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Now that NaNoWriMo has started, here are a few books at the library that can help get the creative juices flowing. Here are tips, tricks, and advice from writers of both fiction and nonfiction. No matter what you are writing about you can find help here. Good luck! [gallery type="slideshow" ids="1726,1727,1728,1729,1730,1725,1724,1721,1722,1723" orderby="rand"] Don't forget to add the Durham Tech Library as your writing buddy on Nanowrimo.org!
Did you know that the Durham Tech Library has a whole collection of children's picture books? Well, we do! They are located against the wall on the lower level of the library. We have classics, awards winners, and freshly published titles for you check out. My personal favorites are the ones with dragons in them. Dragons are great. Come by and check some out. I bet someone wants you to read to them!
Thinking about coming to the book club? There's still time! The Durham Tech Library Book Club meets on February 4th at 1:00 pm. The meeting will be held in the Schwartz Room in Building 5. We're reading Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates and you can check out a copy from our library, or get your own copy elsewhere. Can't finish the book in time? Come anyway! The more the merrier. Not into non-fiction? Help us choose what fiction book to read next by voting in our online poll here. We
Are you participating in the library's Read Great Things Challenge 2019? Do you need suggestions for books about immigration? Here are some recent books, both nonfiction and fiction, that explore immigration and the immigrant and refugee experience. These are now available in the library collection.
In addition to books, the library also has a great collection of DVDs, including popular films, documentaries, and more! We invite you to browse these titles and check them out! To check for item availability and call number location, use the Durham Tech library catalog, or contact the library. To view titles recently added to the library collection, please see: New DVDs
New DVDs We have some great new DVDs in our collection! These and others can be checked out for one week at a time. [gallery columns="2" ids="956,955" orderby="rand"] New Books These items can be checked out for three weeks at a time. [gallery columns="4" ids="999,998,997,996,995,994,993,992,991,990,989,988,987,986,985,984,983,981,980,979,978,977,976,975,974,973,972,971,970,969,967,966,965,964,963,962,961,960,959" orderby="rand"]
We have new DVDs in the Main Campus library. These are just some of the great titles available for check out! Click on the pictures to read a description of the movie and watch the trailer. [gallery type="circle" ids="1215,1214,1213,1212,1211,1210" orderby="rand"] Over at the Northern Durham Campus we have more new DVDs. Can't make it over there but want to watch one of these anyway? Just ask! We can have it for you in the Main Campus library in a few days. [gallery type="circle" ids="1217,1218
Have you wondered about the origins of Halloween? Check out this short video about the connection to Samhain (pronounced “sow-win”), an ancient Celtic celebration.
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
Get your read on with these new nonfiction titles at the Orange County Campus Library, most of which fit neatly into Read Great Things Challenge 2019 categories. Remember that your Durham Tech Library card is valid at all Durham Tech Library locations and you can request to pick up a book from another campus at your home campus (though you're always welcome to come visit).