Interesting
Apr. 22nd, 2008 04:51 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
emmelinemayLibrary offers 'borrow a person' scheme
The idea, which comes from Scandinavia, is simple: instead of books, readers can come to the library and borrow a person for a 30-minute chat. The human “books” on offer vary from event to event but always include a healthy cross-section of stereotypes. Last weekend, the small but richly diverse list included Police Officer, Vegan, Male Nanny and Lifelong Activist as well as Person with Mental Health Difficulties and Young Person Excluded from School. I was there as Gay Man.
Interesting idea! What do you think? Would you hire a person for 30 mins to find out more about them? Would you be a 'living book' in a library? Do you think one person can represent their cultural group in that way? Is this a crazy waste of time, or an exciting initiative to encourage people to learn more about what they don't understand?
Answers on a postcard. Or just comment. Much easier, and it saves you the cost of a stamp.
The idea, which comes from Scandinavia, is simple: instead of books, readers can come to the library and borrow a person for a 30-minute chat. The human “books” on offer vary from event to event but always include a healthy cross-section of stereotypes. Last weekend, the small but richly diverse list included Police Officer, Vegan, Male Nanny and Lifelong Activist as well as Person with Mental Health Difficulties and Young Person Excluded from School. I was there as Gay Man.
Interesting idea! What do you think? Would you hire a person for 30 mins to find out more about them? Would you be a 'living book' in a library? Do you think one person can represent their cultural group in that way? Is this a crazy waste of time, or an exciting initiative to encourage people to learn more about what they don't understand?
Answers on a postcard. Or just comment. Much easier, and it saves you the cost of a stamp.
