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What We’re Reading Watching Wednesdays: The Great British Baking Show

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In a repeating series highlighting thematic reading opportunities around Durham Tech, here are some awesome cookbooks or cooking-related books to go along with your summer viewing of the greatest reality TV show of all time* The Great British Baking Show (starting June 16, Fridays starting at 9pm on PBS).

All of these books and films are available on at least one Durham Tech Library campus.

heat by bill buford
Available at the Main Campus (TX 723.2 .T86 B83 2006)
The easy vegan cookbook : make healthy home cooking practically effortless by kathy hester book cover
TX 837 .H473 2015 (Available at Main)
like water for chocolate by laura esquivel book cover
Available at the Main, Northern Durham, and OCC Libraries (PQ 7298.15 .S638 C6613 1992)
Dearie : the remarkable life of Julia Child by Bob Spitz book cover
TX 649 .C47 S65 2012 (Available at Main)
hundred foot journey dvd cover
DVD PN 1997.2 .H3 H861 2014 (Available at Main, Northern Durham, and OCC)
kitchens of the great midwest by J. Ryan Stradal book cover
PS 3619 .T722 K58 2015 (Available at Main)
mama dips family cookbook by mildred council book cover
TX 715 .C8582 2005 (Available at Main & OCC)
cravings by chrissy teigen book cover
TX 714 .T43 2016 (Available at OCC)
soup for syria cookbook cover
TX 757 .M38 2016 (Available at Main)
The whole30 : the 30-day guide to total health and food freedom by Melissa & Dallas Hartwig book cover
RA 784 .H373 2015 (Available at OCC- New Book shelf)
koreatown: a cookbook by Deuki Hong & Matt Rodbard book cover
TX 724.5 .K65 H66 2016 (Available at Main)
smitten kitchen cookbook by deb perelman book cover
Available at the Main Campus Library (TX 714 .P443 2012 )
The how can it be gluten free cookbook : revolutionary techniques, groundbreaking recipes by america's test kitchen book cover
RM 237.86 .U48 2014 (Available at Main)
Comfort me with apples : more adventures at the table by ruth Reichl book cover
TX 649 .R45 A3 2001 (Available at Main)
DVD PN 1997.2 .C44 2014 (Available at Main & Northern Durham)
DVD PN 1997.2 .C44 2014 (Available at Main & Northern Durham)

As always, if you’re interested in a title or related title, you can either search our catalog to see if we have the book or request it through interlibrary loan if we don’t have it. Need help doing either of these things or don’t yet have a library card? Ask in the library.

Have any suggestions of books to add to the list? Email Meredith Lewis, OCC Librarian.

*I’m not even a tiny bit objective here. This is my favorite reality tv show and, perhaps, my favorite TV show. I love it.

What We’re Reading Watching Wednesdays: The Bachelorette

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In a repeating series highlighting thematic reading opportunities around Durham Tech, here are some awesome romantic or love-related books to go along with your summer viewing of The Bachelorette (Mondays at 8pm on ABC)

Yay!

All of these books and films are available on at least one Durham Tech Library campus.

the sun is also a star by Nicola yoon book cover
PZ 7.1 .Y66 Su 2016 (Main)
pride and prejudice by jane austen book cover
DVD PN 1995.9 .M27 P7534 2006 (Main) and book PR 4034 .P7 (Main & OCC)
pretty in pink dvd cover
DVD PN 1997 .P64 2002 (OCC)
modern romance by aziz ansari book cover
HQ 801 .A595 2015 (Main)
at first sight by nicholas sparks book cover
PS 3569 .P363 A89 2005 (Main & OCC)
me before you by jojo moyes book cover
PR 6113 .O94 M4 2013 (Main)
two boys kissing by david levithan book cover
PZ 7 .L5798 Two 2015 (Main and OCC)
paper towns by john green book cover
DVD PN 1997.2 .P36 2015 (Main) & book PZ 7 .G8233 Pap 2012 (OCC)
time travelers wife by audrey Niffenegger book cover
PS 3564 .I362 T56 2003 (Main and OCC)
the moon and more by sarah dessen book cover
PZ 7 .D455 Moo 2013 (Main and OCC)
lone eagle by Danielle Steel book cover
PS 3569 .T33828 L55 2001 (Main and OCC)
brooklyn dvd cover
DVD PN 1997.2 .B76 2016 (Main and Durham North)
love: the psychology of attraction by leslie Becker-Phelps book cover
HQ 801 .B3626 2016 (Main)
the impossible fortress by Jason Rekulak book cover
PS 3618 .E57275 I47 2017 (OCC- New book shelf)
americanah by chimamanda ngozi adichie book cover
PR 9387.9 .A34354 A44 2013 (Main & OCC)

