About Us
The Friends of the Durham Library is a group of volunteers that provides financial support to Durham County Library.
What We Do
Friends of the Durham Library Board
2021 – 2022 Board of Directors
President: Jane Kuhar
Vice President: Carolyn Colsher
Treasurer: Susan Skinner
Secretary: Joel Lerner
Ellen Carpenter
Elizabeth Hein
Jennifer Hollar
Amy Kostrewa
Joe Kowalski
Kammie Michael
Bruce Mitchell
Angela Zoltners
Liaison from the Friends of the Stanford L. Warren Library
André Vann
Interested in Joining Our Board?
We elect new board members every June at our Annual Meeting. If you are interested in joining our board, fill out this application and send it to our Nominations Chair at fodlcontact@gmail.com.
Our Programs
Every year the Friends of the Durham Library sponsors special projects at the Durham County Library. Here are just a few from the summer of 2018.


Conversar, Caminar y Comer - Talk, Walk & Eat
A program the Friends of the Durham Library funds is Conversar, Caminar y Comer – Talk, Walk & Eat. – a conversation and walking partnership. The program will pair adults that are wanting to practice speaking English and Spanish with native Spanish speakers. Participants in this intensive program will meet each Wednesday evening at the Makerlab and walk around the mall for an hour to practice speaking in English and Spanish with their partner. Each pair will be given matching clipboards with bilingual conversation starters, labeled pictures, etc. If the participants have children over the age of four, they can stay in the Makerlab to work on their homework, play educational games, or make crafts with teen volunteers. After each session, everyone will return back to the Makerlab for a small snack/meal. At the end of the sixth session, we will have a