County Durham Libraries

Durham Cathedral is one of our most beautiful landmarks, with a lot of history behind it... but movie-goers might be familiar with it for other reasons! #CountyDurhamDay

#WhereIsBlaze? #WhereisRory? The final stop for the day... meeting up with Rory from @TheStoryDurham at a famous statue along the coast. #countydurhamday

Ever wonder where our county's name originates and what it means? #CountyDurhamDay

#WhereisBlaze? Now in the centre of Durham and we hear the sounds of a choir and bells ringing! Which historic building do we think Blaze is visiting now? #CountyDurhamDay

Have you ever visited High Force, just outside Middleton? Not only is it a beautiful spot for a walk... it has another claim to fame! #CountyDurhamDay

#WhereisBlaze? Outside the town hall of one of our historic towns... close to the castle and where you can catch the epic live performance of Kynren! #CountyDurhamDay

Did you know that the first World Cup winners (sort of) came from County Durham? Check out the full story here: westaucklandtownafc.co.uk/history #CountyDurhamDay

#WhereisBlaze? A quick fly over some of the beautiful countryside! #CountyDurhamDay

#WhereisBlaze? Our favourite book dragon visited this well-known collection of art, fashion and design! Does it look familiar? #countydurhamday

We've got some wonderful facts about County Durham to share on this special day! Here's one about the area's connection to the railways!🚂 #CountyDurhamDay

Happy #CountyDurhamDay! We're very excited to celebrate our wonderful county! Rory from the Story and Blaze the Book Dragon are heading out to visit some of the landmarks throughout County Durham to celebrate the day. Can you spot the places they're visiting?

Our libraries have their displays up and ready for County Durham Day. Newton Aycliffe Library are celebrating with this display about the Cathedral Rose Window, with some help from members of their Adult Craft group and some of the younger borrowers! #CountyDurhamDay

Our Online Book Club is starting up again, and this month we're reading "The Bones Beneath My Skin" by TJ Klune. There's still time to read before our next meeting on Wednesday 25th March at 7pm!

We have lots of things going on this week in the run-up to County Durham Day! Crook Library has drop-in crafts running all week, so why not call in and take part in the celebrations? #CountyDurhamDay

We're very excited to be celebrating #CountyDurhamDay this coming Friday. Lots of our libraries are holding events either on the day itself or during the week. Check out the post to see who is getting involved or ring your local library to see what they're doing!

We have lots of events happening in our libraries to celebrate #CountyDurhamDay on Friday 20th March. In Barnard Castle Library they're inviting everyone to take part in their Butter Market display, where you can tell us about how much your local area means to you!

Easy Like Mother's Day Morning! 👩‍👧‍👦 We're sending lots of love to all the mothers out there. We hope someone is making the day extra special for you, even if it's just giving you the chance to kick back and relax. #HappyMothersDayToAllMothers

Staff-pick Saturday! 📚 Every week we want to bring you a book that one of our staff wants to recommend. This week we have "The Love Intervention" by Caroline Khoury . The eBook and eAudiobook versions are now available on our #Borrowbox app. #AlwaysOpen #ListenNow #ReadNow

Seen it on the screen? Why not read the book next? Here are just a few of the recent adaptations available through our Borrowbox catalogue! #Borrowbox

What are these two planning?🐻🐲 Well... they're planning an adventure! Blaze the Book Dragon and Rory from The Story are heading out together on Friday the 20th March to celebrate #CountyDurhamDay! Keep an eye out for all the familiar places where they'll be stopping!