As always, if you’re interested in a title or related title, you can either search our catalog to see if we have the book or request it through interlibrary loan if we don’t have it. Need help doing either of these things or don’t yet have a library card? Ask in the library.

Have any suggestions of books to add to the list? Email Meredith Lewis, OCC Librarian.

What We’re Reading Wednesday: The Poetry Month Print-Your-Own-Bookmark Edition!

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It’s April, which means we’ve been reading poetry (or re-reading some of our favorites) for National Poetry Month!

To help you keep track of your progress in books you’re currently reading, the Durham Tech Library has created some coloring page bookmarks for you.

Click on the images below to access the pdf of the coloring page bookmarks and print them out for yourself– remember to print 2-sided short edge (which–side note–is also how you print an awesome brochure). We recommend using some cardstock.

2017 poetry month bookmarks: Anecdote of Men by the Thousand by Wallace Stevens, The Dogs at Live Oak Beach, Santa Cruz by Alicia Ostriker, Cotton Candy by Edward Hirsch, and My Madonna by Robert W. Service

Contains: Anecdote of Men by the Thousand by Wallace Stevens, The Dogs at Live Oak Beach, Santa Cruz by Alicia Ostriker, Cotton Candy by Edward Hirsch, and My Madonna by Robert W. Service

2017 poetry month bookmarks: Sea Grapes by Derrek Walcott, somewhere i have never travelled,gladly beyond by e.e. cummings, [a haiku rumination on sushi] by Yosa Buson, and Exit by Rita Dove

Contains: Sea Grapes by Derrek Walcott, somewhere i have never travelled,gladly beyond by e.e. cummings, [a haiku rumination on sushi] by Yosa Buson, and Exit by Rita Dove

2017 poetry month bookmarks: The Red Wheelbarrow by William Carlos Williams, Next Time Ask More Questions by Naomi Shihab Nye, The Tyger by William Blake, and El Poema by Homero Aridjis (translated by Eliot Weinberger)

Contains: The Red Wheelbarrow by William Carlos Williams, Next Time Ask More Questions by Naomi Shihab Nye, The Tyger by William Blake, and El Poema by Homero Aridjis (translated by Eliot Weinberger)

Is your department, club, campus, committee, or subgroup interested in participating in a What We’re Reading Wednesday blog post? The goal of the What We’re Reading posts is to highlight books, professional literature, blogs, or any other things you might be currently reading or have recently finished. Contact OCC librarian Meredith Lewis for more information.

What We’re Reading Wednesday(+1): The Math Department Edition

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In a repeating series highlighting current and recent reads around Durham Tech, here’s what the awesome and amazing Math Department faculty are currently reading and have recently read:

The Uncanny Valley: Tales from a lost Town by Gregory Miller book cover
Recently Read: Bernice Campbell
you could look it up by jack lynch book cover
Recently Read: Margaret Memory
mindset by carol dweck book cover
Currently Reading: Brittney Vorndick
The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan book cover
Recently Read: Chris Mansfield
The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael A. Singer book cover
Recently Read: Johanna Stouder
what is the name of this book by Raymond Smullyan book cover
Recently Read: Carl Rupert
game of thrones by george r.r. martin book cover
Currently Reading: Brittney Vorndick
eating animals by jonathan safran foer book cover
Recently Read: Johanna Stouder
queen sugar by natalie baszile book cover
Recently Read: Bernice Campbell
3 the week magazine covers
Currently Reading: Chris Mansfield
magician king by lev grossman book cover
Currently Reading: Brittney Vorndick
remembering jim crow: African Americans Tell About Life in the Segregated South book cover
Recently Read: Carl Rupert
Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials that Shape our Man-Made World by Mark Miodownik book cover
Recently Read: Chris Mansfield
flow by mihaly csikszentmihalyi book cover
Recently Read: Bernice Campbell
thinking, fast and slow by daniel kahneman book cover
Recently Read: Mary Ann Ahearne-Ray

