This month the library is featuring a display of genre fiction. The display is downstairs on the lower level. Enjoy! Graphic Novels: The Arctic Marauder Daytripper Graphic Classics: Edgar Allan Poe Graphic Classics: Science Fiction Classics Short Stories: At the Mouth of the River of Bees Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales Oxford Book of Gothic Tales Steampunk! : An Anthology of Fantastically Rich and Strange Stories About Sci Fi: In Other Worlds: SF and the Human Imagination

[caption id="attachment_343" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Library Display Window[/caption] The Durham Tech Library was recently awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities grant called Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys. The grant provides our library with more than 25 books and videos about Muslim culture, history, literature, and faith. Visit the Durham Tech events calendar for details about programs, films, and book discussions related to Muslim culture and faith that will

We have added several new documentary films to our library collection. Learn something new! Borrow one today! Use the online catalog to search our film collection by title or keyword. If you are looking for movies on a particular topic you can search for that topic along with the words "and video" to limit to video titles. American Teacher See the stories of four teachers in different areas of the country, revealing the frustrating realities of today's teachers, the difficulty of attracting

Researchers and history buffs alike may now search and access local history collections across North Carolina with a single search box thanks to a collaborative project led by the North Carolina Digital Heritage Center, NC LIVE, and the State Library of North Carolina. NC ECHO enables users to search across thousands of digitized historic materials, including a wide variety of books, photographs, maps, family histories, state documents, newspapers, and much more from cultural heritage

College graduates might be quite digital savvy, but many employers are finding that recent graduates lack "old-school" research skills. Here is an article about Project Information Literacy's (PIL's) latest study, "Learning Curve: How College Students Solve Information Problems Once They Join the Workplace" that was recently published in The Seattle Times. Op-ed: Old-school job skills you won't find on Google by Alison J. Head Project Information Literacy (PIL) is a public benefit nonprofit

The library staff have compiled some of our favorite books and movies and have created a display downstairs on the lower level of the library. We hope you find something good to read or watch over your winter break! We would also enjoy hearing about your favorites. Feel free to post comments to share a book or movie that you recommend. Fiction: 11/22/63 by Stephen King PS 3561 .I483 A615 2011 20 under 40: Stories from the New Yorker PS 648 .S5 A1466 2010 Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker

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

The library discovered a neat new tool called the North Carolina Literary Map, which is a free resource produced by the University Libraries at UNC Greensboro in collaboration with the North Carolina Center for the Book. The NC Literary Map identifies North Carolina places associated with more than 3000 writers and more than 4700 of their books with an interactive online tool that is designed to foster interest in the state’s rich literary tradition. Travelers interested in literary sites

The library recently added many new feature films and documentaries to our collection. You may check out two movies at a time for one week with your library card. Here are some of the new titles: The Artist Beginners The Descendents Do the Right Thing Hugo One Woman, One Vote Prohibition Roots A Separation Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Twilight series War Horse Water for Elephants and many more. Use the online catalog to search for movie titles of interest to you. Enjoy!

The Durham Tech Academic Calendar at http://www.durhamtech.edu/html/prospective/calendar.htm tells us that fall break for students is almost here! During fall break, the Durham Tech ERC main campus library will operate on a reduced schedule, from 8:00 a.m.to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday October 11 and Friday October 12, then closed on Saturday October 13. No classes are in session during this time, so the ERC library computer lab will be closed Thursday and Friday and no free printing will be available