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.
General library hours for both the Main and Orange County Campus libraries can be found on the Library homepage (scroll below the boxes). Hours may change through the semester, but will be updated on the webpage and on the pinned blog post about Fall 2020 Library Services.
What if you don’t know what you want? Ask us! You can either email a specific librarian or email the general library email account (library@durhamtech.edu). What type of book are you looking for? Spooky graphic novel? Romantic contemporary fiction? Speculative historical fiction? Nonfiction about the immune system? Psychological look at who we believe and why?
Want to look for your own books? NoveList, one of our databases, can help you pick. Log in using the same username and password as you’d use for Sakai or Self-Service.
We also like Goodreads, Book Riot, and the Indie Next List (for starters).
You can search our catalog and put a hold on a book yourself if you already have a Library account with us. (Have trouble? Let us know. Your Library account might need updating.)
Interlibrary loan (ILL) is available from most of the community colleges we share our catalog with, so if Durham Tech doesn’t have it, we may be able to get it for you. Just ask!
Don’t have a library account yet? Let us know and we’ll help you set one up when you come get your books.
Once you’ve either emailed your request or put a hold on your books, we’ll contact you to set up a time to pick them up. Books coming from other campuses may take additional time to arrive. We are not doing curbside services– you will need to come into the library (and check in with a photo ID) to get your books.
And now for those new OCC books:
Coming soon to the Orange County Campus (PR 6060 .E95 F36 2019) 
Available at the Orange County Campus (PR 9387.9 .E42 D43 2020) 
Available at the Orange County Campus (PS 3613 .C28 D43 2020) 
Available at the Orange County Campus (PS 3608 .E543 S68 2020) 
Available at the Orange County Campus (PS 3613 .A36 G74 2018) 
Available at the Orange County Campus (PS 3613 .C587545 R43 2019) 
Available at the Orange County Campus (PS 3618 .U7745 M9 2020) 
Available at the Main & Orange County Campuses (Q 173 .M962 2019) 
Available at the Orange County Campus (PS 3608 .A71483 H37 2020)
And remember that it’s not too late to start or work towards finishing the Library’s two (!) 2020 reading challenges:
- Like category-based challenges or pressed for time? The Read Great Things Challenge can be “won” by reading 5 books (if you double dip). Finish books that fit into 10 out of our 12 current categories.
- Just want to read more? With the Above Average Reading Challenge, you just finish 20 books. That’s it. (It’s “above average” because 20 is above the national average of 12 books per adult finished each year.)
Questions? Reach out to Orange County Campus Librarian Meredith Lewis at lewisma@durhamtech.edu.
