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You may have seen the #blackoutbestsellerlist and #blackpublishingpower hashtags on social media. Are you looking for some books to participate or just your next great read? Let us help with a few contemporary authors and series to add to your reading list. Additional (non-book) readings: Recent discussions on Twitter have also highlighted several things: systemic biases in the mainstream publishing industry in publishing advances and how Black and other minority authors are often expected to
Let your mind be like the eye of the hawk…Destined from birth to serve as protector of the princess Zariya, Khai is trained in the arts of killing and stealth by a warrior sect in the deep desert; yet there is one profound truth that has been withheld from him. In the court of the Sun-Blessed, Khai must learn to navigate deadly intrigue and his own conflicted identity…but in the far reaches of the western seas, the dark god Miasmus is rising, intent on nothing less than wholesale destruction. If
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
July is Disability Pride Month! We can celebrate by learning about the Disability Rights Movement, fighting ableism* wherever it is found, and lifting disabled voices. If you haven't heard of Disability Pride Month before you can read about the origin and meaning in this article. We can spend the last few days of the month (and beyond, don't let the calendar determine your intersectional education!) reading and learning about disabled experiences, disability advocacy, as well as enjoying stories
April has been designated Financial Literacy Month in the United States of America. Learning about your personal finances and how to manage them can be daunting. There is so much information out there, where do you start? Here are two resources that can help. MyMoney.gov is a website funded by the government that takes you through what they call the five principles (Earn, Save & Invest, Protect, Spend, Borrow) and explains each. You can also look at what to do for big life events, such as buying
Whether you're taking summer classes or celebrating the first week of summer vacation, take a few moments (heck, maybe even give it a few hours!) this weekend to check out the Read Local Book Festival in downtown Durham from Friday, May 15 - Sunday, May 17. The festival will feature authors and publishers local to Durham (meaning: Durham County and the nearest surrounding counties, including Orange, Wake, Chatham, Person, and Granville). Check out the list of participants-- you may see a
Durham Tech Library and Student Government Association are excited to host fun craft events for students! This will be an ongoing event series in Fall and Spring semesters. We will host this first event at both Orange County Campus and Main Campus Library. PROJECT: Make & decorate your own academic planner or notebook LOCATION: Orange County Campus, room 104 PRESENTER: Meredith Lewis, OCC Librarian WHEN: Thursday, August 24, 11:30-1:00 pm & PROJECT: Make & decorate your own academic planner or
Have you heard about Library Fest yet? It's next week! And as a partner of Library Fest, the Durham Tech Library was able to talk to three of the special guests that will be at Library Fest. Today's interview is with Gordon C. James, artist and illustrator. He's illustrated multiple award-winning books, including I Am Every Good Thing and Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut. Hit play below to listen to our conversation! And, don't forget to register for some Library Fest events. There will be
It (probably?) should go without saying that snakes and other pets are not allowed in the Durham Tech Library, but just in case you were wondering, based on a pretty popular news article going around lately, service animals must be approved as per college policy. Snakes are not approved service animals. If you want to know more about snakes and other animals, check out books in call letter S (for some specific domestic animals) and QL (for animals galore!), including some of the awesome picks
This spring the Modern Language Association of America (MLA) replaced its seventh edition handbook with a new eighth edition. The new edition includes significant changes that focus more on the process of writing and documenting sources. Previous editions of the handbook provided very specific guidelines for formatting and citing and the new eighth edition outlines basic core elements and principles of MLA documentation and explains how writers can use them in different situations. Explore the