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There are so many great titles and covers to choose from! There are several on this list that would count for various items on the Durham Tech Library Read Great Things Challenge. It's not too late to participate! [gallery link="none" type="rectangular" ids="4689,4690,4691,4692,4693,4694,4695,4696,4697,4698,4699,4702" orderby="rand"]
As Durham Tech gets new students, so too does the library get new books. Take a look below to see if a title catches your fancy, and be sure to come by the library and look over our New Book Shelf for more titles that aren't on this list. [gallery link="none" type="slideshow" ids="1543,1544,1545,1546,1547,1548,1549,1550,1551,1552" orderby="rand"]
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March is Women's History Month and while we've highlighted #EmbraceEquity for International Women's Day, many of our new books in our Main Campus, Orange County Campus, and Dogwood Digital Library collections highlight the accomplishments and stories of women, both historical and contemporary. Check out these new books by and about women at-- the Main Campus in Durham the Orange County Campus in Hillsborough and some audiobooks in our Dogwood Digital Library (available through your Libby app
How are you celebrating Earth Day today? Are you watching the Earthday.org live stream? Are you heading over to the Piedmont Wildlife Center for their Earth Day Fly-Thru? Going on a hike? Attending the virtual Piedmont Earth Day Fair? Getting ready to take pictures of trees and flowers in your neighborhood to participate in the City Nature Challenge? Watching nature documentaries? How about reading? Check out these great new books we have in the Dr. Phail Wynn Collection. Any one (or all) would
Check out our current window display showing off Durham Tech's Faculty and Staff Best Books of 2014! Want to read something we don't have or that's checked out? Ask a librarian about getting it via interlibrary loan. Click on a book for more details. The Top Picks: [gallery type="square" ids="1066,1067,1068,1069,1070,1071,1072,1073" orderby="rand"] Other Best Reads: [gallery type="slideshow" ids="858,1076,1077,1078,1079,1080,1081,1082,1083,1084,1085,1086,1087,1088,1089,1090,1091,1092,1093,1094
We are pleased to add the Oscar nominated and Golden Globe winning film Boyhood. The film follows a boy named Mason and his family as he experiences the pleasure and pain of growing up. Notable for being filmed with the same cast over a 12 year period, we can watch as the actors themselves grow with the roles they play. [caption id="attachment_1153" align="aligncenter" width="209"] Boyhood[/caption] Also, this month we have a great crop of new books for your reading pleasure. [gallery type=
Image from readingnow.wordpress.com The following books are available from the Main Campus Library: Conversations with Ray Bradbury, PS 3503 .R167 Z466 2004 Dandelion Wine, PS 3503 .R167 D26 1976 Fahrenheit 451, PS 3503 .R167 F3 1982 The Martian Chronicles, PS 3503 .R167 M3 1954 The Illustrated Man, PS 3503 .R167 I44 1967 Here is a link to a nice article from the NY Times about Bradbury's life and work: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/07/books/ray-bradbury-popularizer-of-science-fiction-dies-at
[caption id="attachment_670" align="aligncenter" width="400" class=" "] Mary Kennery, Library Technician, receives award (photograph by Susan Baker)[/caption] We are pleased to announce that our Library Technician, Mary Kennery, has won the 2013 Excellence in Support Services Award at Durham Tech. This prestigious award is presented to an employee who promotes excellence, innovation, and dedication in service to the students and to the larger community of Durham Tech. Mary is an exceptionally