Blind+Date+With+a+Book

Blind Date: A "blind date" is a date between two people who have not previously met. Usually you will get set up by a friend who knows the person. For this activity I had students pick up their favorite book they read that year to "set up" a friend with. For 3-5 minutes they try to convince their friend to "check out" their suggestion. Then they switch and their friend tries to set them up with their favorite. Heather Gruenthal LBUSD

[|Book Programs And More] by Beth Dailey | Highland Branch Library, MPLIC | Librarian I

[|Blind Date With a Book By Cranbury Public Library] There are also some libraries who make a display of books wrapped in brown paper so it is a surprise what the patron checks out. They post their reviews on a blog.

Literary Speed Dating [|If Books are Windows to the Soul, Can Literary Speed Dating Attract Your Soulmate?] Apparently, there are some public libraries who do real speed dating events where the participants find dates with similar literary tastes.