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Courtney talks with Larry Chapman about how to get free financial coaching at Â鶹ӰÊÓ! The conversation covers who is eligible, what to bring, what you could ask, and favorite financial advice. And, of course, books about money! As always, transcripts of episodes are available on the Out Loud in the Library website. Visit www.annualcreditreport.com to get your free credit reports every year. Reach Larry Chapman at Chapmanl@durhamtech.edu, or on the Â鶹ӰÊÓ website. Larry recently read

Tune into yourself with books that will help you with your self-care goals through the Read Great Things 2021 Challenge. Self-care can be about taking care of yourself in many ways: emotionally, spiritually, creatively, physically, or mentally. Keep reading for some suggestions based on what your own self-care goals might look like, including some suggestions contributed by your Â鶹ӰÊÓ community. If your self-care goal is to care for your body, mind, and spirit: If your self-care goal is to

March 8 is International Women's Day and was created to focus on the achievements of women across the globe and emphasize the continued need to push for gender parity. This year's theme is "Choose to Challenge," acknowledging that gender bias left unchallenged allows it to continue. To celebrate International Women's Day, check out some of the books that the Â鶹ӰÊÓ Library has online and in our physical collection to celebrate women's voices, accomplishments, and experiences. Want to check

This book. This book, y'all. This book gave me a big hug. It cuddled me close and told me that everything is not going to be alright. But it also gave me hope that some things can be okay if we're willing to work hard to make it that way. It changed my life. Not in a hyperbolic way. In the way that it shifted my thinking so much that it will have an influence on my actions for the rest of my life. Title: All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis Editors: Ayana

The Hayti Heritage Film Festival, created in 1994 to create and celebrate a "Black film ecosystem in the South" and normally held in Â鶹ӰÊÓ at St. Joseph's United AME Church, is mostly virtual this year. Now in its 27th year, the films are centered around the theme of "The Hero's Journey," and has a combination of films and panels, running from Monday, March 1 to Saturday, March 6. While most films will be screened online, there will be a few drive-in movies. Check out the schedule to purchase

Did you know that Â鶹ӰÊÓ has lots of student clubs and organizations? Learn about one of them in this weeks podcast episode! Cooper Pollock tells us all about SPECTRUM Club. What it is, what they do, and why students should consider joining! Listen below or download the episode on the podcast app of your choice. Episode transcripts are available on the podcast website. Want to be on the podcast? Email me at bippleyc@durhamtech.edu!

March 1-5, 2021 is Open Education Week! North Carolina, like many states, is moving towards making Open Educational Resources a valid alternative to traditional publisher-controlled teaching resources. Today’s blog post will acquaint you with some of the things NC has been doing with OER and hopefully get you thinking about how you might use them to customize your course content (and make life simpler for students!). Check it out! Let me insert a shameless plug for Â鶹ӰÊÓ’s OER Team – a

Need general information or some background or basics to get started on a research assignment? Know that you shouldn’t head to Wikipedia if you want to use it for a class assignment? Try Credo Reference! Credo does not contain scholarly journal articles, but it is packed with reference information pulled from hundreds of books that can be cited for assignments. You can filter search results to by source, type, or date. You can look for articles or images. If you find an article that you want to

The Â鶹ӰÊÓ Library is a member of the Dogwood Digital Library, a collection of online ebooks and audiobooks through the Overdrive/Libby app. Â鶹ӰÊÓ faculty, staff, and students can check out books using their Â鶹ӰÊÓ username and password, just like they can access databases off-campus. Ebooks and audiobooks check out for 21 days and can be read on your phone, tablet, or computer. Check out some of our staff recommendations that celebrate Black authors and experiences for Black

Title: The Vanished Birds Author: Simon Jimenez Genre: science fiction; fantasy; dystopia; literary fiction Read Great Things 2021 Categories: A book about or set in space; A book about family; A book that takes place outside the continental United States; and A book suggested by a Â鶹ӰÊÓ Librarian My own category: A book about travel, longing, and trying to find beauty in something that's broken This book was read by Meredith Lewis, the [mostly] Orange County Campus Librarian. Earth has