Getting Started - SKYCTC QEP Book Club - Spring 2014 - The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind - Research Guides at Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College

When your dreams are powered by your heart...

Join us Spring 2014 as we read the inspring true story of
William Kamkwamba in The Boy Who Harnessed the
Wind. At age 14, William set out to make his dream of
building a windmill come true. For William "a windmill
[meant] more than just power, it [meant] freedom." A
windmill would bring electricity and water to his village;
but, more importantly, it would bring an escape from poverty and famine. William's story shows the power just one person can have to change the world.

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Book Giveaway & Kickoff!

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba; Bryan Mealer
Call Number: TJ825.K36 2010
ISBN: 9780061730337
William Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a country where magic ruled and modern science was mystery. It was also a land withered by drought and hunger. But William had read about windmills, and he dreamed of building one that would bring to his small village a set of luxuries that only 2 percent of Malawians could enjoy: electricity and running water. His neighbors called him misala—crazy—but William refused to let go of his dreams. With a small pile of once-forgotten science textbooks; some scrap metal, tractor parts, and bicycle halves; and an armory of curiosity and determination, he embarked on a daring plan to forge an unlikely contraption and small miracle that would change the lives around him. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is a remarkable true story about human inventiveness and its power to overcome crippling adversity. It will inspire anyone who doubts the power of one individual's ability to change his community and better the lives of those around him.

SKYCTC QEP Book Club is sponsored by the SKYCTC QEP Committee. Their financial contribution provided for the purchase of copies of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind to be given away at our kickoff events.

Check out Ways to Participate in the SKYCTC Book Club the date and location for the book giveaway event on your campus.

Learn more about the SKYCTC QEP

What is a QEP?

QEP: Quality Enhancement Plan

Continual improvement

All colleges develop a project to enhance some aspect of student learning

What are the SKYCTC QEP goals?

To help transitional reading students become academically successful

To help students become better critical readers

To develop a literacy-rich campus culture

To learn more about the SKYCTC QEP visit the Advising for Reading Students webpage

Book Club selections through the years

Ways to Participate in the SKYCTC QEP Book Club

Book Giveaway | Tuesday, February 4 | 12:15pm

Main Campus: Building F | Conference Room

Franklin-Simpson Campus: Student Lounge

Glasgow Health Campus: LRC

Face to Face Book Discussion | Tuesday, April 8th | 12:30-1:30pm

Main Campus: Building F | Conference Room

Instagram Contest

Create a work inspired by The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba.

This can include photographs, paintings, sculptures, collages, lyrics, poetry, short videos and more. If your entry is not a photo or video, please take a photo or video of the entry to upload to Instagram. The entry should include a caption of a few words or a single line to briefly explain how it relates to the book. Deadline for submission is Friday, April 18. Be sure to tag @SKYCTC_Library in your photo/video to enter the contest. Winners will be determined by who gets the most likes on Instagram.

First place wins an Amazon Kindle and $30 gift card! Second place wins a $50 Barnes and Noble gift card!

William's Village

"The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" in the media

Below you can watch Moving Windmills: The William Kamkwamba Story (6:08), the short documentary film which was released in 2008.

Check out these other videos to learn more about The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind:

William and the Windmill (1:44)
This is the trailer for the feature length documentary released in 2013.
TED Talk (4:15)
William Kamkwamba's TED talk from 2007. TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is s a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading.
Jon Stewart Interview (7:44)
Jon Stewart interviewed William Kamkwamba on "The Daily Show" in October 2009.
Google Science Fair (8:45)
William Kamkwamba spoke at the Google Science Fair Opening Event in January 2011.
Dartmouth College Interview (4:19)
An interview with Dartmouth College student William Kamkwamba in January 2012.

SKYCTC QEP Book Club - Spring 2014 - The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Getting Started