SUMMARY: GSM members may join the Media Library(ML) for a one-time fee of $15. Participants may then borrow library items for the nominal charge of $1 each. Most rentals are made at our Monday evening lectures, but other arrangements are possible by contacting the Media Librarian, Dave Wilhelm, at dewilhelm53@msn.com .

DETAILS:

The GSM Media Library is an ever-growing collection of educational DVDs that are available for rental at a nominal fee to GSM members. The library currently contains over 280 titles, covering geology and related scientific subjects. Most videos are a single disc, but there are some that are multiple disks with up to 5 or more hours of programming.
The catalog of titles is available from this web site. You are encouraged to peruse this catalog for titles that might interest you. Note that if you use the Grid View, you can search for specific text in the Media Title and Producer/Distributor columns; just type the text by the magnifying-glass symbol. If you e-mail the Media Librarian (Dave Wilhelm at dewilhelm53@msn.com) by Sunday 6 PM before a lecture, he will be sure that the media is available for you to examine and rent at the Monday lecture.
Note that Media items added to library in 2016 have the word “NEW” prefixed to the Producer/Distributor name. This allows you to use the Grid View to easily find all videos recently added to the library.
As you can see, the catalog includes space for reviews of the media; a fair number of reviews are already included. If you would like to comment on a media item you have seen, either send the Media Librarian an e-mail, being sure to identify the title, or slip a paper note with the review in the clear pocket on the back of the DVD box. (Do not put a paper review in the DVD box, since it might be overlooked.) I will not include your name with the review unless you indicate that I should include it. Note that reviews are limited to 1,580 characters.

Following are Media Library costs to GSM members. All proceeds collected go to expanding our library. (34 new titles were added in 2016.)

– Media Library lifetime memberships are $15. Unlike your regular GSM membership, the ML membership is lifetime, so you pay it just once. It remains valid so long as your GSM membership is current.

– Media rentals to ML members are $1 each. (All rentals are this cost, regardless of how many disks are in the box.)

– Media rental is available to GSM members who are not members of the ML. This is intended for someone who would like to try a rental or two before committing $15. Each rental to GSM members who are not ML members is $3 each. If you later become a member, any extra you paid for rentals in the previous year is taken from the cost of your ML membership. For example, if you had rented 2 media items for $6 total, your ML membership would cost just $11, since you had paid an extra $4 for the 2 rentals.

Finally, if you have DVDs of appropriate content that you would like to donate, we do accept and very much appreciate contributions.