I had a great time being a human 'book' at Guelph's Main Library this spring. I also enjoyed the time I spent with Regina Public Library's Library Director, Jeff Barber at OLA where he volunteered to be 'read for 1/2 hour by me.
This idea, The Living Library, originated with a journalism student in Denmark hoping to reduce violence against ethnic minorities. It seems to have been wildly successful and was just in London at the public library.
This is not a new concept, but reveals our work. Whether the library loans books, DVDs or whatever, the interaction is person to person - author/creator to reader - and a potential new creation starts. Using programming ideas like this, it is possible to generate activities that lead to a library being the social, cultural and intellectual centre of campus.
