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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.
Crafternoons are a partnership between the Durham Tech Student Government Association and the Library.
It’s back-to-school time, and usually we’d host a few Crafternoons so you can get organized and decorate your own planner/agenda or notebook. Since we’re 80% online this semester, we won’t be hosting face-to-face events, but we do have some opportunities for you to still get organized for the new semester with a fresh Durham Tech planner, begin your pandemic diary, or take notes for your new classes in a you-decorated Durham Tech notebook.
Able to make a quick trip to campus and pick up a blank agenda or notebook to decorate at home? We have a few to-go packets available for students in the Main Campus Library that include the blank agenda or notebook, a few pieces of scrapbook paper, and some stickers.
First come, first served. Check library hours for availability. Limit one packet per student.
Staying home and have a printer? Keep reading for files and instructions on how to print your own agenda and notebook.
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.
The semester has started! That means assignments, deadlines, work, school, family, friends, pandemic, economy, politics, and more, are all stressors as we move into pumpkin spice season fall. Find resources below to help manage that stress and take care of your mental health.
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.
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.
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?
CLICK TO READ MORETitle: Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism
Author: Safiya Umoja Noble
Genre: nonfiction
Read Great Things Category: a controversial book (maybe), a book suggested by a Durham Tech librarian
Why did you choose to read this book?
Dr. Noble’s book made waves in the library world when it came out in 2018. I was aware of the book’s premise–that Google’s search algorithms result in innocuous keyword searches (e.g., black girls) turning up offensive search results–and wanted to know more about the topic.