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Just in time for summer session, the Orange County Campus Library has some exciting new fiction and nonfiction in its collection. Looking to come to the OCC to visit? Our library hours have changed for the summer! Librarian services will be available Monday and Tuesday from 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM. Main Campus is open Monday through Thursday for all your in-person Durham Tech Library needs. Virtual services are available Monday through Friday. Keep reading for the new books! We've got some novel
The book was read by Courtney Bippley, a Reference Librarian at the Main Campus Library. The library copy of this book is currently available on the New Book shelf in the library. [caption id="attachment_2836" align="aligncenter" width="329"] Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah[/caption] Why did you choose to read this book? I watch The Daily Show on a fairly regular basis. When Trevor Noah took over from Jon Stewart I was unsure if this guy I’d never heard of
Students and staff at Durham Tech have digital access to databases that offer full-text articles from publications such as New York Times, Washington Post, New York Magazine, Time, Wired, Wall Street Journal, and more. Users must access the articles through our databases, so they might appear different than how articles appear online through those organizations’ websites. For example, photos or screenshots published in articles may not be visible when they appear in our databases, but the
The next Library Book Club selection is Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates which appeared on many best books lists of 2015. We will meet on Thurs. Feb. 4th at 1:00 pm in the ERC Schwartz room. Here's a book description from the Goodreads website: In a profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about American history and ideals to the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding our nation’s history and
You've certainly been to the library in the ERC to check out some of our 40,000-plus books, but be sure to check out the e-book offerings from NC LIVE as well! On the Durham Tech Library home page, click on E-books and Digital Audio Books. From there, follow the link to NC LIVE e-books. In the search box on that page, you can type your search term(s) to get started. You can also click on one of the individual collections, such as ebrary Academic and Public Library Complete, which offers over 100
Almost 80% of our classes are online, but the library still has in-person services available when we're open. Want to know what's going on with the library this semester? Check out our newsletters. There's one for Students and one for Employees. Click on the images below to see the full newsletter.
Hello, hello, hello! A new episode of Out Loud in the Library: A Durham Tech Library Podcast has been published today! I interviewed Jes Dormady about the Campus Harvest Food Pantry. Listen to the episode to hear how the food pantry has adjusted to Covid-19, what kinds of items are available at the pantry, and the best way to support the important work they are doing. Freezer, anyone? And, as always, episode transcripts are available on our podbean site. And, since you're already listening to
Here in the library we spend a lot of time on our computers, as do our students. It's easy to start to slump and forget that spending so much time sitting still is hard on our bodies. Here are a couple resources to help us all stay on track, and prevent aches and pains later on. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has a handy guide to how to properly sit at your desk, as well as how to arrange your chairs and keyboards for maximum benefit. The American Chiropractic Association has
Nearly fifty years ago, in 1973, the Supreme Court legalized the right to abortion access through Roe v. Wade. This past June, the Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade ruling. To learn more about this very current event, the Durham Tech Library has developed an informational reading list on the history of abortion in America, the Roe v. Wade ruling, and resources about women's health and health care, abortion, and reproductive rights. Click through to explore our resources and learn more for
During the month of June, LGBT Pride Month is celebrated each year in memory of the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan. The Stonewall riots were one of the key events of the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. The Library of Congress honors LGBT pride month and their "collections contain many books, posters, sound recordings, manuscripts and other resources produced by, about and for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community." Explore the Library of Congress LGBT Audio and