BUILDING WINDMILLS, TRANSFORMING COMMUNITIES: AN EVENING WITH WILLIAM KAMKWAMBA 

THIS EVENT THAT TOOK PLACE ON MARCH 23, 2012, FEATURES THE AUTHOR OF THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND.
ACPS, THE ALEXANDRIA PTA COUNCIL-, CITY OF ALEXANDRIA- AND ALEXANDRIA LIBRARY SPONSORED THIS YEAR'S "COMMUNITY READ" EVENT FEATURING THE MALAWI-BORN AUTHOR.
MR. KAMKWAMBA'S BOOK SHARES THE STORY OF HOW KAMKWAMBA ACHIEVED HIS DREAM OF BRINGING ELECTRICITY, LIGHT AND THE PROMISE OF A BETTER LIFE TO HIS FAMILY AND HIS VILLAGE.
THE KICK-OFF EVENT TO THE ANNUAL "ALL ALEXANDRIA READS" COMMUNITY-BASED COOPERATIVE SERIES FACILITATED BY ALEXANDRIA LIBRARY DESIGNED TO PROMOTE SHARED EXPERIENCES THROUGH READING FEATURED REMARKS BY ACPS STAFF AND STUDENTS AS WELL AS A PRESENTATION BY MR. KAMKWAMBA.

THE EVENT WAS TELECAST LIVE ON ACPS-TV BY A CREW OF T.C. WILLIAMS HIGH SCHOOL TELEVISION PRODUCTION STUDENTS. STUDENTS RAN CAMERAS, CONTROL ROOM EQUIPMENT, AND DIRECTED THE LIVE TELECAST AND REAL-TIME INTERNET FEED OF THE EVENT.