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Take a look at our new books! A little nonfiction to get you started-- Or maybe you prefer some realistic fiction? How about mostly realistic fiction... with just a touch of the supernatural? Or little fantasy or science fiction, perhaps? We've got you. Not able to come visit us at the Orange County Campus library but want to read one of these [awesome] books? Ask a librarian for help putting a hold on a book to pick up at your primary campus.
Happy Election Day 2020! Today is the last day to cast your vote! Join your Durham Tech community and cast your vote if you're eligible and haven't already! In order to vote today, you'll need to go to your assigned polling place and can vote until 7:30 p.m.-- if you're in line at 7:30 p.m., no matter how long the line may be, you can cast your ballot. Learn more from the NC State Board of Elections about what to expect when voting on Election Day, including links to download a sample ballot. No
It's Friday, y'all! We made it to the end of another week doing the social distance disco. This week is National Library Week, too. The theme for this year's National Library Week was originally "Find Your Place at the Library." However, it was chosen before COVID-19 forced everyone out of physical library spaces. Due to current circumstances, the theme was reassessed and became "Find the Library at Your Place." (Note the stay-at-home worker in the lighthouse using those sweet library databases
In 2017, the state of North Carolina proclaimed the second Monday in October as Indigenous People's Day and in 2021, the president of the United States acknowledged Indigenous Peoples' Day for the first time with an official proclamation. What is Indigenous Peoples' Day? An alternative to Columbus Day, Indigenous Peoples' Day is "a celebration ... to bring acknowledgment to the Native population" and remove the focus from Columbus, a man who caused great harm to Native populations. Instead, "It
It's April, which means we've been reading poetry (or re-reading some of our favorites) for National Poetry Month! To help you keep track of your progress in books you're currently reading, the Durham Tech Library has created some coloring page bookmarks for you. Click on the images below to access the pdf of the coloring page bookmarks and print them out for yourself-- remember to print 2-sided short edge (which--side note--is also how you print an awesome brochure). We recommend using some
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
It's time for another semester of fun Crafternoon events! Held both on our Main Campus and our Orange County Campus, Crafternoons are opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to take a minute to make something with others from their Durham Tech community. This semester we're repeating a few favorites and adding a few new events. At the end of January, help to set your intentions or keep up with your life goals by making personal punch cards/BINGO cards. Want to visit some new outdoor
There are a plethora of book adaptations coming out this year. Here are 5 books you can take home today and their upcoming screen counterparts. Be that "the book was better" person! In this honest and stunning novel, James Baldwin has given America a moving story of love in the face of injustice. Told through the eyes of Tish, a nineteen-year-old girl, in love with Fonny, a young sculptor who is the father of her child, Baldwin's story mixes the sweet and the sad. Tish and Fonny have pledged to
PaperCut has launched at the Main Campus Library this week . PaperCut is a print management system used to seamlessly monitor and control printing and copying. With PaperCut students are able to print and copy documents. PaperCut will be implemented in other computer labs and at other campuses at a later date. How does it work? Each Durham Tech student is issued a PaperCut account which is used to print and copy documents across all campuses. When a user prints or copies anywhere on campus, the
Celebrate Pride with these colorful reads from the Durham Tech Library collections. Explore our (mostly) nonfiction display on Main Campus. And our variety of fiction reads online in our Dogwood Digital Library collection and on the Main and Orange County Campuses. Click on the link in the book caption to read more about each book and to put a hold on physical books and check out digital books. Want to learn more about Pride and the history of gay rights in the United States? Check out PBS's