What We’re Reading: Highfire by Eoin Colfer

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Meredith Lewis

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

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Pristine Pages for your Perusal at the OCC (aka NEW BOOKS!)

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Durham Tech Library

Take a look at our new books!

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The Dr. Phail Wynn, Jr. Collection is Growing

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Courtney Bippley

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.

With grateful appreciation to NC GlaxoSmithKline Foundation for outstanding support of the Dr. Phail Wynn Jr. Library Endowment

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New Books for a New Year

Posted on January 14, 2020 by Courtney Bippley

Get a jump start on the Durham Tech Library 2020 Reading Challenge with one of these new books!

New Books for Break

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Courtney Bippley

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!

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November New Books!

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Courtney Bippley

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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New books about Immigration

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Julie Humphrey

Are you participating in the library’s Read Great Things Challenge 2019? Do you need suggestions for books about immigration?

Here are some recent books, both nonfiction and fiction, that explore immigration and the immigrant and refugee experience. These are now available in the library collection.

New Books for October

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Courtney Bippley

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.

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New Books for a New Semester

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Courtney Bippley

It’s a new semester here at Durham Tech which means the Library has a huge haul of brand new books to check out. This is going to be a long list since I had a hard time choosing which ones to highlight. Believe me when I say we have so many more awesome books on the New Books shelf right now!

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N.E.W. at the O.C.C.

Posted on August 13, 2019 by Meredith Lewis

Don’t forget about our branch campus library offerings, including these freshly added books! Ask a librarian for help (or use the catalog to put a hold on a copy of a book) if you’d like to pick up the book at a different campus library.