Durham Tech faculty do great things as teachers...and as authors of really excellent children's books about the many positive male role models in young children's lives. Kashama Leo-Henry is an Early Childhood Instructor here at Durham Tech and has recently published Daddies and Uncles and More, Oh My! Click through to read more about her motivation and inspiration. What inspired you to write Daddies and Uncles and More, Oh My! ? My mom was a single parent. She paved the way and for this I’m
Durham Tech Library celebrated the Read Great Things Challenge 2018 with tea and cookies on Wed. Dec. 12 from 11:00-1:00. Participants talked about books they read this year, swapped books, and learned about the categories for next year's Read Great Things Challenge 2019. Participants also picked up their fun tote bags and reading mascot pins. It's not too late to pick up your prize if you completed the challenge! Simply stop by the library or complete your form online. [caption id="attachment
[caption id="attachment_4332" align="alignright" width="371"] " New desk in use" by brewbooks is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.[/caption] NC LIVE recently announced that it is wading into the Open Educational Resources waters with a new initiative, Open Education North Carolina. NC LIVE's initiative "aims to reduce the cost of higher education for North Carolina students by providing free, open e-textbooks for 30 of the most frequently-taught courses across North Carolina’s colleges and
Dr. Maya Angelou, one of the most celebrated and admired poets, novelists, and civil-rights activists in the United States, died last month at her home in Winston Salem. The library has many of Maya Angelou's works including her novels, poetry collections, autobiographies, essays, and cookbook. Check the online catalog for titles. Here are some tributes to her life and work: New York Times CNN NPR http://mayaangelou.com/bio/
The semester has started! That means assignments, deadlines, work, school, family, friends, pandemic, economy, politics, and more, are all stressors as we move into pumpkin spice season fall. Find resources below to help manage that stress and take care of your mental health. Are you a Durham Tech employee who wants to speak to a counselor? Remember that you have access to the Employee Assistance Program. It's free and confidential. Are you a Durham Tech student who wants to speak to someone
It's February, which in addition to being Black History Month, is also American Heart Month. While everyone's needs are different, there are many similar ways we can be attentive to our heart health, including understanding our blood pressure and knowing when it's too high or too low, eating more fruits and vegetables, trying to get better sleep, working on how we handle stressful events in our lives, and stopping smoking. The National Institute of Health has some great Fact Sheets to learn more
Title: The Nineties: A Book Author: Chuck Klosterman Genres: history, essays 2022 Read Great Things Category(ies): A book with a number in the title; Blast from the past: A book of short stories or essays (2020); Our favorite category--A book on the Durham Tech Library Blog This book was read by Main Campus Reference Librarian Stephen Brooks, who is still a playful, discouraged idealist. As such, this What We're Reading blog is less a review or summary of the book and more of a personal journey
This book. This book, y'all. This book gave me a big hug. It cuddled me close and told me that everything is not going to be alright. But it also gave me hope that some things can be okay if we're willing to work hard to make it that way. It changed my life. Not in a hyperbolic way. In the way that it shifted my thinking so much that it will have an influence on my actions for the rest of my life. Title: All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis Editors: Ayana
There were several untrue news stories circulating on social media during the recent U.S. presidential election. It's important to determine whether stories and news sources are reliable and accurate. Librarians at Northern Essex Community College Library in Massachusetts created and shared this useful resource guide: http://necc.mass.libguides.com/ fakenewsvsrealnews/ fakenews [caption id="attachment_2672" align="alignright" width="630"] Fake News Story Infographic, published by The Huffington
The Hayti Heritage Film Festival, created in 1994 to create and celebrate a "Black film ecosystem in the South" and normally held in Durham at St. Joseph's United AME Church, is mostly virtual this year. Now in its 27th year, the films are centered around the theme of "The Hero's Journey," and has a combination of films and panels, running from Monday, March 1 to Saturday, March 6. While most films will be screened online, there will be a few drive-in movies. Check out the schedule to purchase