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Durham to host Earth Day festival DURHAM — Durham s 2016 Earth Day Festival, sponsored by Durham Parks and Recreation in partnership with Keep Durham Beautiful, will be April 23 from noon 5 p.m. at Rock Quarry Park on 701 Stadium Drive. The rain location...

Demetria Tucker (center) serves teens at the Pearl Bailey Library in Newport News, VA. Photo and poster art courtesy of the Pearl Bailey Library. When Demetria Tucker arrived at Newport News, VA, in 2008 as the senior family and youth services librarian...

Libraries as far apart as North Caroline, San Diego, and British Columbia are launching programs to connect their patrons with local authors. Late last week the CBC shed light on the phenomenon when it reported on a province-wide Read Local program...

On May 16, The Durham Library Foundation is doing a “dine out with authors” event where you can, well, dine with authors. The SFF bunch, which includes, among others, me, Monica Byrne, James Maxey, and Clay & Susan Griffith, will be dining at Basan...

DURHAM — Durham County Library recently announced that Lilesville native Lynn Richardson, retired head of the North Carolina Collection, has been named to The Order of the Long Leaf Pine. This award, which is among the most prestigious presented by the...