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[caption id="attachment_4019" align="aligncenter" width="200"] (Coming soon to the Durham Tech Main Campus and OCC Libraries)[/caption] This book was read by Meredith Lewis, [mostly] the Orange County Campus Librarian. Title of book: Lincoln in the Bardo Author: George Saunders Genre: Literary Fiction #ReadGreatThings2018 Categor(ies): A fictionalized account of a real person's life & A book that contains a supernatural creature, occurrence, or event Why did you choose to read this book? The
This book was read by Meredith Lewis, the Orange County Campus (mostly) Librarian, and several Durham Tech faculty & staff over the summer. Two half-sisters, Effia and Esi, are born into different villages in eighteenth-century Ghana. Effia is married off to an Englishman and lives in comfort in the palatial rooms of Cape Coast Castle. Unbeknownst to Effia, her sister, Esi, is imprisoned beneath her in the castle’s dungeons, sold with thousands of others into the Gold Coast’s booming slave trade
Jude Fawley is a fool trying to be an angel and is in an untenable situation: holding on to his dream and driven by passion, while trying to do the right thing. Title: Jude the Obscure Author: Thomas Hardy Genres: fiction, classic literature, social commentary Read Great Things 2021 Categories: A book that takes place outside the continental United States; A book about family; A book recommended by a Durham Tech Library staff member. This book was read by Stephen Brooks, Main Campus Librarian
Lots of changes happening, including new [unpaid] staff members helping your current library staff as we work from home. Zak Isaacs, Mail Services (Bippley Campus). Perhaps should look into a position change as he is always trying to chase the mail delivery truck away. This has been noted in his PR&E as an area that needs improvement. Timon Callison, Vice President of Employee Management. A bit of a micromanager, honestly. Always checking to see if you're doing everything right and telling you
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
It's winter in Sokcho, a tourist town on the border between South and North Korea. The cold slows everything down. A young French Korean woman works as a receptionist in a tired guesthouse. One evening, an unexpected guest arrives: a French cartoonist determined to find inspiration in this desolate landscape. She agrees to accompany him on trips to discover an "authentic" Korea, [b]ut he takes no interest in the Sokcho she knows. As she's pulled into his vision and taken in by his drawings, she
Title: Moonglow Author: Michael Chabon Genre: biography, fiction (both, believe it or not!) Read Great Things 2020 Categories: book with a one-word title, bildungsroman (maybe) Why did you choose to read this book? I have read four of Chabon's other novels; I liked three of those very much and hated the other one ( Gentlemen of the Road). I think The Yiddish Policemen's Union is my favorite of his novels. My sister-in-law gave me her copy of Moonglow last year, so I read it. What did you like
April is National Poetry Month! Last year, we did a blackout poetry Crafternoon, and this year we'd like to ask you: Who is your favorite poet? What's your favorite poem? Let me (Meredith Lewis) know by 5:00 this Friday, April 16 either via email (lewisma@durhamtech.edu) or Teams chat for a chance to have you favorite poem made into this year's Durham Tech Library Poetry Month bookmarks. (I'm going to tell you a secret: If you send me a poem or poet that you'd just think would make a good
Need some more suggestions to work your way through the Durham Tech Library's Read Great Things Challenge? This month, in addition to our previous post about memoirs, biographies, and autobiographies, we're highlighting fictionalized stories about real people. Any of these books will count for this category in the challenge, but you are more than welcome to find your own book as well. Many of the books below can be found in our libraries, along with so many more! [gallery type="rectangular" link
Want to show a movie in your class? Wondering about all the memes you use in your PowerPoint slides? Have doubts about the famous essay you uploaded to Sakai? We can help! The Durham Tech Library now has a libguide to help you with all your copyright questions and concerns. It covers Fair Use, the TEACH Act, and books you can check out for more in depth information. We've included links to sites where you can find images and resources that are either without copyright restrictions, or under a