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In a repeating series highlighting current and recent reads around Durham Tech, here’s Durham Tech’s awesome faculty and staff’s current or recently finished summer reads: [gallery link="none" size="medium" ids="4339,4341,4342,4343,4344,4345,4346,4347,4348,4349,4350,4351,4352,4353,4354,4355,4356,4357,4358,4359,4360,4361,4362,4363,4364,4365,4366,4367,4368,4369,4370,4371,4372,4373,4374,4375,4376,4377,4378,4379,4380,4381" orderby="rand"] Need help finding a book in-library or requesting a book
The Library and Student Government Association are hosting craft workshops this fall semester. Workshops are held in the Library’s Group Study Area room 105A on the lower level of Main Campus Library unless otherwise noted. All materials and supplies are provided. Images from previous Crafternoon workshops: [gallery type="slideshow" ids="4460,4468,4477,4453,4454,4475,4450,4452,4474,4466,4455,4470,4465"] Schedule for Main Campus Mon. 8/27 1:00-3:00 Academic planners/notebooks Tues. 9/18 1:00-3:00
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
Here in the library we spend a lot of time on our computers, as do our students. It's easy to start to slump and forget that spending so much time sitting still is hard on our bodies. Here are a couple resources to help us all stay on track, and prevent aches and pains later on. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has a handy guide to how to properly sit at your desk, as well as how to arrange your chairs and keyboards for maximum benefit. The American Chiropractic Association has
(In which one of your librarians highlights the different categories of the Read Great Things Challenge 2019. Want to know more about the Read Great Things 2019 Challenge? Check out our library blog post about it. All are welcome to participate!) I like memoirs. A lot. I know this isn't everyone's favorite genre, but on the other hand, some people really only like to read memoirs. (You do you, reader.) If you also like memoirs or just need to fill that " book by or about someone that you admire"
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!
With the end of the Fall Semester just around the weekend and Winter Break almost upon us, we're adapting our hours while class isn't in session. Monday, Dec. 15 and Tuesday, Dec. 16 : Business as usual (8:00AM to 8:30PM) Wednesday, Dec. 17 to Friday, Dec. 19 : 8:00AM to 5:00PM Closed Saturday, Dec. 20 Monday, Dec. 22 to Tuesday, Dec. 23 : 8:00AM to 5:00PM Closed Wednesday, Dec. 24 to Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015 Monday, Jan. 5, 2015 to Friday, Jan. 9 : 8:00AM to 5:00PM Closed Saturday, Jan. 10 Resume
[caption id="attachment_3391" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Image from ALA, American Library Association[/caption] This month the library has been celebrating the authors and writings that reflect the lives and experiences of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community. We have a display of books on the lower level of the library that we will keep up through the end of July. Explore the library's guide to LGBTQ resources for books, ebooks, DVDs, streaming video, and recommended
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