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DURHAM, NC · THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2026 · LIBRARY

Jurassic Park & Dinosaur Toy Time!!

“God creates dinosaurs.

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A laptop and soldering iron on a workbench, woodcut illustration

Fig. 01 — Main Children's Programming Room, Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)

About the event

“God creates dinosaurs. God destroys dinosaurs. God creates man. Man destroys God. Man creates dinosaurs.” - Dr Ian Malcolm (Jurassic Park, 1993)

Join us as we celebrate our dino-themed summer reading season with a screening of one of the greatest blockbusters of all time, Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park. Come hang out in the children's programming room for a great movie and some dino toy play-time. We will have plenty of toys of all shapes and sizes!

Rated PG-13 for sequences of terror and mild language

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