Happy National Library Workers Day!

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It's still National Library Week! Today is National Library Workers Day, a day for library staff, users, and administrators to recognize the valuable contributions made by all library workers. Here's your current Durham Tech Library team, including Julie, Brian, Tracey, Courtney, Charles, Rachel, Susan, Stephen, Najib, Lorell, and Meredith. Don't forget to 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

What We're Reading: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennet

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Check out Durham Library Fest's Lunch Meetup with Brit Bennett on Tuesday, April 6 from 1:00 to 2:00. Keep reading for a What We're Reading review of The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett and check it out from the Durham Tech Library either online as an audiobook through Dogwood Digital Library or on Main Campus). This book was read by Julie Humphrey, Durham Tech Library Director. Title: The Vanishing Half Author: Brit Bennett Genre: Literary fiction; historical fiction; generational fiction Read

A Drawing! And Happy National Library Week!

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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

Out Loud in the Library with Gordon C. James

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Have you heard about Library Fest yet? It's next week! And as a partner of Library Fest, the Durham Tech Library was able to talk to three of the special guests that will be at Library Fest. Today's interview is with Gordon C. James, artist and illustrator. He's illustrated multiple award-winning books, including I Am Every Good Thing and Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut. Hit play below to listen to our conversation! And, don't forget to register for some Library Fest events. There will be

What We're Recommending Online for Women's History Month

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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

Out Loud in the Library: Student Mental Health Support with Dana Cea

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This episode was difficult to name since I talked about many different things with Dana Cea, a PhD student at ECU (pronouns she/her or they/them). Listen to learn about how to support LGBTQ+ students, how to find a therapist that fits you, and what we should be doing to help disabled students. Join Dana Cea and Spectrum Club for an event on April 6th, at 2 PM. This conversation will highlight disabilities plus supports and mental health awareness in the LGBTQ+ community. Join the event at this

Watch This Space: Library Fest AND National Library Week (and a drawing!)

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Next week (April 4-10) is both Durham County Library's Library Fest and National Library Week. How exciting! Keep reading for more info and drawing info! Durham Tech is a supporter of Durham Public Library's Library Fest, and our librarian podcaster Courtney Bippley has done interviews with THREE (!) of the featured presenters at Library Fest for Out Loud in the Library: author Tayari Jones, artist Volkan Alkanoglu, and illustrator Gordon C. James. Keep your eyes (and ears) open for those

Meet AVON

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Can’t get enough streaming video? You’re in luck--the Durham Tech Library now has more online video content! AVON (Academic Video Online) is a new library database we’re excited to offer. It features 70,000 searchable, citable, closed captioned titles spanning a wide range of subject areas (allied health, art, automotive technologies, business, counseling, communication studies, criminal justice, engineering, history, psychology, sociology) and even feature films and award winners. Want to see

What We're Watching: Bridgerton! (and Romance Reading through Dogwood Digital)

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Title: Bridgerton, Season 1 (available streaming on Netflix) Genre: Period drama; Romance; Regency Romance This series was watched by Rachel Smith, Northern Durham Center Librarian. Set in 19th-century London, Bridgerton centers on the aristocratic Bridgerton family. The widow Violet, Dowager Viscountess Bridgerton is mother to eight children. As eldest daughter Daphne Bridgerton enters her first courting season with Queen Charlotte's favor, she meets Simon Bassett, Duke of Hastings and best

Crafternoon: Tie Dye Kits!

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It's time for another make-at-home Crafternoon adventure! The Student Government Association and the Library are giving out tie dye kits to current students, which include three colors (blues, yellows, and reds), gloves, and some rubber bands. You'll provide your own shirt, bag, pants, scarf, hat, whatever you want to dye (in cotton, polyester, or blended fabric). If you would like one, email us at library@durhamtech.edu and we'll schedule a time for you to pick it up. You can also drop by the