Textiles and Fashion Technology: A Virtual Book Display

This month, the City Tech Library is featuring some ebooks and electronic resources on fashion and textile design in a new virtual book display format. Enjoy these books and thousands of others available on the Library Website.

Book of the Month

Print Make Wear Book cover
Print, Make, Wear: Creative Projects for Digital Textile Design

This book features 14 original projects that will inspire you to create your own digitally printed textile designs. Digital techniques are inspired by traditional handcrafts such as patchwork and embroidery.

From the Catalog

Selected e-resources

Bloomsbury Fashion Central
Includes Fairchild books, Berg Fashion Library, Bloomsbury Fashion Video Archive, and Fashion Photography Archive. Available through May 31, 2020.

Fairchild Books
Fashion-related books and textbooks on topics including fashion marketing. Includes the Berg Fashion Library, the Fashion Photography Archive, and Fashion Business Cases.

Ebook Central
ProQuest has partnered with more than 100 publishers to support libraries in providing unlimited access to Ebook Central holdings for all patrons through mid-June – at no extra charge. All books have automatically converted to unlimited access for that period, helping to provide curriculum and research support.

Destress with a graphic novel

KapowStudents: destress with a graphic novel! We hand-picked our most fun ones with a focus on superheroes but also manga too!
Look for the special book display near to the library entrance.

Celebrate Haitian Heritage Month, May 2016

Edwidge Danticat poses for a photo session at her home/office in Miami, Florida.  (Photo by Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images)
Edwidge Danticat poses for a photo session at her home/office in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images)

We’re having lots of fun with our thematic book displays! May 2016 celebrates Haitian Heritage month. We have books about contemporary Haiti, its history as well as books by Haitian American authors like Edwidge Danticat. There are only a few days left for this book display, so come on by the library. Our book display is located close to the library entrance, just past our electronic gates.
You can also read more in our Caribbean Literature database! Browse places and select “Haiti” to find works by 28 Haitian and Haitian emigre authors.

Celebrate National Poetry Month

NPM_Poster_06_LargeDid you know every April is National Poetry Month? Celebrate by reading some poetry. We have some great choices in the library and have a special  poetry book display at the entrance of the library. Look for the National Poetry Month sign on the display!