Durham Activities - Jan. 6-11, 2025

Jan. 6, 2025

• Durham Board of County Commissioners Work Session. 9 a.m. Administration I Building, second floor, commissioners’ chambers. 200 E. Main St. (Durham County)
• Play Café: 10:30 a.m. Babies, toddlers, and preschoolers are welcome. Play is one of the five key early practices that can promote reading readiness. Join the free-play group at Southwest Regional Library at 3605 Shannon Rd. (Durham County Library)
• Preschool STEAM Storytime: Let’s Learn About Bears!: 11:15 a.m. Preschoolers (ages 3-5) and their caregivers can join Ms. Natalie for a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) storytime! Children’s Programming Room at Southwest Regional Library at 3605 Shannon Rd. (Durham County Library)
• Red Cross Blood Drive: 12:30 to 5 p.m. High school students and adults. Sign up for a slot at www.redcrossblood.org and use the key word “southwest library.”  Southwest Meeting Room at Southwest Regional Library at 3605 Shannon Rd. (Durham County Library)
• Durham Public Schools Board of Education Special Meeting. 5 p.m. Discussing and considering acting on matters related to transportation services. No public comments during the meeting. Fuller Building, Board Room, at 511 Cleveland St. (Durham Public Schools)
• PJ Storytime: 5:30 p.m. Babies through elementary school students. Wear your favorite pajamas and join for a fun storytime full of stories, songs, and more! Stanford L. Warren Meeting Room at the Stanford L. Warren Branch Library at 1201 Fayetteville St. (Durham County Library)
• Down South Shuffle Presents Line Dancing with Nykki. 6 to 7:30 p.m. Adults. Introductory class teaching basic steps and choreography that combines fun and fitness. Southwest Meeting Room at the Southwest Regional Library at 3605 Shannon Rd. (Durham County Library)
• Durham City Council Meeting: 7 p.m. 101 City Hall Plaza in the first-floor council chambers. (City of Durham)

Jan. 7, 2025

• Historic Preservation Commission: 9 a.m. City Hall in the second-floor committee room. 101 City Hall Plaza. (Durham County)
• Bookmobile Stop – Boxyard RTP: 12 p.m. All ages. 900 Park Offices Dr. (Durham County Library)
• This Week in the Lab: Breakerspace: 1 to 5 p.m. Toddlers and older. Join the STEAM team in the Innovation Lab to tinker with used and broken electronics by taking them apart. Tools provided. Third floor of the main library at 300 N. Roxboro St. (Durham County Library)
• Yeti Crafts for Kids: 4:30 to 5 p.m. Toddlers through elementary school. Children’s Programming Room at the South Regional Library at 4505 S. Alston Ave. Craft supplies will be provided. (Durham County Library)
• Big Kid Storytime: 6:30 to 7 p.m. Ages 7-12. Geared toward kids and tweens, check out the next chapter in the selected chapter book. Southwest Meeting Room at the Southwest Regional Library at 3605 Shannon Rd. (Durham County Library)

Jan. 8, 2025

• Joint City-County Planning Committee. 9:30 a.m. in the City Hall second-floor committee room at 101 City Hall Plaza. (Durham County)
• It’s Hard to Make Friends as an Adult: 12 to 1 p.m. Adults. New to Durham? Been living here a while? No one to hang out with on weekends? Come to the library and meet new people, make new friends, and bring your lunch and covered beverage. Desserts provided. Meeting Room No. 4347 at the main library at 300 N. Roxboro St. (Durham County Library)
• Lego Lab: 4 to 5 p.m. Kids of all ages. The library provides the bricks. You bring imagination. Children’s Programming Room at Southwest Regional Library at 3605 Shannon Rd. (Durham County Library)
• Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Club. 6 to 7 p.m. Adults. Registration required. Innovation lab on the third floor of the main library branch at 300 N. Roxboro St. The club’s starting the new year with The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. (Durham County Library)

Jan. 9, 2025

• Durham City Council Work Session: 1 p.m. at 101 City Hall Plaza in the second-floor committee room. (City of Durham)
• Adult Game Day: 2 to 4 p.m. Adults. Play board games, card games, word games, and more. Snacks and drinks provided. Southwest Meeting Room at the Southwest Regional Library at 3605 Shannon Rd. (Durham County Library)
• Durham Public Schools Board of Education Work Session: 5:30 p.m. Public comment allowed in-person only. Fuller Building, Board Room, at 511 Cleveland St. (Durham Public Schools)

Jan. 10, 2025

• Durham Public Schools Board of Education Special Meeting. 8:30 a.m. Follow-up on the board’s Nov. 21 retreat to align the board and superintendent on core values and beliefs, communication protocols, roles and responsibilities, expectations, governance matters, and other organizational items. No public comments. Fuller Building, Board Room, at 511 Cleveland St. (Durham Public Schools)
• Happy Birthday, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.!: 4 to 4:45 p.m. Open to preschool through elementary students. Join an early celebration of the Jan. 15 birthday of Nobel Prize winner Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with music, a game, and stories. Main Children’s Programming Room at the main library branch at 300 N. Roxboro St. (Durham County Library)

Jan. 11, 2025

• Family Storytime: 10:30 to 11 a.m. Babies through elementary school students. Includes stories, fingerplays, and interactive songs. Southwest Meeting Room at the Southwest Regional Library at 3605 Shannon Rd. (Durham County Library)
• Kidz Movie Madness: 11 to 12:30 p.m. Toddlers through elementary school. Registration required. Watching Kung Fu Panda (2008). Popcorn and drinks provided. Children’s Programming Room at South Regional Library at 4505 S. Alston Ave. (Durham County Library)