The Drakeford Library Complex

The Drakeford Library Complex is the area’s new hub for our shared culture for learning and leisure – a community oasis that nourishes the mind, bod and soul. As a user-focused community center, it will connect Town and County residents to resources, tools and each other in the spirit of learning, making and nurturing collective values. By integrating public resources – the Carrboro Recreation, Parks and Cultural Resources Department, the Orange County Southern Branch Library, the Orange County Skills Development Center, Durham Tech, and WCOM – the Drakeford Library Complex hosts traditional services as well as new collaborative programming. 

New and enhanced programs weave together learning with leisure, personal grown with vital workforce readiness. Residents will be able to seek help with literacy and learning and with job and career searches, all under the same roof. This purpose-built facility is an environmentally sustainable, functionally resilient destination that is welcoming and accessible to all.

Find the following services at the new Drakeford Library Complex:

• Orange County Southern Branch Library – The Orange County Public Library provides free access to a rich collection of a variety of materials, ranging from books to board games with digital access available through services like Libby and Hoopla. Beyond its collections, the library offers essential resources such as research databases, public computers, and free Wi-Fi. With a focus on community engagement, the library hosts programs and events for all ages, from storytimes and book clubs to programs that promote lifelong learning. Patrons can also take advantage of meeting and study room reservations, notary services, and digital learning resources.
• Carrboro Recreation, Parks and Cultural Resources Department including performance/multipurpose uses and a Teen Center, managed by the Town of Carrboro. The department’s staff offices are located here. 
• Orange County Skills Development and NCWorks Career Center -- The center serves as a comprehensive resource hub, offering career assessment and counseling, on-site and virtual workshops, training and education information, employment assistance for individuals with disabilities, and talent management strategies and solutions for employers.
• WCOM Radio -- WCOM is a community radio station broadcasting locally on 103.5 FM via a 100-watt signal.
• Durham Tech – Durham Technical Community College, which serves Orange and Durham counties, offers a Nursing Aid NA Lab. Durham Tech's Center for the Global Learners and Center for Workforce Engagement also will use classroom and office space. 
• Guardian ad Litem – The Orange County Guardian ad Litem Program is part of the North Carolina Guardian ad Litem Program, a division of the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts, which recruits, trains, and supervises volunteer advocates in every county across the state. Its mission is to be a voice for the children in our community. Volunteers are trained as child advocates for abused and neglected children. Child advocates and attorneys work together to champion children’s needs in court. Child advocates promote a safe and permanent home for children. Learn more at www.volunteerforgal.org. 
• Opportunities for education, art, and connection – A reservation system for meeting space is being developed by both the Recreation, Parks and Cultural Resources Department and the Orange County Library. It will be made publicly available following coordination among the public partners.