This week's What We're Reading post is a little different because this book is a cookbook! I've included a couple of pictures of the food I've made. My amateur food photography skills are on full display. Title: Cool Beans: The Ultimate Guide to Cooking with the World's Most Versatile Plant-Based Protein, with 125 Recipes Author: Joe Yonan Description: Joe Yonan, food editor of the Washington Post,provides a master base recipe for cooking any sort of bean in any sort of appliance—Instant Pot
New semester, new upcoming Crafternoons! We're reaching back to some old favorites from Crafternoons past for the Spring 2022 semester, so join us at either the Main Campus or Orange County Campus to create something awesome! No prior experience or expertise necessary-- all supplies and instructions will be provided at the event! Click through to find out more info about our Spring 2022 Crafternoons in February, March, and April! Stab some fibers with us for wool felting in February! Two chances
Durham Tech Libraries is happy to announce a new database with exciting professional development opportunities: Universal Class, a learning platform that hosts full-length courses and offers accredited continuing education certificates upon successful completion. Durham Tech students may have heard of other online continuing education platforms such as Khan Academy or Goodwill's GCFLearnFree. The course topic variety and assessment structure offered by Universal Class makes it an excellent
The Dr. Charles Sanders President's Lecture Series at Durham Tech presents Mary Roach Sunday, April 13th 7:00 p.m. Carolina Theatre, Downtown Durham [caption id="attachment_495" align="alignleft" width="249" class=" "] Mary Roach, from http://www.maryroach.net/maryroach.html[/caption] Read more about the author and her fascinating books on her website. Members of our library staff have read and enjoyed her books immensely and look forward to seeing her. The subjects of her highly entertaining
Josiah and Deja work at the Pumpkin Patch, a seasonal fair with food, animals, and a corn maze. It's their last night of the season and next year they'll be at college unable to work at The Patch. Will Josiah finally talk to the girl he's been pining over for years? Deja is going to make sure of it! A cute fall romance with tons of atmosphere and adorable illustrations. This book was read by Courtney Bippley, Main Campus Reference Librarian. Title: Pumpkinheads Author: Rainbow Rowell and
It's time for another semester of fun Crafternoon events! Held both on our Main Campus and our Orange County Campus, Crafternoons are opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to take a minute to make something with others from their Durham Tech community. This semester we're repeating a few favorites and adding a few new events. At the end of January, help to set your intentions or keep up with your life goals by making personal punch cards/BINGO cards. Want to visit some new outdoor
This month the library is featuring a display of genre fiction. The display is downstairs on the lower level. Enjoy! Graphic Novels: The Arctic Marauder Daytripper Graphic Classics: Edgar Allan Poe Graphic Classics: Science Fiction Classics Short Stories: At the Mouth of the River of Bees Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales Oxford Book of Gothic Tales Steampunk! : An Anthology of Fantastically Rich and Strange Stories About Sci Fi: In Other Worlds: SF and the Human Imagination
Reminder: Durham Tech will be closed Monday, May 29 for Memorial Day. Have a nice long weekend and remember to incorporate some *real* self-care into your daily practices. The previous link is to an article and an episode of NPR's Code Switch that talks about self-care with psychiatrist Pooja Lakshmin, who just published a new book . Also in honor of AAPI Heritage Month and related via the NPR podcast/audio breadcrumb trail, check out the KPOP Dreaming podcast, about growing up Korean-American
Title: IQ Author: Joe Ide Genres: mystery, street lit Why did you choose to read this book? I heard an interview with the author on public radio several months ago. He sounded interesting. I hadn’t read any detective fiction in a while. What did you like about it? IQ is a quick, easy read: fast-paced and entertaining throughout. The character Isaiah “IQ” Quintabe is well developed: IQ is goal-oriented, intends to lead a life helping people and is dealing with the loss of a loved one. He applies
Title: The Nineties: A Book Author: Chuck Klosterman Genres: history, essays 2022 Read Great Things Category(ies): A book with a number in the title; Blast from the past: A book of short stories or essays (2020); Our favorite category--A book on the Durham Tech Library Blog This book was read by Main Campus Reference Librarian Stephen Brooks, who is still a playful, discouraged idealist. As such, this What We're Reading blog is less a review or summary of the book and more of a personal journey