Unlike many of our health science folks, I was academically an English major (and then an education major and then a library science major), so my formal education surrounding anatomy and physiology is lacking. Maybe that's why I love books about the human body so much, especially microhistories that dig deep into particular anatomical aspects. Or maybe I remember The Magic School Bus and then the Futurama tribute episode fondly, both of which were inspired by the 1966 science fiction classic
Durham Tech will be closed on Monday, January 16 for to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life and achievements as an influential American civil rights leader. "Somewhere we must come to see that human progress never rolls in on wheels of inevitability. It comes through the tireless efforts and the persistent work of dedicated individuals. Without this hard work, time becomes an ally of the primitive forces of social stagnation. So we must help time and realize that the time is always
Title: Where the Wild Coffee Grows: The Untold Story of Coffee from the Cloud Forests of Ethiopia to Your Cup Author: Jeff Koehler Genre: Nonfiction [caption id="attachment_4259" align="aligncenter" width="329"] Where the Wild Coffee Grows: The Untold Story of Coffee from the Cloud Forests of Ethiopia to Your Cup by Jeff Koehler[/caption] This book was read by Courtney Bippley - a Reference Librarian at the Main Campus Library. Why did you choose to read this book? I love coffee. My appreciation
May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. Click read more to check out some awesome reads by and about Asian and Pacific Islander Americans from our in-person collection and from our Dogwood Digital Collection of ebooks and audiobooks. Nonfiction and poetry on display at the Main Campus-- Other books by AAPI authors in our collections-- Dogwood Digital books can be downloaded and read through the Libby app, just like your local public library (though our holds list is likely much shorter).
News! For youse! To use! The Library has two new excellent librarians that have joined our team and lots of exciting things going on this semester. Click through and then on the images (or the links above the images) to read our Fall 2021 Employee & Student Newsletters. Fall 2021 Employee Newsletter-- Fall 2021 Student Newsletter Don't forget about our abbreviated reading challenge, the Read Great Things 2021 Sprint! Questions? Contact a librarian or the general library email account at library
This week's Black History Month post highlights contemporary activist and advocates and their works, but also highlights some folks closer to home. North Carolina has a history of Black advocates and activists--in no particular chronological order--from Pauli Murray to Ann Atwater to James Shepard to Ella Baker to the Greensboro Four (Franklin McCain, Jibreel Khazan, Joseph McNeil, and David Richmond) to Nina Simone to the Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II. Two time Durham university graduate
March is Women's History Month and while we've highlighted #EmbraceEquity for International Women's Day, many of our new books in our Main Campus, Orange County Campus, and Dogwood Digital Library collections highlight the accomplishments and stories of women, both historical and contemporary. Check out these new books by and about women at-- the Main Campus in Durham the Orange County Campus in Hillsborough and some audiobooks in our Dogwood Digital Library (available through your Libby app
In addition to almost being Earth Day, it's time for April's Crafternoon! Current students can pick up a spring flower kit that includes a seed packet of flowers, a small bag of potting soil, a ceramic pot, and a set of paints and brush to decorate your pot in one of two places: 1) in the Main Campus Library or 2) at the Food Pantry's outdoor pickup location (outside of Phillips). Kits are first come, first served. Send us pictures of your painted planters to library@durhamtech.edu Crafternoons
Credo Reference is an online database of more than 3 million entries in over 600 reference books. It is helpful when you're developing a topic for an assignment, because it provides brief topic overviews and links to related entries in Credo Reference resources. You can also follow links from Credo Reference into other resources provided by the Durham Tech Library, including the library catalog and online databases. Additionally, you can browse reference books by subject area, use the "image
Each June, the library celebrates the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities by highlighting resources in our collection. We have recently added several new DVDs and books at Main Campus Library! Explore the library’s guide to LGBTQ resources for fiction, graphic novels, nonfiction, ebooks, DVDs, streaming video, and recommended websites. Last week Governor Roy Cooper proclaimed June as LGBTQ Pride Month in North Carolina. The month of June was chosen to commemorate the riots that