2026-2027 Grants Announced

Durham Library Foundation is proud to award $248,317.31 in grants to Durham County Library for these important and deserving projects for 2026-2027! Digging Durham Seed Library The mission of the Digging Durham Seed Library is to distribute seed packets and relevant gardening information to residents, supporting the strategic goal of lifelong learning. The seed library […]
Library Giving Day 2026

April 1, 2026 is Library Giving Day! It’s a national celebration to rally around the over 9,000 public libraries in the United States. Durham Library Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that directly supports the Durham County Library through programmatic grants and capital improvements that take our libraries and communities to the next level […]
2025-2026 Grants Announced

DLF recently awarded $177,883.00 in Grants to the following deserving projects at Durham County Library for 2025-2026: A New Dimension of Making Durham County Library offers 3D printing services which are one of the most utilized services in the Maker + STEAM department. 3D printing supports the community in information literacy with emerging and expanding […]
Library Fest Features Diverse Library Programming

Library Fest in Durham was created during the worst of the Covid pandemic as a virtual program to celebrate and highlight “all things library.” To be held this year in celebration of National Library Week, April 6 – 12, 2025, it now provides an in-person avenue to promote literacy and lifelong learning that encourages engagement […]