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Dave Cullen Goal: 2,000 DVDs in Rural Libraries

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TJ:
I think that what the members of the davecullen.com forum are doing is great.

I talked to one of the librarians in the Tulsa (Oklahoma) City-County Library System at the main, Central, branch downtown and he told me on that day all of the DVDs that were being processed, at least 10, were paid for out of library funds.

If I weren't dirt-farmer poor and on fixed SS income supplemented by a VA pension, I would like to purchase one for the nearest library branch just off of S. Peoria Ave. here in western South-Central Tulsa. They did not have one listed to be located at that branch the last time I looked.

I have been a member of the davecullen.com forum but I have had problems with city folks there who think they know more about us country folks in the the Southwest than we do ourselves. I grew up around real cowboys and even personally knew, "Doc' Payne, one of the Cherokee cowboys who rode the range with Will Rogers when they were both teenagers.

Lynne:
To honor the recent generosity of DCLuke (of The Ultimate Brokeback Forum) in sharing his experience of meeting Annie Proulx with us, I would like to give some extra visibility to their campaign to place DVDs in rural libraries.

From what I have been able to glean, around 600 DVDs have been placed so far, but donations seem to be slowing.

Here is a current link if you feel inclined to contribute:

http://www.davecullen.com/brokebackmountain/adcampaign.html

Thanks,
Lynne

Shakesthecoffecan:
How about the story itself?

Are these libraries that are receiving the DVD, also carrying "Close Range: Wyoming stories"? Or Brokeback Mountain in print form? The story is just as important as the film. I find myself spending more time with it these days than the film.

nakymaton:
Hi, shakestheground -

I don't know about all the libraries, but the ones I checked out all had the story in some collection or another (in Close Range, in a collection of short stories edited by Larry McMurtry, or as the stand-alone book). I think a number of people were offering copies of the book to libraries that didn't have DVD collections, too.

Shakesthecoffecan:
Good Deal.

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