Book Drive for Book Harvest

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Donate Books for Kids! The Library and Center for College and Community Service are co-sponsoring a Book Drive for local nonprofit, Book Harvest, that began Monday and runs through Friday, April 1st. Book Harvest collects new and gently used children's books for triangle families who need them. Collection bins are located in the library on Main Campus and at the Orange County Campus, as well as in the Food Pantry, Phillips Building, room 310C. Book Harvest needs books for young children

What We're Reading: Gut

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This book was read by Meredith Lewis, a Reference Librarian at (mostly) the Orange County Campus Library. Why did you choose to read this book? The Orange County Campus has a new small collection of medical and scientific nonfiction, and this one stood out because it was about an entire body system that, frankly, I realized I knew very, very little about. Plus, who doesn’t want to know more about what goes on inside their own body (presented in an interesting and easy-to-read way)? I’m also

Films on Demand Adds 113 New Titles

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You may be familiar with Films on Demand, a streaming video platform with thousands of educational videos. In January of 2015 we announced this new service for the ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ community. On March 7 Films on Demand added over 100 new films to ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ's collection. You can see a list of the new titles here: https://durhamtech.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=107014&m=2&y=2016&cType=1.These new videos cover a wide range of subjects including business

What We're Reading: Year of Yes

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This book was read by Courtney Bippley, a Reference Librarian at the Main Campus Library. [caption id="attachment_1914" align="aligncenter" width="200"] Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes[/caption] On Thanksgiving Day, 2013, Rhimes' sister told her: "You never say yes to anything." This became a wake-up call-- and a challenge. Rhimes' details her one-year experiment with saying "yes" that transformed her life. She reveals how accepting unexpected invitations she would have otherwise declined enabled

We're inspired by Marley Dias and her campaign for diverse children's books

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Marley Dias, age 11, is an inspiration! When she got frustrated by the lack of diversity in her school’s required reading, she did something about it. One evening at dinner, she spoke to her mom about her frustration. "I told her I was sick of reading about white boys and dogs," Dias said, pointing specifically to "Where the Red Fern Grows" and the "Shiloh" series. Dias’ activist mother helped her realize that she could do something about it. Marley told her mother that she was "going to start a

What We're Reading: The Girl on the Train

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Title: The Girl on the Train Author: Pamela Hawkins Genre: mystery Why did you choose to read this book? I wanted to read something entertaining and different from my usual fare. What did you like about it? It was fast-paced and entertaining! Rachel Watson involves herself in the lives of her ex-husband, his wife and their neighbors. Love triangles and a murder make this a page-turner. Was there anything noteworthy about the book? It was a Goodreads Choice Award 2015 winner in the Mystery &

New Movies!

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History Lives @ Your Library: Celebrate Black History Month

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Here are some recommended children's and young adult books to celebrate Black History Month. Share these with a child or teen in your life. We also have a display on the lower level of the library of African American autobiographies and memoirs. [gallery type="slideshow" size="medium" ids="1955,1953,1948,1945,1946,1938,1932,1939,1940,1942,1941,1943,1944,1937,1936,1935,1933,1962" orderby="rand"]

#colorourcollections: Coloring Pages from Library & Museum Collections

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[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="800"] One of UNC-Chapel Hill's Libraries' #colorourcollection pages, including a football scene at the top. (Go, Panthers!)[/caption] It's almost the weekend (yay!), and you may want to unwind a little and give yourself a mental break between study sessions and family responsibilities (and maybe a little football?). Why not throwback to your childhood and take a mental break by coloring? Several special collections libraries and museums across the US and