The Santa Monica library is now letting the public check out real people if a book isn't exciting enough. LAT
On Saturday, the Santa Monica Public Library's Living Library Project will feature "a Mormon, an animal rights activist, a police detective, a fat activist, a feminist, a married Jewish lesbian mom, a little person and an ex-gang member," among others. Members of the public will be able to "check out" the sources for 30-minute conversations.
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this is the best public art project i have heard lately!
how about a first generation immigrant like me?
i have special interests, personal stories, beliefs and experiences to share with interested citizens.
Reminds me of the Talk to an Iraqi episode of This American Life.
It's like Show and Tell.
Maybe you should institute a "Check out an Archinecter" program in ArchMart, Paul. Do it over iChat or Skype. I know I could use 30 minutes of time with someone who can tell me how to use SketchUp's layers!
this project sounds so familiar. i know i've heard of another library doing something like this somewhere. let me search my memory banks.
lb - when i first starting reading your comment i was thinking that you were proposing an online Architecture 5¢ kind of thing. both ideas are kind of awesome... architects out of work on Archinect can volunteer to do 15 minute iChats with non-architects.
Exactly - you can "show" them around the room/house by carrying the computer around, then the architect can give advice.
Actually I'm serious about the SU thing - but I could just post it on ArchMart.
........brilliant!
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