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 -----Original Message----- From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Scott Heath Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 1:03 PM To: [log in to unmask] 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 --- Finance Officer [log in to unmask] The Hastings Museum 1330 N. Burlington Hastings, NE 68901 402.461.4629 800.508.4629 402.461.2379 Fax HastingsMuseum.org ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).