Spring 2021 Library Services: Online, In-Person, & In-Between [Updated Mon., April 26]

Your Durham Tech librarians are here for you, virtually and in-person at the Main Campus and Orange County Campus Libraries.

A very important reminder: If you’re coming anywhere on any of the Durham Tech campuses, you need to wear an effective face covering over 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 Spring 2021 Schedule for April 26-30.  Virtual library services are available from 8:30-5:00 Monday through Friday, but if chat is offline, please contact the Library via phone or email. The Main Campus Library plans to be open Monday through Thursday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. The Orange County Campus Library plans to be open Monday from 12:30 AM to 5:00 PM. Virtual services are available on Friday from 8:30 to 5:00. Appointments are preferred for both campuses.  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. Face coverings over the nose and mouth are required the entire time you are on campus. Expect to show a photo ID and have your temperature taken at the Library check in desk. Hours may change during the week as required for the College's COVID response plan. 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 during business hours. 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 will try our best to work with you.

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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Library Winter Break Schedule

All Durham Tech Libraries will be closed starting Monday, December 20 and plan to reopen on Monday, January 4, 2021. If you need to return a loaner laptop, please wait until the library reopens instead of putting it in the book return (as stated on the loaner agreement form).

Both in-person and virtual library services will be unavailable for Winter Break starting Monday, December 20. The Library plans to reopen and have services resume Monday, January 4. 

Need a loaner laptop or internet access for the Spring semester? Read over the options for computer and internet assistance and fill out the Spring 2021 Computer Request form. Students will be contacted by Maggie West, Coordinator of Student Wellness and Basic Needs, to review their application.

Unable to return your loaner laptop before Winter Break? Return it January 4 to a library staff member. Do not put it in the return boxes outside. 

Need to return a book while the library is closed? Feel free to return it to the return boxes outside. We’ll check them in when we reopen. 

Need to fill out your 2020 reading challenge forms? Check out this blog post for more info.

Impatient for the 2021 Read Great Things categories? Well, you’ll have to wait until January 1 (hint hint check this blog). 

Have a nice break and stay safe! 

Library Books: It’s time to bring them back home

Everything happened kind of quickly in the spring, but we’re back now and ready to take those overdue Durham Tech library books off your hands and return them to the collection. 

Remember that while we don’t charge late fees, we do charge replacement fees for damaged books or long-overdue books.

How can you get your books back to us so we can clear your account and make them available to someone else who may need them? You now have two options. 

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New Books at OCC (& How to Check Out and Pick Up Books during the Fall Semester)

Welcome back, Durham Tech!

Are you looking for some new (or old) books to check out and read from the Orange County Campus Library?

[insert record scratch] Wait, wait, wait. What? Are the libraries open? Can I come get my own books? How does this work? 

It’s okay. Let me explain how the library is working to transport the books you want into your hands. 

Books float through the air.
It’s like magic!
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Library Newsletters for Everyone!

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]

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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