Continuing Education courses for Summer II and Fall 2026 are now available to view in Self-Service. Course sections listed with a begin date after July 1, 2026 will open for registration on July 1, 2026.
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We now have two great online guides for finding movies in the library's collection. One guide is for browsing titles by movie genre such as Action, History, Sports, etc... and the other is an alphabetical listing of films in our collection. We hope you'll discover lots of films that you want to watch. Thanks to our library staff member, Lauren Havens, for all of her hard work creating these new resources. You can also access these guides under the LibGuides link on the library website.
National Library Week is April 10th-16th. This year's theme is "Libraries Transform." Over the week, we'll be digitally unveiling our new posters featuring Durham Tech students about ways that the Durham Tech libraries are here to help you transform into your most successful self. The posters will also be on display by the end of the week around our campus libraries for you to see in person. Come on in and check them out*! *Figuratively-- these posters are not to be taken out of the library, but
Books often translate well to film. Here are some of the titles that the library has as both book and DVD. Visit our display on the lower level for these titles. Anna Karenina Diary of Anne Frank Eclipse Emma For Colored Girls Freakonomics Freedom Writers The Hours A Lesson Before Dying Life of Pi Lord of the Rings Moneyball The Namesake No Country for Old Men A Raisin in the Sun The Road Sense & Sensibility Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Water for Elephants Recently adapted books-to-film coming
You may have heard of Dewey the cat from the book Dewey: The Small Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron. This book chronicles Dewey's story of living in a public library in Spencer, Iowa. Other libraries around the world also have cats. To see great photos and read other stories take a look at these fun links: [caption id="attachment_500" align="alignleft" width="244" class=" "] Spencer Public Library's Dewey the Cat[/caption] http://oedb.org/ilibrarian/quick-guide-library-cats/
Opposing Viewpoints in Context is an online resource covering today’s important social issues such as computer hacking, immigration, same-sex marriage, and voting rights. The differing viewpoints present each side of an issue and help students develop critical thinking skills and draw their own conclusions. Content includes viewpoint articles, newspaper, magazine and academic journal articles, videos, audio, recommended websites, graphics, and statistics. It's an excellent place to begin
You may be familiar with Films on Demand, a streaming video platform with thousands of educational videos. In January of 2015 we announced this new service for the Durham Tech community. On March 7 Films on Demand added over 100 new films to Durham Tech's collection. You can see a list of the new titles here: https://durhamtech.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=107014&m=2&y=2016&cType=1.These new videos cover a wide range of subjects including business
In a repeating series highlighting current and recent reads around Durham Tech, here’s what the awesome and amazing Occupational Therapy Assistant Program faculty are currently reading and have recently read: [gallery link="none" size="medium" ids="3090,3091,3092,3093,3094,3096,3097,3098,3099,3100,3101,3103,3106,3107,3109,3113,3114" orderby="rand"] As always, if you’re interested in a title, you can either search our catalog to see if we have the book or request it through interlibrary loan if
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