© offered picture think about supplied by means of LHUCA The Louise Hopkins Underwood middle for the arts' 3rd Annual OneBook LBK 2020 ebook preference is "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by using William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer.
This 12 months's selection is in line with Kamkwamba's childhood in a village in Malawi, Africa, the place drought has set in and times are difficult, based on a information release from LHUCA.
via hard work and backbone, Kamkwamba helps his family by gaining knowledge of books in a native library and building a windmill to supply electricity to his domestic and household's farm.
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OneBook LBK is a community reading software that encourages contributors of the community to examine the identical booklet at the equal time and helps discussions and activities in keeping with the booklet's topics. This year's publication, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, is accessible in grownup and young reader's editions. "we're excited to encompass readers of all ages in OneBook LBK this yr," stated Lindsey Maestri, LHUCA executive Director. "however set in Africa, the grit, creativity, and ingenuity it takes to make your domestic on on occasion unforgiving ground is anything we recognize our West Texas readers can relate to."
2 hundred copies of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, young Reader's version might be given out free to the public due to a sponsorship from Atmos power. LHUCA, the Lubbock Public Library, American Windmill Museum and East Lubbock paintings residence can be handing out the free copies in take-away luggage that also comprise a free endeavor and DVD on Windmills from the American Windmill Museum, a free craft challenge with the aid of LHUCA, and other components surrounding topics within the publication. These bags might be purchasable at LHUCA, the Groves, Godeke, and Patterson branch Libraries, and other businesses all through their common operating times.
extra programming contains a pre-recorded presentation on fixing energy Poverty via the Texas Tech Wind Institute's Kassandra McQuillen, to be attainable on LHUCA's fb page (@lhucalubbock) and YouTube Channel. The Lubbock Public Library will also be offering in-person ebook discussions at the following times and locations:
Godeke Library on Dec. 1 at 6 p.m.
Groves Library on Dec. 1 at 7 p.m.
Patterson Library on Dec. 5 at 2 p.m.
For greater suggestions about OneBook LBK discuss with lhuca.org/one-book-lbk.
this text firstly appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: LHUCA gifts 2020 OneBook LBK program
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