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 ºÚÁÏÍø community. On March 7 Films on Demand added over 100 new films to ºÚÁÏÍø'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

What We're Reading: The Brothers K

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Title: The Brothers K Author: David James Duncan Genre: literary fiction Why did you choose to read this book? I have a Goodreads account and this book kept showing up on my recommendations, even though I’d never heard of the author. In a small mill town in Washington State, a former minor-league baseball pitcher and his Seventh-Day Adventist wife raise five children. The book follows the members of the family from the late 1950s through the early 1970s. What did you like about it? I liked the