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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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Human Library

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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