New Cool Reads for Hot Weather at the OCC Library

It’s time for another showcase of the newest books in the Orange County Campus collection.

a pile of orange books, with one floating down from the top of the image like a delicate leaf

 Click through to see novel nonfiction about birds, life stories, education, fast shipping, and meditations on life and fresh contemporary, historical, political thriller, mystery, and fantasy fiction (including two series). 

Our new nonfiction–

and our freshest fiction–


Want to put a hold on a book in the Orange County Campus collection to either pick up at OCC or at the Main Campus Library? 

Click on the call number in the item caption and it will take you to the catalog record for the title. Click “Place Hold” beside the book title. 

Screenshot of an item entry in the library catalog with a circle around "Place Hold" on the left side.

To log in to your library account, use either your library barcode number or your Durham Tech ID number (users who have been with us for a while may need to add DTCC to the beginning of their ID number). Your pin should be the last four digits of your Durham Tech ID number (like on your email address). 

My Account login for library catalog. Login using user ID OR alternate ID and pin. User ID is the 29024000 barcode from the library that you would have received when registering for a library card. Alternate ID is your Durham Tech ID number. The pin should be the last 4 digits of your Durham Tech ID number. Email or chat us with issues logging in.

You can also email or chat us and we can put the book on hold for you.


Need to update or create a library account? Fill out our online registration form or fill out the paper form when you get to the library to pick up your book.

About Meredith Lewis

Meredith is a librarian at Durham Tech on both the Main and Orange County Campuses.