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• Magazines in the Library

  

  Need a break from screens? Stop by the Library and enjoy the simple pleasure of flipping through the pages of a magazine. We have the following subscriptions to choose from:

  • Atlantic Monthly
  • Better Homes and Gardens
  • Computers in Libraries
  • Consumer Reports
  • Discover
  • Entrepreneur
  • Fast Company
  • Health
  • Hot Rod
  • House Beautiful
  • IQ: Initiative Quarterly
  • Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA)
  • Kiplinger’s Personal Finance
  • Library Journal

  • Midwest Living
  • Minnesota History
  • Motor Trend
  • Mpls St Paul
  • National Geographic
  • OfficePro
  • People
  • Prevention
  • Psychology Today
  • Reader’s Digest
  • Shape
  • Southern Living
  • Twin Cities Business
  • Wired

  We’ve got comfy spaces to kick back and read, or you can check out a few issues and take them home. Enjoy!

  November 17, 2021 • Uncategorized • Views: 1324

• New Gale display options

  Our Gale databases have some new display options to improve the readability of articles.

  • Color: Keep the background color white or choose from gray, peach, or lime
  • Font: Change the font to Open Sans, EB Garamond, OpenDyslexic, or Noto Sans
  • Spacing: Adjust the spacing between letters, words, and lines of text

  

  Read Gale’s article “Expanding Accessibility with New Text Display Features” for more information and thanks to Minitex for sharing this news!

  November 12, 2021 • Uncategorized • Views: 1140

• Cooking for the holidays

  

  Thanksgiving and the holiday season will be here soon, which means lots of cooking and shared meals. If you’d like to try something new this year, you’ll find hundreds of cookbooks (including ebooks) in our collection. Check one out and expand your culinary horizons!

    
  
    
  
    
  
   

  November 8, 2021 • Uncategorized • Views: 3723

• Halloween in the Library

  

  The Library is getting into the Halloween spirit! Check out our latest display of scary books and movies.

  October 18, 2021 • Uncategorized • Views: 1247

• Oktoberfest in the Library

  

  It’s Oktoberfest in the Library! Check out our latest display on German language, customs, music, food, and of course… beer!

  Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Nein? Learn to speak German with fun, self-paced courses at Mango Languages. There’s even a special Oktoberfest unit.

  And learn more about German culture, people, and history with CultureGrams, a new database with information about every country in the world.

  October 6, 2021 • Uncategorized • Views: 1226

• Welcome, Melanie!

  Please give a warm welcome to Melanie Ellston, our new library technician! Melanie will help us with circulation, course resources, laptops, magazines, displays, contracts, and weeding. You’ll find her at our circulation desk between 7:30 AM and 2 PM, Monday through Friday, or you can reach her at Melanie.Ellston@dctc.edu or 651-423-8345.

  Welcome, Melanie!

  September 10, 2021 • Uncategorized • Views: 1990

• Summer hours

  The Library’s summer hours are:

  • Monday & Wednesday: Remote Service (online only)
  • Tuesday & Thursday: 8 AM to 1 PM
  • Friday: CLOSED

  Whether you’re traveling, gardening, or looking for some good fiction to read this summer, we’ve got you covered. And don’t forget, our Online Resources are always open.

  May 20, 2021 • Uncategorized • Views: 41523

• Jewish American Heritage Month

  May is Jewish American Heritage Month!

  Jewish American Heritage Month was established in 2006 by the proclamation of President George W. Bush, and has continued every year by Presidential Proclamation. The goal is to honor and celebrate the achievements and contributions of Jewish people to American society, culture, and history.

  To learn more about Jews, Judaism, and Jewish culture, check out the nearly 100 books, audiobooks, and movies in the DCTC Library on these subjects. We also provide access to thousands of online resources – e-books, videos, and articles – covering Jews and Judaism. Finally, a list of websites gives more information on the specifics of Jewish American Heritage Month and related activities.

          

  Websites:

  Jewish American Heritage Month – National Museum of American Jewish History

  2021 Proclamation on Jewish American Heritage Month – The White House

  Jewish American Heritage Month – The Library of Congress

   

   

  May 12, 2021 • Uncategorized • Views: 1198

• Library closed during winter break

  The Library will be closed during winter break. Please e-mail library@dctc.edu if you need to return laptops, drop off items for course reserves, or check anything out during this time. You can always return books and videos in the dropbox outside the College’s front entrance. We’ll be back on Monday, January 11th!

  Have a happy, healthy, and restful winter break, everyone!

  December 18, 2020 • Uncategorized • Views: 2555