The Wynn Collection at the Main Campus Library
The Dr. Phail Wynn Jr. Collection was established in July 2007 with a generous donation from Dr. Phail Wynn Jr. and contains materials that, as per Dr. Wynn's request, "pertain... to socially responsible topics, such as ecology and the environment, cultural awareness, global citizenship, teaching tolerance, appreciating diversity, fighting poverty, and promoting world peace."
Dr. Wynn served as President of Durham Tech from 1980 to 2007, when he retired and was named President Emeritus. He has the distinction of being the first African American community college president in North Carolina and was, at the time, the youngest community college president ever in North Carolina. Dr. Wynn mentored many other college presidents and is remembered as a leader in state and regional community college and academic associations and a champion in recruiting and growing industry in our state. After his death in 2018, the North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation awarded $50,000 to the Durham Technical Community College Foundation to create the Dr. Phail Wynn, Jr. Library Endowment and continue his collection and legacy.
The Wynn Collection resides on the Main Campus Library and is available for browsing in-person and digitally through our catalog.
Current and Upcoming Faculty and Staff Reading Circle and Book Club Selections
What we're reading for Fall 2025:
Are you Durham Tech faculty or staff and want to join in on one of our reading groups this Fall?
→Fill out our interest form: Fall 2025 Durham Tech Faculty/Staff Reading Group Interest Form. Form closes Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 11:45 PM.
Faculty and staff should look for Fall 2025 announcements in the Monday Message and on the Library blog
Meeting invites will be sent after interested faculty and staff who have completed the interest form or who reach out and request to be added. Meetings will be held virtually on Teams.
Want to follow along but can't actively participate in the meeting? Contact librarian Meredith Lewis (lewisma at durham tech dot edu) to be added to the Teams groups if you miss the form.
Are you a Durham Tech faculty, staff, or student and want to have your own reading group?
You can use our books! Schedule use with librarian Meredith Lewis (lewisma at durham tech dot edu) for any books not in the current rotation.
Learn about this Collaborative Reading Initiative
An overarching goal of this project is to facilitate community-building through conversations, communication, and connection about topics important to our Durham Tech community and ourselves.
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Reading Together for Change: Announcing the Wynn Reading Circles Book Selections for 2022-2023 [Powerpoint]A copy of the Powerpoint presentation from Durham Tech's May 2022 Professional Development Day announcing the project and book titles.
Dogwood Digital Library (Ebooks & Audiobooks)
Read ebooks or audiobooks on your computer, or download the Libby App to read on your mobile device. When using the Libby App select Dogwood Digital Library, then select Durham Tech, and use your Durham Tech username and password as your library card to register.
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Dogwood Digital Library (OverDrive & Libby)
Borrow thousands of popular fiction and non-fiction eBooks and eAudiobooks. This is a collection of downloadable titles available through the Libby app. Dogwood Digital Library is a collaboration between many North Carolina community college libraries, including the Durham Tech Library.