Duke students and Durham residents are eligible to receive a free Durham County Library card, available for pick-up in Perkins Library Thursday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Students who present only a Duke ID will receive a student card, which allows users to check out 10 items at a time. The card grants access to all library locations in the Durham County Library system, including thousands of online resources.
Those who also present proof of Durham residency will receive a full library card, which allows users to check out up to 50 items at a time.
The free online resources are available through the Libby app, which includes thousands of e-books, audiobooks, magazines and movies.
The Durham County Main Library on Roxboro Street is the location closest to Duke’s campus, which is open from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. The library is closed on Sunday.
Library patrons are able to access Maker + STEAM services, which include 3D printing, digital design software, arts and crafts supplies, robotics, coding and photography. Additionally, a $40,000 state grant enabled the library to purchase an updated laser cutter, mobile battery banks and 3D scanners.
“The State Library’s support empowers us to increase accessibility and encourage information literacy by offering these innovative technologies for free to Durham County Library card holders and our outreach partners,” wrote Caroline Flory, Maker + STEAM librarian and the grant’s project manager, per a July 9 CBS 17 article.
Durham County Library offers frequent programming for community members such as scavenger hunts, book clubs, yoga sessions and workshops. It also offers a humanities program that aims to bring together authors and scholars from around the country through music, art, history, religion, culture and literature events. The events — funded by the Durham Library Foundation — are often in partnership with local humanities organizations and nonprofits.
Durham County Library locations offer meeting and study rooms which can be booked online.
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Aseel Ibrahim is a Trinity sophomore and an associate news editor for the news department.