New Book Club Kit Titles Available

I just wanted to let you all know about some new Book Club Kits that are available through MLC. These kits were made possible through the Mississippi Library Leadership Institute Extension Project. 

The first sets of kits available are in our Literary Landscapes Collection. These kits feature works set all over the world. Each title is also a feature film! We did not purchase the feature films, but you can encourage your book clubbers to view them or host a screening at your library if you have access to them with public performance rights.

Australia Kit
Follow the Rabbit Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington
Utopia DVD with Public Performance Rights (PPR)

Sweden
Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
Secrets of the Dead: Vampire Legend DVD with PPR

France
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
The Butterfly DVD with PPR

Japan
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Empires: Japan DVD with PPR

India
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel by Deborah Moggach
The Story of India DVD with PPR

Iran
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Googoosh: Iran’s Daughter DVD with PPR 

Dominican Republic
In the Time of Butterflies by Julia Alvarez

Colombia
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia

We also have the following themed kits:

Autism Awareness Kit
Carly’s Voice: Breaking Through Autism,
by Arthur Fleischmann
Horse Boy: 2009 Documentary with Public Performance Rights

Hurricane Katrina Kit
Rivers: A Novel, by Michael Farris Smith
Trouble the Water: 2008 Documentary with
Public Performance Rights

The Art Forgery Kit
The Art Forger, by B.A. Shapiro
Beltracchi: The Art of Forgery:
Documentary with Public Performance Rights

Extra films. All have Public Performance Rights
GTFO: Get the F;#% Out
-Through interviews with video game developers, journalists, and academics, GTFO examines the female experience in gaming and begins a larger conversation that will shape the future of the video game world.

Growing Cities
-Tells the inspiring stories of these intrepid urban farmers, innovators, and everyday city-dwellers who are challenging the way this country grows and distributes its food.

Eating Alabama
-A thoughtful and often funny essay on community, the South, and sustainability, Eating Alabama is ultimately a story about why food matters.

The Girls in the Band
-Untold stories of female jazz and big band instrumentalists and their fascinating, history-making journeys from the late 30s to the present day. 

Contact Ally Mellon at amellon@mlc.lib.ms.us or 601-432-4117 if you'd like more information or to reserve one of these kits for your book club group!