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The second Tuesday of October is Ada Lovelace Day and celebrates women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics with the hope of inspiring future generations of young women to study and work in STEM fields. [caption id="attachment_3605" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Image from http://www.rejectedprincesses.com[/caption] Ada Lovelace was an English mathematician and writer who created the first program for Charles Babbage's analytical engine. She is known as the first computer

Why did you choose to read this book? I’m planning on attending the Durham Reads Together event, An Evening With Sarah Vowell, and I wanted to read one of her books first to get a feel for who she is and her perspective on history. It will be at the Carolina Theater on October 9th, 7:00 PM. It's free! What did you like about it? I like that it made history accessible. Historical non-fiction is outside of my normal reading wheel house but the book is written as a narrative and she does a good job

Title: And the Mountains Echoed Author: Khaled Hosseini Genre: fiction What did you like about it? Through various characters from 1952 until the current decade, it provides different views of Afghanistan. Some characters are born there and leave; some are not from there, but end up there; and others spend their entire lives there. The book portrays Afghanistan as a place of poverty in relation to the West, of hardship and suffering; and that is even before the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan

Banned Books Week is an annual event which celebrates the freedom to read and highlights the importance of open access to information for all. Banned Books Week brings awareness to issues of censorship in libraries and schools. [caption id="attachment_3587" align="aligncenter" width="373"] Image from ALA: American Library Association[/caption] According to the American Library Association, "A challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of a person or group

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[caption id="attachment_3559" align="aligncenter" width="200"] Available at Main Campus on the New Book Shelf[/caption] Title: The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women Author: Kate Moore Genre: Historical Nonfiction Why did you choose to read this book? Well, I'd heard a lot about it. I tend to like historical nonfiction that tells the stories of groups of people who maybe aren't as known in American history. I read Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth

The Library and Student Government Association are pleased to host a Constitution Day event on Monday as part of Durham Reads Together. Event Details: Mon. Sept. 18, 2017 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Constitution Day Read-in with students, faculty, administration, and staff. Pick up a free copy of the US Constitution, register to vote, color at the craft table, win cupcakes at our trivia contest, and learn about the Constitution on the Main Campus plaza. Our rain location is the ERC Auditorium in Building

Thanks to a grant that earmarked $3000 for library resources, the Durham Tech library expanded its collections of Middle East-related materials. The grant was funded by the Duke-UNC Consortium for Middle East Studie s. Made possible by Consortium’s Title VI funding, the grant, locally administered by Shannon Hahn, allowed the library to add over 100 new titles to its collections. Here is a list of the titles the library purchased and here is the Middle Eastern Studies LibGuide. The library

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Title: The Lying Game Read by: Mary Kennery Author: Ruth Ware Genre: thriller/suspense/female friendships Why did you choose to read this book? I love mysteries. I have read the other books by Ruth Ware – In a Dark, Dark Wood (a favorite!) and The Woman in Cabin 10. I was waiting to read her latest one. What did you like about it? How the plot begins: a text of three words: I need you. Then three texts in reply: I’m coming. I’m coming. I’m coming. Fatima, Thea, Isa and Kate were best friends in