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2022 marks the 15th year of the Dr. Phail Wynn Jr. Collection at Durham Tech Library's Main Campus. After retiring, Dr. Phail Wynn Jr., president of Durham Tech from 1980 to 2007, made a great investment in Durham Tech Libraries to create a new, special collection: The Dr. Phail Wynn Jr. Collection. The Dr. Phail Wynn Jr. Collection touches upon social responsibility and civic engagement, including topics such as ecology and environmental studies, fighting poverty, cultural awareness
Check out some of our staff recommendations that celebrate woman authors and experiences for Women's History Month that are also available through Dogwood Digital Library-- accessible through our database list or through the Libby app. Recommended by Courtney Bippley, Main Campus Librarian: "This book has advice, inspiration, hope, and data for anyone and everyone, no matter where you are in your climate change awareness." Check out the rest of her What We're Reading book review! Available as an
Want to live your best Ms. Frizzle (or Futurama) life and explore the human body in all its glory, but from the comfort of your computer screen? Have we got the database for you! Gale Interactive: Human Anatomy is an innovative way to explore virtual 3-D dissections and immerse yourself in interactive research in the classroom or at home. This database not only lets you view each structure of the human anatomy in full detail, but it also offers a level of interactivity that you simply can't get
https://youtu.be/tx_7vUg_1_s When generous individuals choose to give to Durham Tech Foundation, they directly support efforts to lift students up and help instructors succeed in the school's academic mission. This collective support can build to something as momentous as the recent announcement about Durham Tech's Housing Initiative. Today, we'd like to highlight a recent gift from our foundation in honor of two long-serving Foundation Board Members, Judge Willis P. Whichard and vocalist and
A few quick Library-related announcements-- Our last Crafternoon of the semester is coming up on Tues., Nov. 14 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Orange County Campus and Wed., Nov. 15 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM at the Main Campus Library. We'll be making buttons and word bracelets, allowing you to create your own motto or mantra to wear around your wrist. Here's where we need YOU: Do you have any beads hanging around at home? Did you buy a thousand letters for some T-Swift friendship bracelets and now
Summer term has begun and the library is excited to help you create your own success at Durham Tech. We offer a variety of services, resources, and spaces to help you this summer whether you're a student or faculty/staff member. Feel free to browse our Library FAQ page for more details about our variety of spaces, services, and resources and subscibe to the Library Blog (this! right here!) to keep up with news, collections, and activities with your Durham Tech Library. Everyone is welcome to
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
Sun, sand, and something sinister. Whether you're lounging by the pool or hiding from the heat, crack open a spine-tingling tale that'll chill you to the bone...even in 90+-degree weather. Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia A glamorous socialite is summoned to a crumbling mansion in the Mexican countryside, where her cousin’s cryptic letters scream danger. But the rot in the house isn’t just structural—it's deeply, disturbingly alive. Think haunted house meets creeping colonial horror with
“Atlanta is where I learned the rules and learned them quick. No one ever called me stupid. But home isn’t where you land; home is where you launch. You can’t pick your home any more than you can choose your family. In poker, you get five cards. Three of them you can swap out, but two are yours to keep: family and native land.” --Roy Othaniel Hamilton Jr in An American Marriage Roy and his wife Celestial are a young, attractive, highly-educated African American couple on the way to living their
Having a hard time choosing what books to read during Black History Month? We've got your back! We created a Black History Month collection in our Dogwood Digital Library for you to browse through. We have new and popular titles like Will by Will Smith, The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones, and The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee. Use your Durham Tech username and password to log in and check out books! If you'd like to stick to this year's Black History Month theme, which is Black Health and