Why did you choose to read this book? I’m planning on attending the Durham Reads Together event, An Evening With Sarah Vowell, and I wanted to read one of her books first to get a feel for who she is and her perspective on history. It will be at the Carolina Theater on October 9th, 7:00 PM. It's free! What did you like about it? I like that it made history accessible. Historical non-fiction is outside of my normal reading wheel house but the book is written as a narrative and she does a good job
[caption id="attachment_4424" align="aligncenter" width="198"] Available at the OCC Library on the New Book shelf[/caption] This book was enthusiastically read by Meredith Lewis, Orange County Campus Librarian. Genre: Revisionist Zombie Historical Fiction, Supernatural fiction [not sure if it's fantasy or science-fiction-- I'm waiting for the next books in the series to figure out how those zombies became zombies!] #ReadGreatThings2018 Category: A book with a supernatural creature [yup], A book
It's Pi(e) Day! A day where we celebrate both math and pastry (and wordplay). Let's get down to business. Keep reading for some math and pastry books. Some math books for your Pi Day-- And a few baking books for your Pi(e) Day-- Now go with joy into your Pi(e) Day!
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
New season, new books for you to check out from the Orange County Campus Library! Fiction Put a hold on a book to pick up at the Main Campus or Northern Durham Center or stop by the Orange County Campus in Hillsborough to pick it up and see what else is on the shelves. (And say, "Hi." It's nice to see folks.) Want to put a hold on a book in the Orange County Campus collection to either pick up at OCC or at the Main Campus Library? If you already have a Durham Tech Library account and would like
Welcome to 2024! We made it and have already had some weather excitement. Remember to regularly check your Durham Tech email for updates from instructors, the College, or about changes or reminders about classes or College operations, whether it's weather or life circumstances. A few beginning of semester reminders & news-- Subscribe to the Durham Tech Library Blog If you're getting this in your email, thanks! You're already subscribed. If you're stumbling on this blog post randomly or it has
The final Library Fest Podcast is out now! I was honored to interview three amazing, influential, and accomplished people for Out Loud in the Library and Library Fest-- Gordon C. James, Volkan Alkanoglu, and Tayari Jones. You can find the first two interviews at the links below. Gordon C. James interview with Out Loud in the Library. Volkan Alkanoglu interview with Out Loud in the Library. However, this blog post is to highlight the interview I did with Tayari Jones, author of An American
We've got lots of new books at the Orange County Campus Library for the new semester! Remember to check out the Read Great Things 2023 Challenge-- there are lots of options below! Onto the new books! There are ... Some books with pictures, including graphic novels, a graphic memoir, a graphic biography, and some comics-- A few fresh new memoirs Some biographies, individual and group-- A pair of 12 steppers And rounding it out with little professional reading Want to check out one or more of
Explore new frontiers with a book set in or about space with the Read Great Things 2021 Challenge. Keep reading for some suggestions, including some double-dippers. Double dip and get into a novella series to fill that short book category (could we also call these LITTLE DIPPERS? Eh?): Double dip and travel to space with a book with pictures: Explore new frontiers with some fiction from our collections: Or get the facts with nonfiction about space: Or just read about cats in space (as ya do)
The Durham Tech Library Book Club is having its first meeting for Fall 2016! It will be held in the Schwartz Room right outside the Main Campus Library at 1pm. Check out our libguide for more information. We will be reading: At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking, reading to partying; who innovate and create but dislike self-promotion; who favor working on their own over brainstorming in teams. Although they are often labeled