Continuing Education courses for Summer II and Fall 2026 are now available to view in Self-Service. Course sections listed with a begin date after July 1, 2026 will open for registration on July 1, 2026.
Supporting Every Learner: A Guide to the New Course Accessibility Checker in Canvas
The next time you visit one of your classes in Canvas, you might notice there’s a new feature available to you. On the righthand side of your course Home page, you’ll see a new Check Accessibility button, and in your course menu, a new navigation link labeled Accessibility will appear. Both of these will take you to the new Course Accessibility Checker. What is the Course Accessibility Checker? You may already be familiar with the Accessibility Checker built into the Rich Content Editor (RCE)
More Than Just History: Celebrating Black Excellence in the Bull City & Beyond
Happy Black History Month!
February is here, and while the days might still be short, the legacy we are celebrating is massive. Black History Month isn’t just about looking back--it’s about understanding how the past shapes our "right now" and fuels our future.
At the Durham Tech Library, we are turning the spotlight on the stories, struggles, and triumphs of Black Americans not just as chapters in a history book, but as the living, breathing foundation of our community right here in Durham. We don't want you to just memorize dates; we want you to explore voices.
This month, we’ve curated a mix of resources that are accurate, powerful, and fun.
On display at the Main Campus Library, we’ve pulled books that go beyond the famous figures you already know.
Are you looking for something a more speculative? Explore some of our Afrofuturism offerings.
Learn more about Afrofuturism by
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Time-Loop Stories for a Snowy Groundhog Day
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).
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Time-Loop Stories for a Snowy Groundhog Day
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).
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Spring 2026 Crafternoons: Crafting with our Community
It's time for another semester of fun Crafternoon events!
Held both on our Main Campus and our Orange County Campus, Crafternoons are opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to take a minute to make something with others from their Durham Tech community.
This semester we're repeating a few favorites and adding a few new events.
At the end of January, help to set your intentions or keep up with your life goals by making personal punch cards/BINGO cards.
Want to visit some new outdoor spaces locally? Want to read more books? Want to host more dinner parties? Cook more vegetarian meals? Write more songs? Write your first song?
More portable than a vision board, these allow you to create goals and mark off when you compete them. We'll have paper and decorative elements available for you to use.
In February, we're getting stabby with wool needle felting to make some felted friends. Led by academic advisor and fiber artist Eliza Murphy, this is one of our favorite annual events.
In March, we
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Loaner AND Keeper Chromebooks (and Calculators and Portable Monitors): Digital Champion Grant Update
In December 2025, the Durham Tech Library began distributing "keeper" Chromebooks to qualifying students as the final part of our NC DIT Digital Champion Grant.
Our first sixteen students who have picked up their keeper Chromebook (and the others who have qualified) expressed interest in the program on their intake or renewal form, demonstrated need by borrowing a loaner laptop for two terms or more, and met progression goals according to their program.
Qualifying students turned in their loaner laptop for a new-in-the-box HP Fortis Chromebook, laptop sleeve, and jazzy USB drive. Keeper Chromebooks have a 3-year warranty to provide students additional support with their new machine.
Students also completed a "Getting to Know Your Chromebook" tutorial (available to anyone with a Durham Tech username and password on Canvas).
The Keeper Chromebook Program will continue until the end of 2026 or when allocated funds run out.
- For more information about the Library's Keeper Chromebook program
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Your Canvas Experience is About to Get an Upgrade: What's Coming to Canvas in 2026
As we look ahead to 2026, we, in Instructional Technologies, are getting ready to roll out some great new features in Canvas that will make your teaching life easier and give you some new ways to approach your classroom. If you've ever felt frustrated with rubric limitations, wished that Turnitin could do just a little more, or wanted to get a better overall sense of conversations on discussion forums quickly get ready for some exciting news! Enhanced Rubrics: The Upgrade We've Been Waiting For
Cooking the Books: Durham Tech Librarians Test-Drive Our Cookbooks
We know you can get innumerable recipes online, but there's just something about a cookbook that someone has put together and (hopefully) tested the recipes until they're just right.
Both Durham Tech Library locations with circulating book collections have cookbooks available. From classics to new releases, check out the TX location on our shelves for all your cookbook needs.
Prefer to read your cookbook on a tablet? The NC LIVE HomeGrown Ebooks Collection has some real gems-- from bacon to beans (gotta love the Savor the South cookbook series) to s'mores and sheet pans.
Click on the book titles above to go to the database. Log on from home using your Durham Tech username and password, just like for Canvas or Self-Service.
Julie Humphrey, the Durham Tech Library director, explored our on-shelf cookbook collection at Main Campus, cooked a recipe or two, and has some recommendations for you.
Julie checked out Life-Changing Salads: 100 Plant-Based Salads and Dressings Beyond Your Wildest
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Indigenous People's Month: Library Resources to Learn More and Engage
Honoring Indigenous Peoples & Native Americans: Learning, Listening, and Celebrating at the Library
Many communities observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day & Native American Heritage Month, shifting the focus away from celebrating colonization and toward honoring the first peoples of this land—their histories, cultures, and ongoing contributions.
For libraries, this isn’t just a date on the calendar. It’s a reminder of our responsibility: to tell fuller stories, to amplify Indigenous & Native American voices, and to make sure our shelves, programs, and spaces reflect the people whose lands we’re on.
Our library invites you to join us in celebration, reflection, and learning.
Why Indigenous Peoples’ Day & Native American Heritage Month Matters
For generations, U.S. history has often been told from a single perspective—usually centering European exploration and settlement. Indigenous Peoples’ Day & Native American Heritage Month asks us to step back and ask: Whose stories are missing? Whose voices
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What Canvas Tools Are You Using?
Canvas offers plenty of built-in tools to help you teach, communicate, and stay organized, and everyone seems to use them in their own way. Maybe you’re setting up Modules to guide students through your course materials, using Rubrics to clarify expectations, or creating quick Quizzes for practice and feedback. No matter how you teach, there are lots of ways to make Canvas work for you and create an even better learning experience for you students. A few tools we see faculty using often include