tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211090800803751472.post3901279603898958805..comments2024-02-19T00:31:41.443-06:00Comments on Books in the Spotlight: Blind Date with a BookRummanah Aasihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12119402559076729383noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211090800803751472.post-64767885485535228542016-02-19T08:41:31.289-06:002016-02-19T08:41:31.289-06:00@Heidi: They do, although I hear lots of snickerin...@Heidi: They do, although I hear lots of snickering with the Blind Date part of the display title. <br /><br />@Melissa: I hope so too! It's a lot of work but I think it has huge pay offs.<br /><br />@Annette: Funny, both of my avid and non-readers are drawn to the display alike. <br /><br />@Kindlemom: Thank you!<br /><br />@Aylee: Aw, thanks! I think the banned book theme would bring even more intrigue about the book. Maybe instead of descriptive words I would include reasons why people don't want you to read the book. Hmm..I'll have to think on that. <br /><br />@A Canadian Girl: Thanks, Z! Yes, I think I would have a similar experience. I know for sure I wouldn't have read certain books if it wasn't required for class or brought to my attention. <br /><br />@Anne: Yes, I've had several kids who check out more than 1 blind date. I hear teens recommending books to each other all the time, but I do hear them talking about the display to one another. I let the description of the books do the talking. It's a very passive program which is what I like and it makes the student a more active participant in discovering and finding their book. Currently, half of the books are checked out so I decided to keep the display up until the end of the month. Once in a while I will move the books around, but I don't take them out of the display. Rummanah Aasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119402559076729383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211090800803751472.post-26885923068585969672016-02-17T18:14:59.378-06:002016-02-17T18:14:59.378-06:00Very clever. I am so going to do this. Have you ev...Very clever. I am so going to do this. Have you ever had kids come back for more than one blind date book? Have you ever had kids who recommended their blind date book for friends to read? Do you book talk these books or just leave them for students to discover? How long do you leave up the display? Change the books if they aren't moving? Fun. Thanks for sharing.Anne@HeadFullofBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211090800803751472.post-22617846654495282802016-02-15T06:55:14.201-06:002016-02-15T06:55:14.201-06:00This is such a cool idea, Rummanah! If my library ...This is such a cool idea, Rummanah! If my library had done this when I was a kid, I would have checked out some books that I probably wouldn't have read otherwise.A Canadian Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07127164685941412250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211090800803751472.post-2866598823030502252016-02-14T18:14:13.353-06:002016-02-14T18:14:13.353-06:00omg Rummanah!!!! Oh how I wish you were my librari...omg Rummanah!!!! Oh how I wish you were my librarian!! (the ladies at my library are all very nice though - they also did a blind date idea this year, though not nearly as creatively as you). Seriously, your display is SO perfect and your blurbs too. If I was one of your library's high school students, I would totally be into seeing this same kind of "don't judge a book" idea done with banned books!Ayleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07639250102446794830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211090800803751472.post-44822106742187809422016-02-13T17:02:51.915-06:002016-02-13T17:02:51.915-06:00Oh I love this! How fun and thanks so much for all...Oh I love this! How fun and thanks so much for all the ideas!Kindlemomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084577342034704304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211090800803751472.post-12510130686611059002016-02-13T08:18:10.486-06:002016-02-13T08:18:10.486-06:00I'm doing this right now. I was going to stop ...I'm doing this right now. I was going to stop this week, but it's been so popular that I'm going to extend it a week. I've had to add more books 3 or 4 times. I wrapped in newspaper and just put 3 or 4 words on an index card. All your tips are great. I wrote the last 6 digits of the barcode on the index card (my first digits are always the same.) What's interesting is that some kids that never check out books, or very rarely, couldn't resist these books. Some are on their second book. And some of my avid readers wouldn't do this for anything (they have plans to read certain books, I think.) Only a couple of books have been unwrapped and returned immediately -- and that's OK. The others are at least being kept for a while, and hopefully sometimes getting read. My teachers and administration love the idea. (even though I keep telling them I didn't come up with it, I'm getting lots of praise.) I even had a teacher check one out for the three-day weekend. Great post!Annette Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13850197520930988077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211090800803751472.post-120554250931425302016-02-12T16:47:30.430-06:002016-02-12T16:47:30.430-06:00I've always loved this idea. One day I hope my...I've always loved this idea. One day I hope my library does this. :DMelissa (Books and Things)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00074452958853212024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211090800803751472.post-4685420227469506842016-02-12T12:21:05.794-06:002016-02-12T12:21:05.794-06:00What a cool idea. I wish my library did something ...What a cool idea. I wish my library did something like this. I bet your teen readers love this. Heidi@Rainy Day Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05984216720423826256noreply@blogger.com