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Did you know that Americans read an average of 12 books per year?* Want to overachieve or just set a goal for yourself to be above average in 2020? Good news! The Durham Tech Library is here to support your reading goals with the Above Average Reading Challenge: 20 Books in 2020. How to I participate? To participate, you just start reading! You don’t have to sign up and you can start and finish at any point in 2020. Twenty books is roughly one book every two weeks if you want to space this out
Honoring Indigenous Peoples & Native Americans: Learning, Listening, and Celebrating at the Library Many communities observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day & Native American Heritage Month, shifting the focus away from celebrating colonization and toward honoring the first peoples of this land—their histories, cultures, and ongoing contributions. For libraries, this isn’t just a date on the calendar. It’s a reminder of our responsibility: to tell fuller stories, to amplify Indigenous & Native American
Libraries and reading are associated no matter how much times change, and the Durham Tech Library is here to help you with your summer reading goals. Stop by the Main Campus Library during our summer hours (posted on the Durham Tech Library website and updated, if needed, on our Instagram) and check out our front window displays for some recommendations from our collection. The Orange County Campus is also open for your book checkout, computer use, or quiet study needs this summer. Do you like
[caption id="attachment_4079" align="aligncenter" width="194"] Available at the Main Campus Library (GV 885.72 .N8 E45 2015)[/caption] This book was read by Charles Farrow, a Library Technician at the Main Campus Library. Genre: Historical Nonfiction #ReadGreatThings2018 Categor(ies): A book about or that features sports AND A book that takes place during or is about a historical event 50 years or more in the past What is this book about? Sunday, March 12, 1944 at 11:00am. The Secret Game. In
[caption id="attachment_441" align="alignleft" width="199" class=" "] photo from Design Sponge[/caption] Explore Durham's history and culture with these resources: [caption id="attachment_442" align="alignright" width="300" class=" "] photo from MILB.com[/caption] 27 Views of Durham : the Bull City in prose & poetry Durham County : a history of Durham County, North Carolina Durham Technical Community College : celebrating 50 years, 1961-2011 A Palette, Not a Portrait : stories from the life of
Title: Moonglow Author: Michael Chabon Genre: biography, fiction (both, believe it or not!) Read Great Things 2020 Categories: book with a one-word title, bildungsroman (maybe) Why did you choose to read this book? I have read four of Chabon's other novels; I liked three of those very much and hated the other one ( Gentlemen of the Road). I think The Yiddish Policemen's Union is my favorite of his novels. My sister-in-law gave me her copy of Moonglow last year, so I read it. What did you like
It's been about a month since season 1 of Luke Cage was released on Netflix. So, obviously, everyone has finished it by now, right? Yes? No? Either way this post is spoiler free, unless you consider literature references spoilers. Luke Cage makes a ton of literary references. It names titles and authors that have made their mark on African American culture, as well as simply nodding to some bestsellers and other well known works. Luke Cage is a well-read man, as are the villains in the show. It
This book was read by Susan Baker, a Reference Librarian at the Main Campus Library. Title and Author: Meg & Jo by Virginia Kantra Genre: Contemporary romance, domestic fiction Read Great Things Challenge 2020 category: Recommended by a Durham Tech librarian Description: Meg March Brooke as a stay at home mom may not stretch the imagination too far, but Jo March as a prep cook and food blogger in New York City sure does! Louisa May Alcott's classic Little Women is delightfully re-imagined by
Have you heard of Open Educational Resources (OER)? Maybe you've heard they're "free textbooks." Maybe you've heard that replacing commercial textbooks with open textbooks improves students' success and retention rates. Maybe you've heard that instructors can edit OER, mix them together, or otherwise modify them to align with your learning outcomes. Maybe you know someone right here at Durham Tech who is already teaching using OER. Expanding OER adoption can be an important tool in furthering
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 Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World Author: Steve Brusatte Genre: Popular Science, General Dinosaur Awesomeness #ReadGreatThings2018 Category: A popular science book; A book that takes place during or is about a historical event 50 years or more in the past [this historical event took place a few million years