[caption id="attachment_2538" align="aligncenter" width="880"] Image from: http://www.ala.org/bbooks/bannedbooksweek[/caption] Banned Books Week is an annual event which celebrates the freedom to read. Librarians, booksellers, publishers, and teachers across the country unite during Banned Books Week to oppose censorship and ensure free access to information and books. Visit our library's display window to see some of the frequently challenged books from schools and libraries over the last few
Title: Camino Island [caption id="attachment_3387" align="alignright" width="263"] Camino Island by John Grisham[/caption] Read by: Mary Kennery Author: John Grisham Genre: thriller/suspense Why did you choose to read this book? I love mysteries and I have read other books by the author. This 30 th novel written by John Grisham published in June 2017 is a different style for the author. There is no young lawyer this time, but a young soon-to-be unemployed UNC-Chapel Hill English instructor/
Curious about previous infectious disease outbreaks as we live through this one? Are these times really unprecedented? Check out the PBS American Experience documentary The Forgotten Plague: Tuberculosis in America, available for free for all Durham Tech faculty, staff, and students and streaming through Films on Demand. This documentary is recommended by Durham Tech biology and microbiology instructor Dorothy Wood. Why does Dr. Wood recommend The Forgotten Plague (other than it being generally
If you have walked by the Main Campus Library recently you may have seen our new display in our front window. Courtesy of Cambiando Caminos the display is for Diá de Muertos, or Day of the Dead. Observed from October 31st to November 2nd, this holiday is often affiliated with Halloween in the United States. However, this is a distinct and different holiday with its own history and traditions. Learn more below, or if you are off campus click here. Make sure to stop by and see the lovely display!
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
Title: Get in Trouble: Stories Author: Kelly Link Genre: short stories: magical realism, science fiction Why did you choose to read this book? According to the book's back cover, one of my favorite authors, Michael Chabon, called Kelly Link “the most darkly playful voice in American fiction.” What did you like about it? The book delivered “dark playfulness” as promised! I don’t read much magical realism or science fiction, so both of these elements in her writing were refreshing. I think some of
National Library Week is April 23-29, 2023, a time celebrate our nation's libraries, library workers' contributions, and promote library use and support. This year's theme is There's More to the Story. Today is Right to Read Day, a call to action to fight back against censorship to defend, protect, and celebrate your right to read freely. The American Library Association has also released its most challenged books of 2022 as part of its State of American Libraries 2022 report [link to webpage
It's spring: the days are lengthening, pollen is in the air (and on sidewalks, cars ... it's everywhere!). After the darkness, dormancy and hibernation that mark winter, new life abounds in spring. In my neighborhood, azaleas are in full bloom: purple, shades of pink or white flowers, with bumblebees abuzz. I've seen fox kits, which were born under a neighbor's shed, and a baby possum outside my backdoor. The yellow-bellied sapsuckers have left for cooler climates and other birds have returned
In addition to our computers upstairs, our main campus (ERC) library is glad to be able to offer a computer lab that is open to all current Durham Tech students! In the ERC lab, which is down the stairs inside the library and immediately to the right, our lab monitors offer technical support, a scanner is available, and you can print up to 10 black and white pages for free each day. Subsequent black and white pages are 5 cents each, and all color copies are 25 cents each. The lab is available to
Try picking a book based on it's description! Below are a few descriptions of some of the library's new books. The descriptions are written a little like dating profiles (though you may never want to date these individuals!) with just a bit of information. See if any of these books interest you. The titles and call numbers are at the bottom of the entry, if you’re interested in reading them! I’m a poet at heart. Bilingual and bicultural, I straddle the world of modern America and the nostalgia