The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba

Thursday October 8 2026 11:15AM
Dyer-Schererville

Event Description

The Real Reads book discussion group will read The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba. Books for this discussion can be picked up at the Dyer-Schererville branch a month prior to the event.

Summary: "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."

When

11:15AM - 12:30PM
Thursday October 8 2026
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219-322-4731

Where

Meeting Room AB
Dyer-Schererville
1001 W. Lincoln Hwy
Schererville IN 46375
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