At the end of the spring semester, the Library and the Durham Tech Fine Arts classes come together to host a student art display. We look forward to this event each year.
With the physical library closed, the annual art display was [obviously] cancelled, but we still wanted to find a way to highlight some of the wonderful art that Durham Tech students created this year, so we’ve created a virtual art show two ways.
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There are several movies and TV shows coming out this spring based on books. Several book adaptations have been released as TV series or films earlier this year as well.
It can be really enjoyable to read the book and watch the show or movie. So far, I’ve watched The Plot Against America, Killing Eve, and Normal People. I’m currently reading Just Mercy and then plan to watch the film. Little Fires Everywhere is in my book stack to read, and I want to watch the show as well.
This week we’ll be showcasing some book reviews! Want to review something you’ve read or watched for the library blog? Let us know by filling out the Durham Tech Book or Media Review form.
Being in your late 20s and not knowing what you want to do is hard, so of course when your friend from your brief foray into boarding school asks you to come take care of her step-children who catch fire when upset or scared, you say yes. Right? Sure. You weren’t doing anything anyway.
Title: Nothing to See Here
Author: Kevin Wilson
Genre: Realistic fantasy/magical realism, early adulting, contemporary literary fiction
#ReadGreatThings2020 Category: A book recommended by a celebrity book club (#ReadWithJenna)
This book was read by Meredith Lewis, the [mostly] Orange County Campus Librarian.
Continue Reading →We asked Durham Tech to share the baking and cooking they’ve been doing at home, and, well, we’re making various quick and slow breads, embracing box mixes, getting a little fancy, and not forgetting to eat our vegetables.
Click through for food pics and recipes (for most). Links to recipes are in picture captions.
Read more, See Food Pics, get recipesThere are a lot of reasons why people are cooking and baking more right now, including restaurant closures and the fact that many of us are at home more. Check out some of our digital cookbooks through the Home Grown eBook collection and how to access (and help) our own Durham Tech Food Pantry.
Continue Reading →It’s still April, which means it’s still Poetry Month. (Yay for that!)
There’s something powerful about hearing an author reading their own work, especially with poetry. Where do they stop and start? What words do they emphasize? It adds something extra (at least for that particular moment).
Continue Reading →The results are in! Check out Durham Tech’s #QuaranReads (including some friendly faces and a few unpaid work-from-home coworkers).
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Do you like coming-of-age stories [a.k.a. bildungsromans] and dragons, but in contemporary settings? Oh, and bad guys and mob guys and the swamp? Don’t mind a little drinking and swearing (well, more than just a little)? Want something that isn’t super depressing? Have I got the read for you!
This book was read by Meredith Lewis, the [mostly] Orange County Campus Librarian.
Title: Highfire
Author: Eoin Colfer (yes, the Artemis Fowl guy)
Genre: contemporary fantasy, dragon and boy stories, swamp capers
#ReadGreatThings2020 Category: A book with a one-word title; A bildungsroman; A book about nature or the great outdoors
Continue Reading →Lots of changes happening, including new [unpaid] staff members helping your current library staff as we work from home.
Continue Reading →Are you participating in the Durham Tech Library’s Read Great Things 2020 Challenge? Desperately want to complete your “Someone else’s favorite book” category but don’t know where to start? Good news! We can help.
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