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Why not celebrate both the end of the semester and the season of snacks with a food-related book from the Durham Tech library? Click on an image for more details about a title. [gallery columns="5" type="circle" ids="679,680,681,682,683,684,685,686,687,688,690,691,692,693,694,695,696,697,698,699,700,701,702,703,704,705,706,707,689" orderby="rand"] Ask a librarian if you're interested in checking out one of these books highlighted in our front window display.
Here are some of the new books we have for check out. So, you know, check them out! [gallery columns="2" ids="1742,1743,1744,1745,1746,1747,1748,1749,1750,1751" orderby="rand"]
Need a little therapeutic crafting pick-me-up? Consider coming to one of the Durham Tech Crafternoons happening this week on the Main and Orange County Campuses and creating your own felt pennant! Join us on Wednesday, September 22 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM in the Orange County Campus Lobby or on Thursday, September 23 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM downstairs in the Main Campus Library for some socially distanced fun. Paint, felt pennant/banner, scissors, rulers, graph paper template (for those who
As temperatures drop and the leaves fall, the Durham Tech community has a very important event on the horizon. No, not the end of the fall semester, but the conclusion of the Read Great Things Challenge 2022 on December 31st! For the last five years, Durham Tech Library has held a fun, no-pressure initiative to keep students, staff, and community members reading throughout the calendar year. Plus, there are prizes to be awarded sometime in January 2023 for those who successfully submit their
Earlier this year we highlighted an exciting new addition to Durham Tech Library's resources, Digital Theatre+. We're revisiting it today to share how instructors and students alike can enjoy rich resources like streaming videos of live theatre, literary theme analysis, and more. Click "continue reading" to see a real example of how, with Digital Theatre+, students and instructors can transform their understanding and discussions of a classic text. We use Macbeth as an example, but there are a
Title: Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism Author: Safiya Umoja Noble Genre: nonfiction Read Great Things Category: a controversial book (maybe), a book suggested by a Durham Tech librarian Why did you choose to read this book? Dr. Noble's book made waves in the library world when it came out in 2018. I was aware of the book's premise--that Google's search algorithms result in innocuous keyword searches (e.g., black girls) turning up offensive search results--and wanted
Next week (April 4-10) is both Durham County Library's Library Fest and National Library Week. How exciting! Keep reading for more info and drawing info! Durham Tech is a supporter of Durham Public Library's Library Fest, and our librarian podcaster Courtney Bippley has done interviews with THREE (!) of the featured presenters at Library Fest for Out Loud in the Library: author Tayari Jones, artist Volkan Alkanoglu, and illustrator Gordon C. James. Keep your eyes (and ears) open for those
It's National Voter Registration Day! Today we encourage everyone to check their voter registration to make sure it's up-to-date or, if you haven't already registered, fill out that voter registration form! Have you checked your NC voter registration yet? Registered in another state? Each state makes its own rules, so check out the different rules and regulations (including deadlines). If you're a registered NC DMV customer, you can even register to vote online (new this year)! You can also
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2014 was awarded to Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai for their advocacy for children's rights. [caption id="attachment_576" align="aligncenter" width="380" class=" "] Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai were picked as winners for their struggle against the oppression of children and their right to education. Photograph: Reuters (Source Guardian.com)[/caption] Here is background information about Mr. Satyarthi and Miss Yousafzai from the New York Times, "In