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Available on the New Book Shelf at the Durham Tech Main Campus Library. Title: Sourdough Author: Robin Sloan Genre: Uh... contemporary tech fiction with a light touch of magical realism? Read by: Meredith Lewis (Orange County Campus Librarian) & Courtney Bippley (Main Campus Librarian) Why did you choose to read this book? Meredith: Honestly? The description was really interesting-- a San Francisco robotics engineer "adopts" a mysterious international sourdough starter and gets involved in a
We may not be doing the Read Great Things Challenge this year, but you can still read with the Durham Tech Library. Did you know that you can use our book club sets to make your own book club? Organizational Development and Learning Selections are for faculty and staff use only and require permission for borrowing. All the other books on the guide are available. How do you start your own reading group? It can be pretty simple-- gather your readers, pick a book, and coordinate checkout by
Remember Durham Tech's Equity Action Plan from 2020? We're getting an update on how we are doing from Vice President Dr. Angela Davis. Learn about Durham Tech's community partnerships, equity scorecard, and some challenges we've faced along the way. If you have any comments, questions, or concerns you can contact Dr. Davis at Davisa@durhamtech.edu. Take a look at Durham Tech's Equity Scorecard. Find out more about the Durham Living Wage Project. Dr. Davis read What Got You Here Won't Get You
A Supreme court justice in a mysterious coma puts his clever clerk in charge and in [repeated] danger in this exciting political thriller that deals with secret government dealings, bioethics, justice, regular ethics, corporate mergers, a chess move as metaphor, and complex family relationships. Title: While Justice Sleeps Author: Stacey Abrams (yes, that Stacey Abrams) Genre: Contemporary fiction, political thriller, who-dunnit Read Great Things 2021 Categories: A book about family; Choose your
Each June, the library celebrates the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities by highlighting resources in our collection. We have recently added several new DVDs and books at Main Campus Library! Explore the library’s guide to LGBTQ resources for fiction, graphic novels, nonfiction, ebooks, DVDs, streaming video, and recommended websites. Last week Governor Roy Cooper proclaimed June as LGBTQ Pride Month in North Carolina. The month of June was chosen to commemorate the riots that
North Carolina is lucky to have such wonderful beaches to visit. Are you heading to the beach this summer? Would you like to learn more about North Carolina's beaches? These books will fill you in on the history and culture of NC's beautiful coast as well as help you plan your trip. North Carolina Beaches by Glenn Morris Long hailed as the best guide to enjoying the state's 320 miles of coastline, North Carolina Beaches will help you find just the right spot for a long vacation or a one-day
Wait. Why would you celebrate banning books? It's actually the opposite. Banned Books Week draws attention to books that have been challenged for removal in library and school collections and draws attention to historical banning or removal of texts. Celebrating Banned Books Week reminds us of the power of words. Click through to read more about Banned Books Week, including the books that were most frequently challenged in 2020. Removing a book from the collection due to inaccuracies, age, or
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2014 was awarded to Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai for their advocacy for children's rights. [caption id="attachment_576" align="aligncenter" width="380" class=" "] Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai were picked as winners for their struggle against the oppression of children and their right to education. Photograph: Reuters (Source Guardian.com)[/caption] Here is background information about Mr. Satyarthi and Miss Yousafzai from the New York Times, "In
Title: The Way to Rainy Mountain Author: N. Scott Momaday Genres: memoir, biography, folklore Read Great Things Challenge 2020 category: A book about the great outdoors (sort of). This book was read by Stephen Brooks, Main Campus Reference Librarian. Why did you read this book? It was assigned book club reading. N. Scott Momaday is the descendant of Kiowas, a Native American tribe indigenous to the Great Plains of what is now the United States. This book is many things, including a biography of
Now that the first week of class is over (Congrats! You did it!), students should have stopped by the Security Office on Main Campus or Security Desk at the Northern Durham Center or Orange County Campus to order or update their student ID. Please be aware that students without updated Durham Tech student IDs will not be allowed into the Main Campus library starting on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 (see below for more information on the ID policy). However, a current student ID doesn't just get you