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Pride 2026 in Durham: Twice the Celebration

If there is one thing that defines Durham’s spirit, it’s that we refuse to be contained by standard boundaries. While most places pack up the flags at the end of June, the Bull City does things a little differently. This year, the LGBTQ Center of Durham is making it clear: Durham celebrates Pride in June and at the start of Fall. Because one weekend simply isn't enough to honor our history, our resilience, and our vibrant community, here are a few local milestones and highlights to keep on your radar.

Local Pride 2026 Highlights:

A Summer of Action (June): National Pride Month in Durham featured heavy-hitting community events, including the beloved Beaver Queen Pageant at Duke Park, OUT On The Block, and the meaningful "Our Day Out" Remembrance March & Resource Fair at CCB Plaza.

The Big Fall Celebration (Sept 27 – Oct 3): Mark your calendars for

While North Carolina's official forecasting groundhog Sir Walter Wally may have retired in 2023, you can still get your Groundhog Day fix with the current Punxsutawney Phil's prediction.

The verdict? He saw his shadow, meaning six more weeks of winter.

In honor of the other Groundhog Day*, we're sharing a few of our books that feature time loops. (*the movie, that is.)

Check out these titles available through your Durham Tech Library collections, including the Main Campus, Orange County Campus, and Dogwood Digital Library.

To access your Dogwood Digital Library resources, add us as an additional library on your Libby app and sign in with your Durham Tech username and password (same as for Canvas or Self-Service).

Audiobook available through Dogwood Digital Library

DVD available at the Main Campus Library

Book available at the Main Campus Library

Ebook available through Dogwood Digital Library

Audiobook available through Dogwood Digital Library

Book available at the Orange County Campus Library.

Help us name our library skeleton on Main Campus for a chance to win a Starbucks gift card (generously donated by an anonymous Friend of the Library). Winners will be announced at the beginning of November. 

No need to wander into the woods for a fright—our library shelves are brimming with chills and thrills enough to make even the bravest reader look over their shoulder. This October, step into a world where every creak of the floorboards and rustle of pages hints at something lurking just out of sight and waiting for you to check it out.

This October, the Durham Tech Library invites you to brave The Scary 13—a carefully conjured collection of eerie delights spanning every format we offer. From dusty tomes, to whispering audiobooks, to graphic chills, and ghostly films, these stories are guaranteed to haunt your imagination long after the last page—or end credits—fade.

From ancient monsters to modern unease, The Scary 13 pulls its nightmares from every corner of the library. Each pick

Missed out on this swag giveaway?

Good news! You've got another chance!

For National Library Card Sign-Up Month (all of September), we're giving away one Golden Library Card from Libro.fm good for 6 free audiobooks of your choosing and some sweet Durham Tech Library swag. Enter here by September 30. Must have a valid library account to be eligible to win but--more good news!-- you can complete the request/renewal form online by going to the Library Account Registration form found at the link under Announcements on the Durham Tech Library homepage.

It may still be somewhat steamy outside, but September 22 (at 2:19 PM, to be precise) marks the official start of fall with the Autumnal Equinox.

We asked and you answered-- What was our Durham Tech community up to this summer?

Faculty, staff, and students chimed in, and we've got a selection of books from the Durham Tech Library collection inspired by their stories.

This summer, Durham Tech Assistant Accountant Alma Acosta discovered the

The Durham Tech Library wants to know-- what did you do this summer?

Complete our form for a chance to be featured (either by name or anonymously) in a future Durham Tech Library blog or social media post AND be entered to win some very excellent Durham Tech Library swag.

Enter by Monday, September 1. Winners will be notified well before the autumnal equinox on September 22.

(For what it's worth, working all summer is a perfectly acceptable answer here. We get it. We worked, too. You can just fill out the form for the swag.)

Ever watched a movie and thought, "The book was better?"

Maybe you’re the type of person who loves to compare every detail between the novel and its film adaptation? Either way, we’ve got you covered!

Check out these incredible books—available in the Durham Tech Library—that have made their way to the small screen on DVD...which we also have available for you to take home!

The Color Purple

Alice Walker’s Pulitzer-winning novel is a powerful tale of resilience, sisterhood, and survival, set in the early 20th-century American South.

The 1985 Spielberg film (starring Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, and Danny Glover) and the;

2023 musical adaptation, both bring Celie’s journey to life with unforgettable performances.

Gone Girl

Gillian Flynn’s psychological thriller about a seemingly perfect marriage gone horribly wrong keeps readers guessing until the very end.
 

David Fincher’s 2014 film (starring Rosamund Pike and Ben Affleck) is just as twisty, dark, and deliciously unsettling as the novel.

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