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In a repeating series highlighting current and recent reads around Durham Tech, here are some of Durham Tech’s great faculty and staff’s recommendations to help you complete your Read Great Things Challenge: [gallery link="none" size="medium" ids="4499,4500,4501,4502,4503,4504,4505,4506,4507,4508,4509,4510,4511,4512,4513,4514,4515,4516,4517,4518,4519,4520,4521,4522,4523,4524,4526" orderby="rand"] Need more information about how to participate in (and "win") the Durham Tech Library's Read Great
Banned Books Week is an annual event which celebrates the freedom to read and highlights the importance of open access to information for all. Banned Books Week brings awareness to issues of censorship in libraries and schools. The American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom compiles reports from libraries, schools, and the media of attempts to ban books in communities across the country. Image from American Library Association. To see a list of the most frequently challenged
Title: Persepolis Author: Marjane Satrapi Genres: memoir, history, graphic novel 2022 Read Great Things Categor(ies): A book about travel; An Artsy Book; A book about community Political protests in Iran have been in the headlines over the past two weeks, with numerous demonstrations in the country propelled by the death of Mahsa Amini, a young woman who died while in police custody. Today I'm highlighting an accessible and personal history of conflict within and surrounding Iran from the
There are a plethora of book adaptations coming out this year. Here are 5 books you can take home today and their upcoming screen counterparts. Be that "the book was better" person! In this honest and stunning novel, James Baldwin has given America a moving story of love in the face of injustice. Told through the eyes of Tish, a nineteen-year-old girl, in love with Fonny, a young sculptor who is the father of her child, Baldwin's story mixes the sweet and the sad. Tish and Fonny have pledged to
The North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation has awarded $50,000 to the Durham Technical Community College Foundation to create the Dr. Phail Wynn, Jr. Library Endowment. Dr. Phail Wynn, Jr. served as president of Durham Tech for 27 years. Upon his retirement in 2007, he established The Dr. Phail Wynn, Jr. Collection at the Durham Tech Library. Dr. Wynn generously supported the collection through personal philanthropy until his passing in July 2018. The library is very proud of Dr. Wynn’s
I think that there are few things more wonderful than new books, but I acknowledge that, being a librarian, I'm biased. See a full list of the gems recently added to our collection in this PDF: New Books. Highlights from the full list include: Ivory, Horn, and Blood: Behind the Elephant and Rhinoceros Poaching Crisis by Ronald Orenstein This alarming book tells a crime story that takes place thousands of miles away, in countries that few of us may visit. But like the trade in illegal drugs, the
April is Poetry Month and we're thrilled to highlight a new publication by Durham Tech English instructor Bridget Bell. Her book is available at both the Main and Orange County Campus Libraries. Check out Bridget's awesome interviews with The Independent Weekly and streaming on WUNC's Due South radio show. When did you begin writing poetry? How did you decide to write a book of poetry? I’ve written poetry since I was a little kid. There are some embarrassingly earnest and angsty poems in my
[caption id="attachment_4237" align="aligncenter" width="315"] Available at the Main Campus Library on the New Book Shelf (CT 3262 .I2 W47 2018)[/caption] Educated by Tara Westover was read by Susan Baker, a Reference Librarian at the Main Campus, and Meredith Lewis, the Orange County Campus Librarian. Genre: Memoir #ReadGreatThings2018 Category: A biography, autobiography, memoir, or a fictionalized account of a real person’s life AND A book you chose for the cover [seriously, look at those
Title: Record of a Spaceborn Few Author: Becky Chambers Genre: Science Fiction Read Great Things Challenge 2020 Categories: A book that is part of a series, a book suggested by a Durham Tech librarian. Description: Hundreds of years ago, the last humans on Earth boarded the Exodus Fleet in search of a new home among the stars. After centuries spent wandering empty space, their descendants were eventually accepted by the well-established species that govern the Milky Way. But that was long ago
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