====Ideas for using #reflectread====

These ideas were generated at the 26 November Readers Advisory Meeting at Bowral. Please feel free to add your own ideas at the end of the list.

  *  WW1 display and positives eg, Australian wartime nursing
  *  WW1 display – Anzac Day family reflections
  *  War Memorial – WW1 collection and exhibitions
  *  Love Thy Enemy, All Quiet on the Western Front; reflecting on others’ point of view
  *  Human Libraries - Helping to break down prejudice through dialogue
  *  “Remembering” themed movies and books
  *  Nostalgia ephemera display or tie in with local history
  * Display – use of reflection in art
  * Self reflection – change your brain
  *  Reflecting on what’s really important
  *  Books on CBT, psychology and meditation
  *  Promote philosophy – reflecting on the world, theories etc
  *  Reflect on life – oral histories
  *  Oral history interviews with real people
  *  Display and discussion “Times Gone By” in consultation with local history
  *  Local history Now and Then display
  *  The way life was…
  *  There could be a tie in with a local primary school encouraging students to interview an older member of the community about what an aspect of the past was like, or how something has changed
  *  Window into the past
  *  Ancestry database – run workshops on how to use the database
  *  This is your life… promoting biographies, with local celebrities or figures in the local history collection
  *  Childhood favourites
  *  Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, “Mirror, mirror on the wall who’s the fairest of them all?” Book, Film, Dress up story time/ staff
  *  Young and old story time
  *  Grandparents story time
  *  Mothers and babies story time
  *  Holiday craft – mirror making/ mosaics
  *  Self-portrait drawing/art class
  *  Mirror displays - read-a-likes
  *  Who was that? Who said that? Guess quotes from famous people
  *  Promote biographies of famous people – displays, book group ideas
  *  Eat, pray, love – “A true soul mate is a mirror”
  *  Gardening – reflecting on trends, link with an open garden scheme in the local area
  *  Food history – reflecting on trends, diets, fads, technological changes
  *  Trends in general – fashion, toys
  *  Vintage fashion display – it might be fun for staff to dress up from a favourite era
  *  Look Good, Feel Good – cancer volunteers talk
  *  Diet books – keep in shape/get in shape for summer
  *  Trinny and Susannah (or similar) guide to looking good, style advice (Don’t fight the mirror!)
  *  Memoir writing workshops
  *  www.historypin.com “A global community collaborati