterSense logo and mascot water drop carrying a wrench and text that reads March 18-24, 2024, Fix a Leak Week.

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Durham County Library retweeted
Durham County DSS@DCoDSS18 Mar 2024
It's #NationalSocialWorkMonth, and we're recognizing Tammie Tate! Tammie is a supervisor in our Home-Centered Care Unit in Aging & Adult Services. It's a taxing job, but she and her team put in the work to assist our seniors with #CompassionateCare🌺
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“...every kid in this country is entitled to an education at a public school where they feel safe, their dignity is respected and where their families and parents are welcomed. This shouldn’t be a controversial thing.” Lead Attorney Roberta Kaplan orlandosentinel.com/2024/03/…

DeSantis, LGBTQ plaintiffs settle ‘Don’t Say Gay’ school lawsuit

Students and teachers can discuss sexual orientation and gender identity in classrooms under a proposed settlement reached Monday between the state and lawyers for LGBTQ advocates who sued over what...

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On 4/11, renowned scholars Rinaldo Walcott and Joseph M. Pierce will explore the history and possibility of living, thinking, being and sensing otherwise, and discuss their bold visions for making and remaking worlds, past and present. All are welcome: duke.is/walcott-pierce
Rinaldo Walcott and Joseph M. Pierce; Duke CDS logo; text: DocX presents a conversation between Walcott and Pierce, April 11 at 6:30.

ALT Rinaldo Walcott and Joseph M. Pierce; Duke CDS logo; text: DocX presents a conversation between Walcott and Pierce, April 11 at 6:30.

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North Carolina Central University@NCCU7 Mar 2024
#NCCULife | Two-time Grammy winner and Destiny's Child founding member LeToya Luckett will close out the L.E.A.P. Talk Symposium season at the Student Center on March 28, 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public! | #EaglePride | READ MORE: bit.ly/NCCULEAPLetoyaLuckett
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Durham County Library retweeted
National Park Service
@NatlParkService6 Mar 2024
When you get your DNA results and find out you’re 3% frog. 🐸🐻
They told me I could be anything...so I became a frog.⁣ A bear (Not a ranger in a bear costume) sitting on a rock in a frog like pose in the middle of a river at Katmai National Park & Preserve.

ALT They told me I could be anything...so I became a frog.⁣ A bear (Not a ranger in a bear costume) sitting on a rock in a frog like pose in the middle of a river at Katmai National Park & Preserve.

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Researchers @UNCG confirm what librarians know to be true, reading books of their own choice makes teens better readers. Read about the added benefits they discovered. ➡️ buckscountybeacon.com/2024/0… #UniteAgainstBookBans

How Teens Benefit from Being Able to Read ‘Disturbing’ Books That Some Want to Ban - Bucks County...

Students who read and talk to each other about stories with social themes report greater motivation to read, greater use of reading strategies, and insight into human nature than those who do not.

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Durham County Library retweeted
Smithsonian’s NMAAHC@NMAAHC7 Mar 2024
#OnThisDay in 1965, 600 marchers were attacked on #Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge during a Voting Rights protest. Known as #BloodySunday, this march was one of 3 from Selma to Montgomery. More: s.si.edu/2FvhwZQ #APeoplesJourney #ANationsStory
A black and white image of Amelia Boynton Robinson (center) being held up by two protesters in long coats on each side.

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Do you know a teen or young adult addicted to smoking or vaping? We're teaming up with @DurhamCountyLib Saturday, 3/9, 3:30pm for a special session to share the risks associated with these habits & provide resources for quitting. More info & registration: durhamcountylibrary.libcal.c…
An illustration of lungs with cigarettes throughout them. Text says beneath the illustration says "up in smoke: the dangers of vaping and smoking. Educating young people on the harmful effects of smoking and vaping and empowering them to take control of their health. Support is provided for those looking to quit smoking or vaping to create a healthier environoment. Let's work together to make our community smoke and vape-free! Main Library, 300 N. Roxboro st. 4th floor meeting room #4347. March 9, 2024. 3:30pm. DurhamCountyLibrary.org. VasmondDragon@gmail.com

ALT An illustration of lungs with cigarettes throughout them. Text says beneath the illustration says "up in smoke: the dangers of vaping and smoking. Educating young people on the harmful effects of smoking and vaping and empowering them to take control of their health. Support is provided for those looking to quit smoking or vaping to create a healthier environoment. Let's work together to make our community smoke and vape-free! Main Library, 300 N. Roxboro st. 4th floor meeting room #4347. March 9, 2024. 3:30pm. DurhamCountyLibrary.org. [email protected]

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Durham County Library retweeted
Friends of the Durham Library@FODLNC22 Feb 2024
We are looking for new Friends of the Durham Library board members. If you are interested, please let us know. Our application deadline is April 28. Apply at our website: buff.ly/3ZVyJl5
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Friends of the Durham Library@FODLNC28 Feb 2024
In-Person Book Sale! The Friends of the Durham Library will host an in-person sale on March 8 & 9! We have thousands of fine donated books of all kinds, suitable for readers of all ages. We also have a wide selection of puzzles and games. Shop early for best selection.
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Durham Saves Water@DurhamWater27 Feb 2024
We're happy to partner with @DurhamCountyLib for two Fix a Leak Week events. The first is the wildly popular Home Repair Lab Special Edition: How to Fix a Leak March 18 (6-7:30pm) at Home Repair Lab (803 Ramseur St, Suite E.) Register: durhamcountylibrary.libcal.c… @EPAwatersense 1/2
Illustration of the creepy area under a sink that has leaks and a leak monster, with text that reads Durham County Library Presents Home Repair Lab Special Edition Fix a Leak, March 18, 6pm, Registration required: DurhamCountyLibrary.org/events with the logos for Durham County Library, Fix a Leak Week/EPA WaterSense, Durham Water Management, and the Home Repair Lab

ALT Illustration of the creepy area under a sink that has leaks and a leak monster, with text that reads Durham County Library Presents Home Repair Lab Special Edition Fix a Leak, March 18, 6pm, Registration required: DurhamCountyLibrary.org/events with the logos for Durham County Library, Fix a Leak Week/EPA WaterSense, Durham Water Management, and the Home Repair Lab

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