As always, if you’re interested in a title, you can either search our catalog to see if we have the book or request it through interlibrary loan if we don’t have it. Need help doing either of these things or don’t yet have a library card? Ask in the library.

Is your department, club, campus, committee, or subgroup interested in participating in a What We’re Reading blog post? The goal of the What We’re Reading posts is to highlight books, professional literature, blogs, or any other things you might be currently reading or have recently finished. Contact OCC librarian Meredith Lewis for more information.

What We’re Reading Wednesdays: The OTA Edition

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In a repeating series highlighting current and recent reads around Durham Tech, here’s what the awesome and amazing Occupational Therapy Assistant Program faculty are currently reading and have recently read:

American Journal of Occupational Therapy artiicle Explicit or Hidden? Exploring how Occupation Is Taught in occupational Therapy Curricula in the united states screen grab
Recently Read: Sue Cheng
cut flower garden by erin benzakein and Julie Chai book cover
Currently Reading: Kim Chandler
against all grain celebrations cookbook by danielle walker cookbook
Currently Reading: Kim Chandler
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, Green Eggs & Ham, and Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss book covers
Recently Read (with her son): Christine Gunnigle
Physical Dysfunction Practice Skills for the Occupational Therapy Assistant textbook cover
Currently Reading: Kim Chandler
Recently Read (with her son): Christine Gunnigle
Recently Read (with her son): Christine Gunnigle
New Yorker article When Things Go Missing screen grab
Recently Read: Sue Cheng
Majestic Unicorn Blog article Broken Things screen shot
Recently Read: Christine Gunnigle
the game by laurie king book cover
Recently Read: Sue Cheng
Recently Read (with her son): Christine Gunnigle
Recently Read (with her son): Christine Gunnigle
what do people do all day by richard scary book cover
Recently Read (with her son): Christine Gunnigle
memory wall by anthony doerr book cover
Recently Read: Sue Cheng
sakai 11 logo
Currently Reading– Training Modules: Sue Cheng & Kim Chandler; Forum Posts: Christine Gunnigle
Her View from Home website article Stop Being a Butthole Wife screen grab
Recently Read: Christine Gunnigle
out of my mind by sharon draper book cover
Recently Read: Kim Chandler
A+ Fantastic comment on student paper
Recently Read– Student Diagnosis Reports: Christine Gunnigle
black man in a white coat by damon tweedy book cover
Recently Read: Kim Chandler

As always, if you’re interested in a title, you can either search our catalog to see if we have the book or request it through interlibrary loan if we don’t have it. Need help doing either of these things or don’t yet have a library card? Ask in the library.

Is your department, club, campus, committee, or subgroup interested in participating in a What We’re Reading blog post? The goal of the What We’re Reading posts is to highlight books, professional literature, blogs, or any other things you might be currently reading or have recently finished. Contact OCC librarian Meredith Lewis for more information.

What We’re Reading Wednesdays: The Virtual Library Edition

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In a repeating series highlighting current and recent reads around Durham Tech, here’s what the Durham Tech Library is currently reading and has recently read virtually or digitally:

goheels.com website logo

Currently Reading: Irene Laube & Stephen Brooks

Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson audiobook cover

Currently Listening To: Courtney Bippley

NCAA logo

Currently Reading: Irene Laube & Stephen Brooks

Here's the Reality about Illegal Immigration in the United States New York Times article

