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Enter our National Library Week "Why I Love My Durham Tech Library" Drawing to win some sweet library prizes! Fill out our form by 5:00 on Wednesday, April 7 letting us know why you love your Durham Tech Library (or if you just like us-- honestly, we know love is a strong feeling). Four faculty/staff and four students each will be eligible to be entered in a drawing to win a cork-bottom coffee mug (complete with lid!) and a mask from our previous Read Great Things Challenge prizes. You're also
Books and DVDs about the Arab Spring: Arab spring dreams: the next generation speaks out for freedom and justice from North Africa to Iran HQ 799 .M628 A73 2012 The Arab uprisings: what everyone needs to know JQ 1850 .A91 G37 2012 The battle for the Arab Spring: revolution, counter-revolution and the making of a new era JQ 1850 .A91 N68 2012 From Cairo to Wall Street: voices from the global spring HM 881 .F76 2012 Muslim women reformers: inspiring voices against oppression HQ 1726.5 .L54 2009 On
It's time for another showcase of the newest books in the Orange County Campus collection. Click through to see novel nonfiction about birds, life stories, education, fast shipping, and meditations on life and fresh contemporary, historical, political thriller, mystery, and fantasy fiction (including two series). Our new nonfiction-- and our freshest fiction-- Want to put a hold on a book in the Orange County Campus collection to either pick up at OCC or at the Main Campus Library? Click on the
The end of the semester is upon us! The last day the Durham Tech Library will be open and Durham Tech Library staff will be available is Friday, December 17. All Durham Tech Libraries will be closed Monday and Tuesday, December 20-21 and the College will be closed from Wednesday, December 22 through Monday, January 3. The Libraries will reopen starting on Tuesday, January 4 and your library staff will be back and ready to help. Have a Chromebook to return? If you miss us in December, plan on
New season, new books for you to check out from the Orange County Campus Library! Fiction Put a hold on a book to pick up at the Main Campus or Northern Durham Center or stop by the Orange County Campus in Hillsborough to pick it up and see what else is on the shelves. (And say, "Hi." It's nice to see folks.) Want to put a hold on a book in the Orange County Campus collection to either pick up at OCC or at the Main Campus Library? If you already have a Durham Tech Library account and would like
Check out some of our staff recommendations that celebrate woman authors and experiences for Women's History Month that are also available through Dogwood Digital Library-- accessible through our database list or through the Libby app. Recommended by Courtney Bippley, Main Campus Librarian: "This book has advice, inspiration, hope, and data for anyone and everyone, no matter where you are in your climate change awareness." Check out the rest of her What We're Reading book review! Available as an
Crafternoons are a partnership between the Durham Tech Student Government Association and the Library. Masks have taken on a different meaning this year, but let's decorate the top part of your face to go along with the mask that covers your nose and mouth. What you need for a basic mask: Paper (I'd recommend a lightweight sheet to make your ideal template and then--if you like-- something heavier to give it structure, but since you're going to decorate it, feel free to use those political
March 8 is International Women's Day and was created to focus on the achievements of women across the globe and emphasize the continued need to push for gender parity. This year's theme is "Choose to Challenge," acknowledging that gender bias left unchallenged allows it to continue. To celebrate International Women's Day, check out some of the books that the Durham Tech Library has online and in our physical collection to celebrate women's voices, accomplishments, and experiences. Want to check
We're 11.5/12ths of the way through 2018, and the end of the year and the end of the Durham Tech Library's Read Great Things Challenge 2018 is coming up fast. To give us an idea of how many prizes (!!!) and participation items we need, if you're participating or have been trying to participate, please fill out our survey if you haven't already: Read Great Things Challenge 2018 Check-In Survey All participants (whether you finish or not) are welcome to stop by the Main Campus Library on Wednesday
Premium cable can be expensive or, if you're like me, you like to marathon an entire season of a show instead of waiting impatiently for the season to unfold. (Thank you, Netflix for indulging me on this.) Well, you Game of Thrones and Outlander fans, have we got the solution for you: Check out the book versions of your favorite series! See all the additional people killed and maimed in books 1-5 of George R.R. Martin's awesome fantasy epics before the new season starts on April 12 on HBO: