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As we move classes online, don’t forget about our awesome streaming video collection: Films on Demand.
Films on Demand has over 43,000 titles with content relevant for all kinds of subjects, from welding instructional videos to PBS documentaries.
click here to see all you can do with films on demandThis book was read by Courtney Bippley, Reference Librarian at the Main Campus Library.
Title: Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
Author: Lori Gottlieb
Genre: Nonfiction, Memoir
Why did you choose to read this book?
The book got a bunch of buzz when it came out and I knew a couple other people who had read it and said it was good. Then, I read a few of Lori Gottlieb’s advice columns in The Atlantic to see if I liked her writing style. I did, so I brought the book home with me. The idea of reading about therapy from a therapist perspective was very intriguing. Don’t we all want a deeper understanding of how people work?
What did you like about it?
I really liked how honest the author is in this book. She is honest about her own struggles with behavior that is self-sabotaging and how she came to understand her own role in the break up that led to her going to therapy herself.
The other characters in the book, her patients and her therapist, are all really interesting. They’ve been anonymized and various real patients were combined into the supporting characters. They feel very fleshed out with real issues and I fell in love with all of them. Even the ones I didn’t like in the beginning.
And, I’m not gonna lie. I cried reading this book. Multiple times. But, I would not call this a sad book at all. If anything, I think it is a book about hope, recognizing that we all struggle with similar things, and that it’s never too late to work toward becoming a better person.
Who would you recommend this book to?
Anyone who likes a good memoir. Anyone who has been in or is thinking about going to therapy. Anyone thinking about becoming a therapist of any kind. Anyone who likes to read about real people’s lives written and explained in what is both a contextually accurate and compassionate way.
What would you pair this book with?
A box of tissues! Preferably the extra soft kind that moisturize your nose while you wipe away snot. Bonus points for having a novelty tissue box or one with punny sayings on it.
Dance is wonderful. It is one of my favorite things in the world despite the fact that I’m only okay at it on a good day. Who cares? If I’m dancing I’m having a good time.
Many of the dances known in the United States were created by the Black community. Blues dancing, Swing, the Twist, Disco, Lindy Hop, Charleston, Jitterbug, Moonwalk, Cakewalk, and so many more. These are dances that have shaped the look and feel of decades.
See below for a video of Lindy Hop dancers back in the day and books that explore the history of Black social dancing.
Continue Reading →The world lost Dr. Phail Wynn Jr. in 2018 but his legacy in the Durham Tech Library is expanding regularly thanks to a generous donation from GlaxoSmithKline to establish the Dr. Phail Wynn, Jr. Library Endowment.
Durham Tech Health and Wellness Instructor, Wilma Herndon, invites you to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day by participating in the Day of Reading event. Ms. Herndon is the “Reading is Power Chair” of the local chapter, Beta Zeta. Sign up on Friday, Jan 17th after Durham Tech’s MLK Luncheon or by email at herndonw@durhamtech.edu. There is also a form at Durham Tech’s Main Campus Library desk.
Please visit the library’s display of MLK books on the lower level of the library for potential books and videos to watch. You can also pick up a special MLK bookmark at any of the campus libraries.
Not sure what to read? See some suggestions below which are available in our library.
Get a jump start on the Durham Tech Library 2020 Reading Challenge with one of these new books!
There is still time to check out one (or two or three or four!) of these new books to read over Thanksgiving Break. Books are a great conversation started at dinner and a great way to get some peace amidst the hectic Thanksgiving hubbub.
We have SO MANY great new books that I can’t include all of them. Some of the books not pictured are written by or about such notable people as Jackie Chan, Stan Lee, Harvey Milk, Malcolm Gladwell, Lois Lowry, Dapper Dan, and Edward Snowden. So come grab a book!
Continue Reading →The end of 2019 is approaching so now is the time to look at what we’ve read and watched this year and determine the best of the best. We’ve chosen some of our favorite books and movies from our collection that we read or watched this year to highlight in a display inside the library.
I’d like to give a shout out to one of my personal favorites from this year:
By Caroline Criado Perez
This book made me angry on every page and I’m so glad that I read it. Apparently, everything in the world is gendered. Including snow plow routes and heart surgery recovery rates. I learned so many new things and will be gifting it to at least two people this holiday season. If you read it we can be angry together! Yay! It also counts for the social science category in the Durham Tech Library Read Great Things Challenge 2019. It’s not too late to finish!
It’s officially November! We’ve set our clocks back and retrieved our winter clothes from storage. Time to curl up with a book, a blanket, and your pet of choice.
It’s also eating season! Come by the library to see (and check out) all our beautiful cookbooks!
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It’s finally starting to feel like Fall!
Time to curl up with a good book, wear some fuzzy socks, and sip hot tea.
Dog may be substituted by a cat or a pumpkin.
