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New tech equipment for students, faculty, and staff to borrow!

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  • Microphone Headset
  • Portable Webcam
  • Digital Camera

Do you need equipment to better participate in your online class meetings, record a class lecture, or narrate a PowerPoint presentation?  We now have webcams and microphone headsets available for checkout.  Are you an AFA student who needs high-quality digital images of your artworks?  We now have a Canon PowerShot digital camera for your photography needs.  

You can make an appointment to schedule an equipment pickup at the library by emailing library@durhamtech.edu or calling 919-536-7211.  
A Technology Borrower’s Agreement Form is also required upon checkout.

This loaner equipment program was supported by grant funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) as administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (IMLS grant number LS-246155-OLS-20).  We were grateful to use the funds to purchase equipment for our college community.

Please continue to let us know how we can help support you this academic year.  

Happy Early Voting Day!

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I mean, it’s not a holiday or anything, but today is when North Carolina early voting sites open, including one on Durham Tech’s Main Campus (in the Newton building, room 4-141, accessed from the back parking lot–near the construction classrooms) for Durham County voters. 

  • Meredith squinting in the sun with a red mask, a Vote Now t-shirt, and a No Bull-- I Voted sticker
    I voted! This is my first time being a Durham County voter and working on the Main Campus while we have early voting available (I’m normally in Hillsborough).
  • Parking Lot H behind the Newton Building-- Early Vote Here!
    The back parking lot of the Newton Building (Lot H) is where you’ll find the early voting entrance.

Early voting begins Thursday, Oct. 15 and ends on Saturday, Oct. 31. I voted today at he Newton Building and it took me about an hour to vote– while it wasn’t ridiculously busy like some of the news from other states, the poll workers made sure we kept appropriately distanced, got our own pen (to keep!), and were spaced out in the voting site. Everyone was wearing a mask and it felt very safe and organized. 

During early voting, you can update your registration or register to vote, drop off your absentee ballot at an early voting location, or cast your ballot! 

Click through to learn more about early voting (and see some Library WFH cat staff members). 

LEARN more ABOUT EARLY VOTING (& LIBRARY cAT pICTUREs)

Make 2020 Your Year of Civic Engagement: Informed Voter Resources

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If you’ve decided that you’re going to be a more informed voter, now is the time. Elections are coming up soon, and if you’re eligible to vote and want to learn more about your choices and the issues on your ballot and how to actually cast that vote, here are some resources that you might find useful.

North Carolina state image above VOTE in a red and blue button image
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Library Newsletters for Everyone!

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Almost 80% of our classes are online, but the library still has in-person services available when we’re open. Want to know what’s going on with the library this semester? Check out our newsletters.

There’s one for Students and one for Employees. Click on the images below to see the full newsletter. 

Click on the image for a pdf version of the Durham Tech Library Student Newsletter.
Click to view the entire Student newsletter. 
Click on the image for a pdf version of the Durham Tech Library Employee Newsletter.
Click on the image to view the entire Employee newsletter. 

Fall 2020 Library Services: Always Virtual, and Sometimes In-person [Updated Thurs., Dec. 17]

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Looking for info about Spring 2021 Library services? Check out our updated blog post. 

Your Durham Tech librarians are here for you, virtually and for limited in-person hours on the Main Campus and Orange County Campus Libraries. If you’re coming anywhere on any of the Durham Tech campuses, you need to wear an effective face covering that covers both your nose and mouth the entire time you’re on campus. Masks are available at the Library desk and other locations on campus for those who need them. 

Durham Tech Library Fall 2020 Schedule (for Dec. 14 to Dec. 18) Main Campus Library is open again in January (January 4). The Orange County Campus Library is open on Monday from 1:00 to 6:00 PM. Virtual library services will be available from 8:30-5:00 Monday through Friday. The Library will be closed for Winter Break December 21 through January 1. Services will resume January 4. To make an appointment, email the general library email account (library@durhamtech.edu) or call 919-536-7211 extension 1631. Before coming to campus, everyone should complete the Durham Tech Daily Check-In form to get the current code word. Hours may change. Please check the library homepage or call the library before coming to campus. Updates will be posted and sent out to the college community. Library chat (ChatStaff) is staffed by Durham Tech Librarians Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. Library staff are available through email as well. Students, faculty, and staff may request appointments at the Northern Durham Center, Orange County Campus, and Main Campus at alternate times through the library email account (library@durhamtech.edu).

We want to encourage you to stay online if you are able. The Center for Academic Excellence has awesome tutoring available for technology help and you can always chat with or email your librarians. Need a computer, Chromebook, or internet at home? Check out the Computer and Internet Assistance page to get started requesting help. 

If you feel sick, have been tested for COVID and are waiting for the results, or have been exposed to COVID, please stay home. Give us a call (919-536-7211, extension 1631) or send us an email (library@durhamtech.edu) to see how we can help you remotely. 

Welcome to the Durham Tech Library.

If you do need to come to campus when we are open, you will be required to complete the Durham Tech Daily Check-In form to get the daily code word. When you arrive in the library, you will be required to check in at the library desk with a photo ID (student ID preferred) for contact tracing and you will give the daily code word and have your temperature checked. Quick trips are encouraged.

We are currently operating at a 25 person maximum capacity, and our downstairs areas are closed (study areas, downstairs computer lab, and book stacks). If the Library is at maximum capacity, you’ll be asked to wait outside until someone leaves. When health conditions improve, the maximum occupancy will increase. 

Well, what can you do and what can we help you with through virtual and in-person library services? 

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Make 2020 Your Year of Civic Engagement

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2020 is both a US Census and election year.

Many of us are thinking about how we can make a meaningful impact in our community. Participating in both the Census and local and national elections can help us make those impacts. 

Click through to learn a little more about the Census, voting (especially in NC), and a few books to check off your civic engagement category on the Read Great Things 2020 Challenge. 

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Listen: Learning More about Race in America

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Recent protests have reignited larger discussions of race, African American history, and the unfinished work in America towards equality. To learn more about this important conversation, the Library has collected some predominantly audio resources to help you continue to educate yourself.

Click through to for audio resources

Watch: Learning More about Race in America

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Recent protests have reignited larger discussions of race, African American history, and the Civil Rights Movement. To learn more, Films on Demand has some great documentary resources that are free for Durham Tech faculty, staff, and students. 

Click for streaming video resources