This poster was designed by eleventh grader Lara L. from Saunders Trades and Technical High School in Yonkers, New York, who was the winner of the 2022 National Poetry Month Poster Contest, and features a line by 2021 Presidential Inaugural Poet and 2017 National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman. To celebrate Poetry Month, the Durham Tech Library and Student Engagement Departments are thrilled to announce the return of the Poetry Fox! Join us Tuesday, April 26 from 11:30-1:30 p.m. outside of
Having a hard time choosing what books to read during Black History Month? We've got your back! We created a Black History Month collection in our Dogwood Digital Library for you to browse through. We have new and popular titles like Will by Will Smith, The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones, and The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee. Use your Durham Tech username and password to log in and check out books! If you'd like to stick to this year's Black History Month theme, which is Black Health and
The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA, http://dp.la) is a virtual library that makes photographic and other resources available from libraries across the United States. It organizes these resources into themed exhibitions (such as Women with Wings: American Aviatrixes), a map and a timeline. Content comes into the DPLA from a variety of libraries, museums, archives and other cultural institutions. Many of the resources are old photographs or scans of letters that are not subject to
The votes are in! The next book that the Durham Tech Library Book Club is reading will be Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. The library has 5 copies of the book waiting behind the circulation desk to be checked out and enjoyed. The meeting to discuss this book will be December 3rd at 3pm in the Schwartz Conference Room. Join us! [caption id="attachment_1238" align="aligncenter" width="202"] Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel[/caption] One snowy night Arthur Leander, a famous actor
This book was read by Courtney Bippley who is a Reference Librarian at the Main Campus Library. Why did you choose to read this book? I’m doing the POPSUGAR reading challenge this year so I read this book to fulfill the steampunk novel requirement. What did you like about it? I enjoyed the main character who, unmarried, is considered to be a spinster but never lets that stop her from doing what she wants. She is a heroine who is very direct in thought, speech, and action, which is refreshing
Did you know that Durham Tech students, faculty and staff can use Statistical Abstracts of the United States online? You might be familiar with the book version, which is published annually. Now, you can access the same information online via NC LIVE. Statistical Abstracts of the United States is presented as "the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political and economic conditions of the United States," according to ProQuest, who maintains the database. Though
Marley Dias, age 11, is an inspiration! When she got frustrated by the lack of diversity in her school’s required reading, she did something about it. One evening at dinner, she spoke to her mom about her frustration. "I told her I was sick of reading about white boys and dogs," Dias said, pointing specifically to "Where the Red Fern Grows" and the "Shiloh" series. Dias’ activist mother helped her realize that she could do something about it. Marley told her mother that she was "going to start a
Earth Day is April 22nd, but there is no need to wait until Thursday to start joining the action! You can join TODAY. There are 3 events in the run up to Earth Day, and then there will be Earth Day Live on April 22nd. Click the link below to find information about each event and reading recommendations! All events are virtual and free. April 20th, 2:30 PM ET Youth Speaks: Our Message to World Leaders on Earth Day 2021 Organized by Earth Uprising International and Earthday.org, this is a four
I mean, it's not a holiday or anything, but today is when North Carolina early voting sites open, including one on Durham Tech's Main Campus ( in the Newton building, room 4-141, accessed from the back parking lot--near the construction classrooms) for Durham County voters. Early voting begins Thursday, Oct. 15 and ends on Saturday, Oct. 31. I voted today at he Newton Building and it took me about an hour to vote-- while it wasn't ridiculously busy like some of the news from other states, the
Durham Tech Libraries is happy to announce a new database with exciting professional development opportunities: Universal Class, a learning platform that hosts full-length courses and offers accredited continuing education certificates upon successful completion. Durham Tech students may have heard of other online continuing education platforms such as Khan Academy or Goodwill's GCFLearnFree. The course topic variety and assessment structure offered by Universal Class makes it an excellent