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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