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Honoring Indigenous Peoples & Native Americans: Learning, Listening, and Celebrating at the Library

Many communities observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day & Native American Heritage Month, shifting the focus away from celebrating colonization and toward honoring the first peoples of this land—their histories, cultures, and ongoing contributions.

For libraries, this isn’t just a date on the calendar. It’s a reminder of our responsibility: to tell fuller stories, to amplify Indigenous & Native American voices, and to make sure our shelves, programs, and spaces reflect the people whose lands we’re on.

Our library invites you to join us in celebration, reflection, and learning.

Why Indigenous Peoples’ Day & Native American Heritage Month Matters

For generations, U.S. history has often been told from a single perspective—usually centering European exploration and settlement. Indigenous Peoples’ Day & Native American Heritage Month asks us to step back and ask: Whose stories are missing? Whose voices

(generously donated by an anonymous Friend of the Library). Winners will be announced at the beginning of November. 

No need to wander into the woods for a fright—our library shelves are brimming with chills and thrills enough to make even the bravest reader look over their shoulder. This October, step into a world where every creak of the floorboards and rustle of pages hints at something lurking just out of sight and waiting for you to check it out.

This October, the Durham Tech Library invites you to brave The Scary 13—a carefully conjured collection of eerie delights spanning every format we offer. From dusty tomes, to whispering audiobooks, to graphic chills, and ghostly films, these stories are guaranteed to haunt your imagination long after the last page—or end credits—fade.

From ancient monsters to modern unease, The Scary 13 pulls its nightmares from every corner of the library. Each pick

Missed out on this swag giveaway?

Good news! You've got another chance!

For National Library Card Sign-Up Month (all of September), we're giving away one Golden Library Card from Libro.fm good for 6 free audiobooks of your choosing and some sweet Durham Tech Library swag. . Must have a valid library account to be eligible to win but--more good news!-- you can complete the request/renewal form online by going to the Library Account Registration form found at the link under Announcements on the Durham Tech Library homepage.

It may still be somewhat steamy outside, but September 22 (at 2:19 PM, to be precise) marks the official start of fall with the Autumnal Equinox.

We asked and you answered-- What was our Durham Tech community up to this summer?

Faculty, staff, and students chimed in, and we've got a selection of books from the Durham Tech Library collection inspired by their stories.

This summer, Durham Tech Assistant Accountant Alma Acosta discovered the

Students and staff at Durham Tech have digital access to databases that offer full-text articles from publications such as New York Times, Washington Post, New York Magazine, Time, Wired, Wall Street Journal, and more.

Users must access the articles through our databases, so they might appear different than how articles appear online through those organizations’ websites. For example, photos or screenshots published in articles may not be visible when they appear in our databases, but the written content should be the same.
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We offer several ways to access articles from these places:

• New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post are linked on our page. You can use the filters on that page to and see some of the other databases that offer newspaper articles.
• It’s also possible to find these publications in individual databases, such as the whereas magazines can be found in

The Durham Tech Library wants to know-- what did you do this summer?

for a chance to be featured (either by name or anonymously) in a future Durham Tech Library blog or social media post AND be entered to win some very excellent Durham Tech Library swag.

Enter by Monday, September 1. Winners will be notified well before the autumnal equinox on September 22.

(For what it's worth, working all summer is a perfectly acceptable answer here. We get it. We worked, too. You can just fill out the form for the swag.)

Librarians like to make sure you have all the information, so sometimes it's hard for us to keep it short. There's just so much information out there! We want to make sure you have all the details that you need.

Sometimes you just need to keep it short[er] and sweet, though.

With that in mind, here's a top 15 list of essential library links for your first few weeks of school and beyond--

• Need a laptop? We have Chromebooks and a few PCs for students to borrow: /student-services/computer-and-internet
• Need a calculator? We have them for short- or semester-long loans, depending on your class:
• Need a place to study? We have spaces in both the Main Campus and Orange County Campus Library:
• Instructors-- Need a library instruction session, tour, or quick introduction to library resources? We have form for that!:
• Need to

Sun, sand, and something sinister.

Whether you're lounging by the pool or hiding from the heat, crack open a spine-tingling tale that'll chill you to the bone...even in 90+-degree weather.

Celebrate Juneteenth and check out some of the recommended reads from and the that the Durham Tech Library has in our online collections.

Click on the book title to go directly to the digital book in our or . No separate library card needed-- you get access with your Durham Tech username and password (that's your "library card" information for Libby and the Dogwood Digital Library collection).

Make sure to add Dogwood Digital Library to your libraries in the Libby app to expand your digital library options.

Check Out What’s New at the Library!

There’s something fresh on the shelves...and we’re not just talking about the cookbooks (though we’ve got some delicious new ones)! Whether you're craving culinary inspiration, hunting for your next favorite graphic novel, or looking for something magical to share with the kids, we’ve got exciting new arrivals waiting for you.

You can always find our newest books at the top of the stairs in the Main Campus Library and behind the computers in the Orange County Campus Library.

Graphic Novels You’ll Love
From heroes to heartache, fantasy to fact. Our new graphic novels offer bold stories and brilliant art for readers of all kinds.

Stop by and check them out—you never know what you’ll find!

Witches of Brooklyn– Magic, mischief, and middle school collide in this quirky, heartwarming tale of a girl discovering her powers—and her weird but wonderful new family. Life gets magical when Effie discovers her aunts are witches—and she might be one too! A fun, quirky