Durham County Legal and Libraries

League of Women Voters^®
of Orange-Durham-Chatham

How to contact the Durham County Small Claims Court and the Dispute Settlement Services.

Small Claims. Dispute Settlement. Libraries.

Small Claims Court

564-7050
201 E. Main St.
Hours: M-F, 8:30 a.m. -5:00 p.m.
Complaints up to $5,000. Complaints must be filed within 3 years of incident. Modest filing fee; attorney is not needed.

Dispute Settlement Center

1-800-960-3062, 919-755-4646
Hours: M-F 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Confidential mediation of domestic, neighborhood, tenant-landlord, customer-merchant, and other disputes.

Durham County Libraries

Website: http://www.durhamcountypubliclibrary.org
The Durham Public Library was the first free, tax-supported library in N.C. Its collection includes over 470,000 books in the main library and seven branches. Its operations include a bookmobile and OASIS (Older Adult and Shut-In Services). A variety of children's and adult programs, such as book discussions, performing arts series, computer classes, story hours and informational workshops are offered throughout the year. Library cards are free to residents of Durham County. A positive ID with current address is required. Non-residents are charged $45 per year.
The Selena Warren Wheeler Collection of materials by and about African-Americans is recognized as one of the best of its kind in the South. The North Carolina Collection is a collection of Durham-related materials as well as resources about North Carolina as a whole. The North Carolina Collection consists of books, journals, newspapers, microfilm, the Durham Historic Photographic Archives, the NC and Durham vertical files, small manuscript collections and Durham County Library Archives.
MAIN LIBRARY

300 N. Roxboro St.

560-0100

Hours: M-F 9-9, Sat 9:30-6, Sun 2-6 (Aug. - May)

BRANCHES
* Bragtown:

3200 Dearborn Dr.

560-0210

Hours: M-Th 1-6, Sat 10-2

* East Regional:

211 Lick Creek Lane.

560-0203

Hours: M-Th 9-9, F 2-6, -Sat 9:30-6, Sun 2-4

* McDougal Terrace:

1101 Lawson

560-0240

Hours: M-Th3:30-5:30, Sat 10-2

* North Regional:

211 Milton Rd.

560-0231

Hours: M-Th 9-9, F 2-6, Sat 9:30-6, Sun 2-6

* Parkwood:

5122 Revere Rd.

560-0260

Hours: M-W 9-9, F 2-6, Sat 9:30-6

* Southwest:

3605 Shannon Rd.

560-0290

Hours: M-Th 9-9, F 2-6, Sat 9:30-6, Sun 2-6

* Stanford L. Warren:

1201 Fayetteville

560-0270

Hours: M-Th 9-9, F 2-6, Sat 9:30-6.

BOOKMOBILE

560-0155

Call for information and schedule. Also find schedule on library web site. Bookmobile locations and scheduling focus on preschools and daycare centers, public housing neighborhoods, and outlying neighborhoods and shopping centers that are not near a branch library.

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