Recently Read: Julie Humphrey

Local chef Ashley Christensen's pimento cheese recipe on Eater.com

Recently Read: Julie Humphrey

ZooBorns logo with fennec fox

Currently Reading (and AWWWW-ing over): Meredith Lewis

Currently Reading: Meredith Lewis

Currently Reading: Meredith Lewis

NC Kids Digital Library logo

Currently Reading From: Susan Baker

Currently Reading: Susan Baker

Currently Reading: Susan Baker

Deadspin website logo

Currently Reading: Stephen Brooks

inhabitat website logo

Currently Reading: Courtney Bippley

Raising a Smart Kid blog

Currently Reading: Wendy Ramseur

Is your department, club, campus, committee, or subgroup interested in participating in a What We’re Reading blog post? The goal of the What We’re Reading posts is to highlight books, professional literature, blogs, or any other things you might be currently reading or have recently finished. Contact OCC librarian Meredith Lewis for more information.

What We’re Reading Wednesdays: The Science Department Edition!

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In a repeating series highlighting current and recent reads around Durham Tech, here’s what the Durham Tech Science Department is currently reading and has recently read:

Creating Your Strategic Plan by Jonh Bryson and Farnum Alston book cover
Currently Reading: Scott Stauble
A Guide to College and University Budgeting by Larry Goldstein book cover
Currently Reading: Scott Stauble
Infections of Leisure edited by David Schlossberg book cover
Recently Read: Kathy Zarilla
The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean book cover
Currently Reading: Dorothy Wood
Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk book cover
Currently Reading: Mark Matthews
Sun, Moon, Earth: The History of Solar Eclipses from Omens of Doom to Einstein and Exoplanets by Tyler Nordgren book cover
Recently Read: Zack Stockbridge
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss book cover
Currently Reading: Scott Stauble
The Alchemy of Air by Thomas Hager book cover
Recently Read: Mark Matthews

As always, if you’re interested in a title, you can either search our catalog to see if we have the book or request it through interlibrary loan if we don’t have it. Need help doing either of these things or don’t yet have a library card? Ask in the library.

Is your department, club, campus, committee, or subgroup interested in participating in a What We’re Reading blog post? The goal of the What We’re Reading posts is to highlight books, professional literature, blogs, or any other things you might be currently reading or have recently finished. Contact OCC librarian Meredith Lewis for more information.

What We’re Reading Wednesdays: The English & Communications Department Edition!

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In a repeating series highlighting current and recent reads around Durham Tech, here’s what the Durham Tech English & Communications Department is currently reading and has recently read:

The Plot Against America by Phillip Roth book cover
Currently Reading: Sonny Haynes
Big Hair and Plastic Grass: A Funky Ride Through Baseball and America in the Swinging ‘70s by Dan Epstein book cover
Recently Read: Sonny Haynes
Sweet Lamb of Heaven by Lydia Millet
Currently Reading: Jonathan Cook
All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders book cover
Recently Read: Jonathan Cook
Kindred by Octavia Butler book cover
Currently Reading: Sara Heckler
Rip It Up and Start Again: Post-Punk 1978-1984 by Simon Reynolds book cover
Currently Reading: Kris Weberg
The Collected Stories of Carson McCullers by Carson McCullers book cover
Currently Reading: Kris Weberg
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood book cover
Currently Re-Reading: Jonathan Cook
My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem book cover
Currently Reading: Marina DelVecchio
Deer Hunting with Jesus: Dispatches from America’s Class War by Joe Bageant book cover
Recently Read: Sonny Haynes
LaRose by Louise Erdrich book cover
Currently Reading: Lea Bingham
The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael Singer book cover
Currently Reading: Marina DelVecchio

As always, if you’re interested in a title, you can either search our catalog to see if we have the book or request it through interlibrary loan if we don’t have it. Need help doing either of these things or don’t yet have a library card? Ask in the library.

Is your department, club, campus, committee, or subgroup interested in participating in a What We’re Reading blog post? The goal of the What We’re Reading posts is to highlight books, professional literature, blogs, or any other things you might be currently reading or have recently finished. Contact OCC librarian Meredith Lewis for more information.

