Next week is Banned Book Week. Check out a book from the ALA list of books that have been challenged (identified by a person or group for desired removal from library shelves or school reading lists) and/or banned (successful challenge) and celebrate your freedom to read!
For more information on book banning, check out our library guide or the American Library Association page.
Are you ready to vote in the midterms? Check out our guide on voting for information on where and when to register, check your registration or see what is on your ballot:
https://guides.mnpals.net/dctc/subjects/guide.php?subject=vote
Important dates to remember:
September 18th – Absentee voting starts, either by mail or in person drop-off
October 16th – Early voting in person begins. Check your local polling place for hours.
November 3rd – Last day to vote, polls open everywhere for in person voting.
May is Asian / Pacific American Heritage Month, a celebration of the Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) who have enriched American history and culture. Learn more with books, ebooks, and videos from our collection. Check out these sites for more information:
Stop by and check out a book from our display!
Take more breaks from screens in ’26! Stop by the Library and enjoy the simple pleasure of flipping through a real magazine with paper pages. We have the following subscriptions to choose from:
We’ve got comfy spaces to kick back and read, or you can check out a few issues and take them home. Enjoy!
2026 will be here soon and we need to discard our oldest magazine issues to make room for new ones. Please see this spreadsheet of discarded issues and contact Nathan if you’d like any of them for your department.
We’re excited to announce that the Library has started an enterprise subscription to The Minnesota Star Tribune for all DCTC students, faculty, and staff. This provides unlimited access to all of the award-winning journalism and news content on StarTribune.com via any device, with no paywalls.
Access is IP-based like our other online subscriptions, so anyone on DCTC’s campus automatically has access and off-campus users only need their StarID to log in. If you choose to create a personal Star Tribune account (free), here are just a few of the newsletters and e-mail alerts you can sign up for:
Enjoy the Minnesota Star Tribune and contact us if you have any questions!
Please see the latest spreadsheet of Library discards and contact Nathan if you’d like any of them for your department. Most of these are DVDs but there are a few CDs and other audiovisual formats.
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) and this year’s theme is Celebrating Value and Talent. In the words of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy, NDEAM “celebrates the contributions of America’s workers with disabilities past and present and showcases supportive, inclusive employment policies and practices that benefit employers and employees.” According to the Department of Labor, the labor force participation rate for people with disabilities is 25.1%, compared with 67.9% for people without disabilities.
Learn more with books and ebooks from our collection and visit these sites for more information:
Stop by the Library and check out a book from our display on disabilities!
April is Autism Acceptance Month, formerly known as Autism Awareness Month. According to the CDC, 1 out of 36 children has been identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The Autism Society defines ASD as “a complex, lifelong developmental condition that typically appears during early childhood and can impact a person’s social skills, communication, relationships, and self-regulation,” though everyone experiences autism differently. Celebrate neurodiversity and learn more about autism with these books and videos from our collection.
Here are some of the books on autism that we’ve added to our collection this year:
Check out these sites for more information:
Take more breaks from screens in ’25! Stop by the Library and enjoy the simple pleasure of flipping through a real magazine with paper pages. We have the following subscriptions to choose from:
We’ve got comfy spaces to kick back and read, or you can check out a few issues and take them home. Enjoy!
