Let's celebrate the month of February by sending our patrons on a blind date. And, to draw some attention to our multimedia collection, let's make it a double date! Staff will select romance novels and pair them with romantic movies (in Blu-Ray or DVD format), then wrap the pair up in opaque paper so the contents can't be seen. Then, a few words that describe the appeal of the pair will be written on the paper so patrons can pick a "blind date" that suits their mood. For example, you could pair It Happened One Night with Managed by Kristen Callihan, then write "steamy road trip romance" on the wrapping paper. Or wrap Someone Great with Memorial by Bryan Washington, tethered together as "bittersweet breakups." Stick Sweet Home Alabama together with Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake, and attach a label of "romantic comedy, returning home."
The double-blind-date books and movies should be displayed prominently, on a table near the front of the library, with an appropriately decorated poster board explaining the way the activity works. For a little added romance, consider having a bowl of wrapped chocolates at the check-out desk to send our date-goers off with.
The double-blind-date books and movies should be displayed prominently, on a table near the front of the library, with an appropriately decorated poster board explaining the way the activity works. For a little added romance, consider having a bowl of wrapped chocolates at the check-out desk to send our date-goers off with.
This is such a fun idea, oh my gosh. I always see book stores doing this and I am always jealous. I know people often bring up the idea of making sure that the books/DVDs have TW on them somewhere. Do you think you would implement something like that when using this idea in your library?
ReplyDeleteWhile I think that there are definitely ways to incorporate TWs into a project like this, I personally don't think that I would do so after some new empirical studies have shown that TWs might actually be psychologically harmful.
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A family member is getting their psychology PhD and actually brought this study to my attention while we were discussing another library science class I'd been taking. Of course every library and librarian will approach this differently, but I found this data to be pretty compelling and will likely avoid TWs until/unless more studies show new results.
Hi Claire,
ReplyDeleteThis is such a fun idea. I've created displays where the theme was Blind Date with a Book, but I've never thought about adding a movie to the mix. What a fun idea. It's almost too bad that CDs are a dying format, because adding music to the mix would also be fun :)
They do blind date with a book at our local bookstore, I like the concept but I am irrationally worried I would get something I've already read. I also suggested pairing books and movies for my assignment.
ReplyDeleteI love combining a book and a movie - especially when they are both different. Great idea and full points!
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