Title: The Vanished Birds Author: Simon Jimenez Genre: science fiction; fantasy; dystopia; literary fiction Read Great Things 2021 Categories: A book about or set in space; A book about family; A book that takes place outside the continental United States; and A book suggested by a Durham Tech Librarian My own category: A book about travel, longing, and trying to find beauty in something that's broken This book was read by Meredith Lewis, the [mostly] Orange County Campus Librarian. Earth has
Check out what's new on the shelf at the Orange County Campus Library! We've got history, a little mystery, some memoir, cookbooks, and jellyfish! And more! A little nonfiction for ya'-- A few awesome cookbooks-- And don't forget to check out our new fiction-- Want to check out one or more of these books? Come on over to the Orange County Campus Library during librarian-available hours (see our library homepage for details or reach out to Orange County Campus Librarian Meredith Lewis at lewisma
New season, new books for you to check out from the Orange County Campus Library! Fiction Put a hold on a book to pick up at the Main Campus or Northern Durham Center or stop by the Orange County Campus in Hillsborough to pick it up and see what else is on the shelves. (And say, "Hi." It's nice to see folks.) Want to put a hold on a book in the Orange County Campus collection to either pick up at OCC or at the Main Campus Library? If you already have a Durham Tech Library account and would like
Dr. Katherine Johnson, part of the human computer team at NASA and responsible for hand calculating NASA's path to space, has died at 101. She graduated from West Virginia State College with degrees in math and French and briefly worked as a teacher before working for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (which would later become NASA) at Langley Research Center. In 2015, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. To read about her influence at NASA and the team of black
Title: Righteous Author: Joe Ide Genre: mystery Why did you choose to read this book? I enjoyed reading the first book in this series, IQ . What did you like about it? Like IQ , this is a fast-paced detective story featuring Isaiah Quintabe (“IQ”), a self-made private investigator in Los Angeles. IQ uses a combination of reasoning, cunning, surveillance and lock-picking skills and Krav Maga in his pursuit of justice. Several characters return from Ide’s debut novel in this sequel. When IQ
This is the first in a new type of blog post from the Durham Tech Library. Each post will allow a staff member to highlight a book they've read recently. This post is brought to you by Stephen Brooks, reference librarian, who read the book Freedom by Jonathan Franzen. This novel follows several members of an American family, the Berglunds, as well as their close friends and lovers, as complex and troubled relationships unfold over many years. The book follows them through the last decades of the
Title: Where the Wild Coffee Grows: The Untold Story of Coffee from the Cloud Forests of Ethiopia to Your Cup Author: Jeff Koehler Genre: Nonfiction [caption id="attachment_4259" align="aligncenter" width="329"] Where the Wild Coffee Grows: The Untold Story of Coffee from the Cloud Forests of Ethiopia to Your Cup by Jeff Koehler[/caption] This book was read by Courtney Bippley - a Reference Librarian at the Main Campus Library. Why did you choose to read this book? I love coffee. My appreciation
Take a look at our Career Resources LibGuide for lots of good materials and links. Did you know that DTCC has an online Career Center? New print resources in the library: Job Interviews for Dummies Call Number: HF 5549.5 .I6 K393 2012 The Essential Phone Interview Handbook Call Number: HF 5549.5 .I6 B295 2011 Resume 101 Call Number: HF 5383 .S3275 2012 Hot Health Care Careers Call Number: R 690 .H68 2011 Job Searching with Social Media for Dummies Call Number: HF 5382.7 .W35 2011
The library is thrilled to be hosting our third annual Student Art Exhibition. Come see the amazing art by our extremely talented Associate in Fine Arts students. Drawings, paintings, watercolors, and sculpture are all featured. The art will be on display through May 4th. Enjoy photos of some of the art works in the exhibition here. [gallery type="slideshow" size="large" ids="4216,4215,4214,4213,4212,4211,4210,4209,4207,4206,4205,4204,4203,4202,4201,4198,4200" orderby="rand"] For more
We can help! Looking for a book to read over winter break? READsearcher is a new service the Durham Tech Library is offering where we give you personalized book recommendation based on your answers to a few painless questions. You can find the link on the library homepage under 'Forms.' We are excited to offer this new service and look forward to helping all of you find your next book!