Lending Libraries

  • A brush-painting kit from Japan
  • Mao and Gandhi; A comparison and contrast of the two leaders in terms of their ends and means
  • Popol Vuh: An illustrated, children's version of the Mayan creation myth
  • Threads of Hope: A documentary video of the arpillera movement in Chile that defied the Pinochet dictatorship
  • An adult-sized hijab
  • Jerusalem Stories (VHS): ABC News host Peter Jennings introduces the cultures emotions, and passion that make up the population of one of the world's holiest cities
  • Matryoshka dolls, traditional types and ones of modern political figures
  • The Russians' World: A brilliant introduction to life in contemporary Russia

These are examples of some of the materials you can find in the Hemispheres Outreach Lending Libraries. We can help you find books, films, and other resources to enhance your class, workshop, brown-bag lunch series, or international club meeting. Each Center maintains a resource library of books, videos and DVDs, music, CD-ROMs, cultural artifacts, curriculum materials, and more, all free of charge. Current catalogs can be found through the Hemispheres website - or contact the Outreach Coordinator for the region you are interested in for suggestions of appropriate materials.

Please select the appropriate catalogue:

Latin American Studies Catalogue

Middle Eastern Studies Catalogue - temporarily offline

Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies Catalogue

South Asia Institute Catalogue