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.
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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 friend of her eldest brother, Anthony. Despite being encouraged by his mentor, Lady Danbury, the Duke is determined not to ever get married and he plots with Daphne to secure his bachelordom and to secure her a suitable marriage.
Continue Reading →Tune into yourself with books that will help you with your self-care goals through the Read Great Things 2021 Challenge.
Self-care can be about taking care of yourself in many ways: emotionally, spiritually, creatively, physically, or mentally.
Keep reading for some suggestions based on what your own self-care goals might look like, including some suggestions contributed by your Durham Tech community.
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The Durham Tech Library is a member of the Dogwood Digital Library, a collection of online ebooks and audiobooks through the Overdrive/Libby app. Durham Tech faculty, staff, and students can check out books using their Durham Tech username and password, just like they can access databases off-campus. Ebooks and audiobooks check out for 21 days and can be read on your phone, tablet, or computer.
Check out some of our staff recommendations that celebrate Black authors and experiences for Black History Month.
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Explore new frontiers with a book set in or about space
with the Read Great Things 2021 Challenge.
Keep reading for some suggestions, including some double-dippers.
Continue Reading →Today is Inauguration Day, as designated by the 20th Amendment of the US Constitution.
Remember that being at home doesn’t mean you have to go it alone!
Read more ABOUT LIBRARY RESOURCES ONLINE & SEE ANOTHER LIBRARY WFH “STAFF” MEMEBERAre you looking for some study resources for the TEAS, NCLEX, or other professional exams? Or even some GED, ACT, SAT, and GRE prep?
The Durham Tech Library has access to three test prep databases: BoardVitals, PrepSTEP, and TERC.
All Durham Tech students, faculty, and staff are able to access these databases on and off-campus. Log in using your Durham Tech username and password, the same as you’d use for Self-Service, WebAdvisor, or Sakai.
Not affiliated with Durham Tech? TERC is also available through your local NC public library through NC LIVE.
For your TEAS and NCLEX online test preparation needs, let’s explore what’s available.
Continue Reading →Looking for something to read but don’t want to leave your increasingly cozy home both because fall weather is coming (periodically, sporadically) and because, well, pandemic?
Well, try out the Home Grown eBook Collection, available through the Durham Tech Articles, Journals, and Databases link on the library homepage (H for Home Grown).
Continue Reading →It’s hot, y’all.
It’s hot and humid and sticky and gross. This is that part of a North Carolina summer my relatives in Pennsylvania tell me is inhumane. (The joke is on them when they get snow in November though.)
Sometimes, when the sun seems angry at you personally and the world feels like it’s falling apart (see: pandemic, police brutality, climate change, the 24-hour news cycle), there’s nothing better than some ice cream to cool off and coat your insides with delicious sugar (or dairy-free with sugar substitute– do you). Want to surround yourself with ice cream history and recipes? The library can help with that.
click here for ice cream recipes and more!