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It's a new semester and your 3 branch campus libraries and 9 library staff members are ready to help you succeed! Masking is required on all Durham Tech campuses and in all Durham Tech Libraries. To encourage continued masking, food is no longer allowed to be eaten in the Main Campus Library. Masks may be removed briefly while actively drinking from beverage containers with lids, but should be put back on immediately. BEFORE arriving at any Durham Tech campus, be sure to assess your health. If
The World Federation for Mental Health established October 10 as World Mental Health Day to raise awareness and support of mental health and reduce stigma. This year’s theme is “Mental Health in an Unequal World.” Mental health and well-being are central to the way we live, work, study, connect with others, and contribute to our communities. It’s especially important to address and uplift mental health during these unpredictable and overwhelming times that continually expose and enact the
National Library Week is April 23-29, 2023, a time celebrate our nation's libraries, library workers' contributions, and promote library use and support. This year's theme is There's More to the Story. Today is Right to Read Day, a call to action to fight back against censorship to defend, protect, and celebrate your right to read freely. The American Library Association has also released its most challenged books of 2022 as part of its State of American Libraries 2022 report [link to webpage
This book was read by Meredith Lewis, the [mostly] Orange County Campus Librarian, and is available for checkout at the Orange County Campus Library. Title: The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century Author: Kirk Wallace Johnson Genre: Social Science, True Crime [against a museum and the historical record], History [of animal specimen collection and feather fashion], Ethics #ReadGreatThings2019 Category: A social science book; A book by a person you admire
This book was read by Julie Humphrey, Library Director. Title: The Library Book Author: Susan Orlean Genre: Nonfiction #ReadGreatThings2019 Category: Social Science book Why did you choose to read this book? I always enjoy Susan Orlean’s writing in the New Yorker magazine and really liked her book The Orchid Thief. This is an ode to libraries so how could I resist? It also has a beautiful cover! What did you like about it? This book provides a fascinating account of the Los Angeles’s Central
Looking for something to read but don't want to leave your increasingly cozy home both because fall weather is coming (periodically, sporadically) and because, well, pandemic? Well, try out the Home Grown eBook Collection, available through the Durham Tech Articles, Journals, and Databases link on the library homepage (H for Home Grown). This collection comes to North Carolina libraries through NC LIVE and offers more than 3,700 ebooks from North Carolina publishers, though the content is not
Need to dig deep into a topic and want a single source to use as a great starting point? Try CQ Researcher! One of the library databases that we love best for research is CQ [Congressional Quarterly] Researcher. Unlike databases such as ProQuest that serve as an information middlemen for many sources and can leave researchers overwhelmed by their search results, especially when first getting started, CQ Researcher offers its own in-depth, unbiased reports on general topics such as health, social
It's that time of year again. You know what I mean. https://youtu.be/WzusALvGH7U Since we can't avoid it (unless we never leave the house) or control it, we may as well accept it and cope as best we can with itchy eyes, stuffy noses, and a dream of the few perfect days before the humidity settles in our bones. Here are some blonde books to read outside (after taking your allergy meds) to soak up the spring weather with canary covers to hide the pollen. Click on the link in the caption to access
Hello, hello, hello! If you haven't heard yet, the Durham Tech Library has started a podcast! It's called Out Loud in the Library. You can listen and subscribe through Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, and more. I'm a big podcast listener myself so I thought I would share some of my favorites with you today. Obviously, my podcast is the best one. But once you finish listening to mine I'm sure you'll want more podcast content. So, listen to episode 2 of Out Loud in the Library
Recent protests have reignited larger discussions of race, African American history, and the unfinished work in America towards equality. To learn more about this important conversation, the Library has collected some predominantly audio resources to help you continue to educate yourself. NPR's Code Switch podcast features conversations about race and how it impacts all aspects of society and life, all led by journalists of color. Episodes focus on history, books, music, and current events