What We’re Reading Wednesday: The ACA Instructors Edition

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In a repeating series highlighting current and recent reads around Durham Tech, here’s what the Durham Tech ACA Instructors are currently reading and have recently read:

The Pearl that Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashimi book cover
Recently Read: Kerry Cantwell
Christmas Days by Jeanette Winterson book cover
Recently Read: Eliza Murphy
The List by Martin Fletcher book cover
Recently Read: Lori Heiger
Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer book cover
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond book cover
Currently Reading: Pat Morris
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni book cover
Recently Read: Shana Curl
Schindler's Legacy by Elinor Brecher book cover
Recently Read: Lori Heiger
The Neapolitan novels (My Brilliant Friend, The Story of a New Name, Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay, and The Story of the Lost Child) by Elena Ferrante book covers
Recently Read: Gabby McCutchen
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah book cover
Recently Read: Kerry Cantwell
I Love Learning, I Hate School: An Anthropology of College by Susan D. Blum book cover
Currently Reading: Audrey Muhammad
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver book cover
Currently Reading: Kerry Cantwell
First Impressions by Charlie Lovett book cover
Recently Read: Lori Heiger

As always, if you’re interested in a title, you can either search our catalog to see if we have the book or request it through interlibrary loan if we don’t have it. Need help doing either of these things or don’t yet have a library card? Ask in the library.

Is your department, club, campus, committee, or subgroup interested in participating in a What We’re Reading blog post? The goal of the What We’re Reading posts is to highlight books, professional literature, blogs, or any other things you might be currently reading or have recently finished. Contact OCC librarian Meredith Lewis for more information.

What We Read Wednesday: The Durham Tech Faculty & Staff Best Reads of 2016 Edition

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In a repeating series highlighting current and recent reads around Durham Tech, here are the best books that Durham Tech faculty and staff read in 2016—

Fatherland by Robert Harris book cover
What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures by Malcolm Gladwell book cover
Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart book cover
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir book cover
The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro book cover
Bread, Wine, Chocolate: The Slow Loss of Foods We Love by Simran Sethi book cover
As You Wish: Inconcievable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes book cover
Sea Change by S.M. Wheeler book cover
Someone Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill
Hild by Nicola Griffith book cover
What is the What by Dave Eggers book cover
Every Little Step: My Story by Bobby Brown book cover
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote book cover
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain book cover
Durham Tech Library Book Club Past Selection
Left Neglected by Lisa Genova book cover
Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing up Iranian in America by Firoozeh Dumas book cover
The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen book cover
Shaken: Discovering Your True Identity in the Midst of Life's Storms by Tim Tebow book cover
Modern Romance: An Investigation by Aziz Ansari & Eric Klinenberg book cover
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline book cover
The Road to Character by David Brooks book cover
If You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name by Heather Lende book cover
Fast into the Night: A Woman, Her Dogs, and Their Journey North on the Iditarod Trail by Debbie Moderow book cover
The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu book cover
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi book cover
In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware book cover
The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware book cover
The Brothers K by David James Duncan book cover
The Magnolia Story by Chip & Joanna Gaines book cover
Drinking Water: A History by James Salzman book cover
The Martian by Andy Weir book cover
Durham Tech Library Book Club Past Selection
The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner book cover
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Frederik Backman book cover
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese book cover
Dear Mr. You by Mary-Louise Parker book cover
Everybody's Food by Richard Russo book cover
The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son on Life, Love, and Loss by Anderson Cooper & Gloria Vanderbilt book cover
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty book cover
Shantytown U.S.A.: Forgotten Landscapes of the Working Poor by Lisa Goff book cover
The Russian Debutante's Handbook by Gary Shteyngart book cover
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield book cover
The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater book cover

For Durham Tech Library availability and more details about the 2016 Durham Tech faves, check out the pdf of the book list: Durham Tech 2016 Best Books

You can also check out (literally) the books from the downstairs library display of Durham Tech’s favorite books of 2016.

Is your department, club, campus, committee, or subgroup interested in participating in a What We’re Reading* blog post? The goal of the What We’re Reading* posts is to highlight books, professional literature, blogs, or any other things you might be currently reading or have recently finished. Contact OCC Librarian Meredith Lewis for more information.

*Could also be What We Read– recent reads also accepted (and encouraged).