Remember Durham Tech’s Equity Action Plan from 2020? We’re getting an update on how we are doing from Vice President Dr. Angela Davis. Learn about Durham Tech’s community partnerships, equity scorecard, and some challenges we’ve faced along the way.

If you have any comments, questions, or concerns you can contact Dr. Davis at Davisa@durhamtech.edu. 

Take a look at Durham Tech’s Equity Scorecard. 

Find out more about the Durham Living Wage Project. 

Dr. Davis read What Got You Here Won’t Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith, available at the Durham Tech Main Campus Library.

Reading Circle Guides (under construction) can be found on our website. 

Find the 2022 Read Great Things Challenge on the Library Blog (and don’t forget to subscribe). 

Context for the Parks and Recreation quote that was censored can be found here.

Follow the library on Facebook and Instagram. Contact me, Courtney Bippley, at bippleyc@durhamtech.edu. Contact the Durham Tech Library at library@durhamtech.edu. 

Music for this podcast was made by Robert Isaacs. 

It’s scholarship time! Learn all about the scholarships available to Durham Tech students through the Durham Tech Foundation from Cassandra Rycek, Coordinator of Development Operations. Apply for scholarships on the Durham Tech website! The application window is March 15th through April 15th, 2022. Click through to the post to listen!

There is a new art gallery on campus! Learn all about it from Liz McFarlane, Director of Development for the Durham Tech Foundation. Who is the gallery named for? How was it created? Who gets to decide what art goes into it? Find out all this and more!

Learn more about our new Recording Room and our Tech Tools on our website. Use the ‘Reserve Our Recording Room’ form to reserve the Recording Room up to six weeks in advance. 

Liz read Waste: One Woman’s Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret by Catherine Coleman Flowers (available through interlibrary loan), A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle (available through interlibrary loan), and My Name is Anton.

Check out our Black History Month collection in the Dogwood Digital Library. E-books and Audiobooks for everyone!

Find the 2022 Read Great Things Challenge on the Library Blog (and don’t forget to subscribe). 

Follow the library on Facebook and Instagram. Contact me, Courtney Bippley, at bippleyc@durhamtech.edu. Contact the Durham Tech Library at library@durhamtech.edu. 

Music for this podcast was made by Robert Isaacs. 

I know you’ve been missing the library podcast. But the good news is that we’re back! Ready fill your ears with library content in 2022.

Learn about comics and graphic novels from English instructor Patrick Morris. He joined us to answer explain what the difference between comics and graphic novels is. And, makes recommendations to people who haven’t read any before. He has passion and knowledge to share!

Learn more about our new Recording Room and our Tech Tools on our website. Use the ‘Reserve Our Recording Room’ form to reserve the Recording Room up to six weeks in advance. 

Patrick Morris read Y: The Last Man (available through interlibrary loan) and The Nickel Boys (available at the Main Campus Library and as an audiobook in the Dogwood Digital Library). We also discussed Ms. Marvel and Hyperbole and a Half. Find them through the library!

Find the 2022 Read Great Things Challenge on the Library Blog (and don’t forget to subscribe). 

Follow the library on Facebook and Instagram. Contact me, Courtney Bippley, at bippleyc@durhamtech.edu. Contact the Durham Tech Library at library@durhamtech.edu. 

Music for this podcast was made by Robert Isaacs. 

Our latest podcast episode is out! Listen for library updates, a great interview with Gilbert Umberger (AKA G-Krispy), and book talk! 

You can listen to the podcast here or on your favorite podcatcher. 

A heartfelt goodbye to Jes Dormady, who is mentioned in this episode, and has left the college since the recording. She’s gone on to new opportunities and we wish her the absolute best!

Gilbert is reading Becoming a Student Ready College (available as a print book and an ebook from the Durham Tech Library. He’s also reading Decision Points by George W. Bush (available through interlibrary loan). 

Don’t miss our next Crafternoon! Check the schedule and put it on your calendar.

Contact Shaneka Grimes with any Covid-19 vaccine or testing questions. Her email is grimess@durhamtech.edu. 

Don’t forget about our Read Great Things Challenge, and the 3 Book Read Great Things Challenge Sprint we’re doing this semester. Learn more on the Library Blog!

Follow the library on Facebook and Instagram. Contact me, Courtney Bippley, at bippleyc@durhamtech.edu. Contact the Durham Tech Library at library@durhamtech.edu. 

Interested in Durham Tech’s strategic planning process? Strategic Planning Committee member (and fellow librarian) Stephen Books answers all my questions. What is a strategic plan? Where is the data coming from? How will it be implemented? All this and more in our conversation.

Stephen read March, which is available at the Durham Tech Library. He’s counting it on his 2021 Read Great Things Challenge list. Are you participating in the reading challenge yet? Find out more on the library blog!

Learn all about the new Men of Color Scholars Institute at Durham Tech from Blake Williams and Dr. Keyma Clark. 

The transcript will be available on the podcast website soon. I hope you enjoyed the podcast this year. We’ll be back in the fall with new updates and new interviews! Remember to like, subscribe, or follow the podcast wherever you listen. And, reviews make my heart happy.

Have a great summer!