Library Blog

Did you know that the library has a nice fiction collection ? We purchase new novels, graphic novels, books of poetry, and short story collections a few times per year using funds from our Durham Tech Foundation Campus Fund Drive account. We think that pleasure reading is important and fun! We also appreciate hearing your requests. If you have a book to recommend to the library for our collection, please let us know in the comments below or send us an email ( library@durhamtech.edu). Check out

At Durham Tech, our students and their academic work are our highest priority. We are excited to introduce you to our new PC Reservation system in the Main Campus library, which is designed to ensure that currently enrolled students will be able to access the upstairs library computers in a more timely manner. Here are answers to some of the questions you may have about our new system: What if I am a… Current Durham Tech curriculum student, staff, or faculty member? To access our library

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

[caption id="attachment_441" align="alignleft" width="199" class=" "] photo from Design Sponge[/caption] Explore Durham's history and culture with these resources: [caption id="attachment_442" align="alignright" width="300" class=" "] photo from MILB.com[/caption] 27 Views of Durham : the Bull City in prose & poetry Durham County : a history of Durham County, North Carolina Durham Technical Community College : celebrating 50 years, 1961-2011 A Palette, Not a Portrait : stories from the life of

We now have two great online guides for finding movies in the library's collection. One guide is for browsing titles by movie genre such as Action, History, Sports, etc... and the other is an alphabetical listing of films in our collection. We hope you'll discover lots of films that you want to watch. Thanks to our library staff member, Lauren Havens, for all of her hard work creating these new resources. You can also access these guides under the LibGuides link on the library website.

Summer is a great time for movie watching! You may borrow two movies at a time for a week. New Feature Films: Anna Karenina Argo Django Unchained Les Miserables Life of Pi Lincoln The Master Perks of Being a Wallflower Silver Linings Playbook Zero Dark Thirty Documentaries: The Abolitionists Brushes with Life: Art, artists, and mental illness Bully Cuban Missile Crisis: Three men go to war Dropout Nation Forensics on Trial From the Other Side How to Survive a Plague Hot Coffee: Is justice being

Check out the library's display of gardening resources downstairs on the lower level for ideas and inspiration: American grown : the story of the White House kitchen garden and gardens across America The vegetable gardener's container bible : how to grow a bounty of food in pots, tubs, and other containers The ultimate guide to growing your own food : save money, live better, and enjoy life with food from your own garden From seed to skillet : a guide to growing, tending, harvesting, and cooking

Main Campus Library Hours : Mon. - Thurs. 8:00 - 6:30 Fri. 8:00 - 12:oo OCC Library Hours: Mon. - Thurs. 10:00 - 1:00

[caption id="attachment_670" align="aligncenter" width="400" class=" "] Mary Kennery, Library Technician, receives award (photograph by Susan Baker)[/caption] We are pleased to announce that our Library Technician, Mary Kennery, has won the 2013 Excellence in Support Services Award at Durham Tech. This prestigious award is presented to an employee who promotes excellence, innovation, and dedication in service to the students and to the larger community of Durham Tech. Mary is an exceptionally