Title: There Is No Good Card For This: What To Say And Do When Life Is Scary, Awful, And Unfair To People You Love Authors: Kelsey Crowe and Emily McDowell When someone you know is hurting, you want to let her know that you care. But many people don’t know what words to use—or are afraid of saying or doing the wrong thing. This thoughtful, instructive guide, from empathy expert Dr. Kelsey Crowe and greeting card maverick Emily McDowell, blends well-researched, actionable advice with the no

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

This book was read by Meredith Lewis, the [mostly] Orange County Campus Librarian, and is available for checkout at the Orange County Campus Library. Title: The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World Author: Steve Brusatte Genre: Popular Science, General Dinosaur Awesomeness #ReadGreatThings2018 Category: A popular science book; A book that takes place during or is about a historical event 50 years or more in the past [this historical event took place a few million years

Now that the weather outside is frightful, it's time to stay inside and watch movies! Check out some of our new DVD titles. [gallery type="rectangular" link="none" size="medium" ids="4670,4669,4668,4667,4665,4664,4663,4662,4661" orderby="rand"]

Title: Leaving the Sea: Stories Author: Ben Marcus Genre: short stories / experimental fiction Read Great Things Challenge 2018 category: a book you chose for the cover; a book with a supernatural creature, occurrence, or event (maybe) Why did you choose to read this book? I was drawn in by the cover art at first. The reviews on the back of the dust jacket also made the stories sound interesting to me. One of my favorite authors, Michael Chabon, has a blurb on the back of the book praising

Let your mind be like the eye of the hawk…Destined from birth to serve as protector of the princess Zariya, Khai is trained in the arts of killing and stealth by a warrior sect in the deep desert; yet there is one profound truth that has been withheld from him. In the court of the Sun-Blessed, Khai must learn to navigate deadly intrigue and his own conflicted identity…but in the far reaches of the western seas, the dark god Miasmus is rising, intent on nothing less than wholesale destruction. If

This book was read by Meredith Lewis, the [mostly] Orange County Campus Librarian, and is available for checkout at the Orange County Campus Library. Title: Open Mic Night at Westminster Cemetery: A Novel in Two Acts Author: Mary Amato Genre: Fantasy [because ghosts talking and stuff]. Is there a "imagined conversations between ghosts in graveyards" fiction genre? Because this fits that one, too. #ReadGreatThings2018 Category: A book that contains a supernatural creature, occurrence, or event

Media literacy is a topic that comes up often these days. But, what does it actually mean? What counts as media? What does it entail? How can we teach students the skills needed to digest media critically? There is a Crash Course for that! Click through the embedded video below or find the full playlist here. Crash Course is a YouTube channel that was started by John Green and his brother Hank Green. (Yes, it's that John Green.) These educational videos are free to watch, though if you are

Looking for a fresh fall read? Check out some of the new additions to the OCC library collection. Interested in one of these, but located on a campus other than the wonderful Orange County Campus? Talk to your friendly neighborhood Durham Tech librarian to ask about transferring a book to your campus for pick-up.

[caption id="attachment_4577" align="alignright" width="300"] Gif by Tumblr user @ Pati Cmak.[/caption] As we enter the season of reading by the fire with fuzzy socks and pumpkin spice lattes (my favorite season) here are some excellent choices of books to get cozy with while watching the leaves fall. [gallery link="none" type="rectangular" ids="4562,4563,4564,4565,4566,4572,4571,4570,4569,4568,4567" orderby="rand"]