Hi Phyllis-
Yeah we were concerned about that too (hence my posting to see if
anyone else had done something like this). The other thought we had
is "how do you place limits on 'interestingness'?" One persons life
long passion for, say, stamp collecting, might be interesting to them,
but not a big sell point to others. Or alternatively, they might be
too interesting in an infuriating or lascivious way, such as say a
white-supremacist or a sex worker respectively. Not that those aren't
stories that shouldn't be investigated by an oral historian someplace,
it's just not in our purview to do so. I'll let you know if we get
any responses.
Sincerely,
Scott Heath
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 1:45 PM, Phyllis Davis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I would be interested in the responses as well, looks intriguing but what
> happens if one of your "books" doesn't get checked out? How do you avoid
> hurt feelings? Perhaps plant some board or museum members as "readers" to
> make sure everyone gets to be heard?
>
> Phyllis Davis
> Executive Director
> Amelia Island Museum of History
> 233 S. 3rd Street, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
> 904-261-7378, x. 101
> www.ameliamuseum.org
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Human Library
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> I've recently run across a very interesting program called the Human Library
> (www.humanlibrary.org), designed to essentially let patrons "check out"
> interesting people for a one-on-one conversation. While the original
> program was designed as an anti-prejudice activity, I was thinking that this
> could somehow be adapted to a local history museum such as my own as an oral
> history/chance to meet interesting locals event. Has anyone worked with
> this concept before? How did you go about adapting it for use in a museum?
> Feel free to reply off list if you'd like.
>
> Sincerely,
> W. Scott Heath
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