The Library Unbound: Milne Library News

Blind Date with a Book Display

Check out our brand-new Blind Date with a Book display! This display was created by your Resident Book Lovers (a.k.a. Milne Librarians) to celebrate Valentine's Day and will stay up until February 21st. This display is located on the bookshelf directly outside of Milne 102A, on the first floor of the Milne Library.

So, what is a Blind Date with a Book display? A Blind Date with a Book is a longstanding display in bookstores and libraries, which challenges patrons to not choose a book by its cover, but instead rely on hints, such as genres, short descriptions, or recommendations, to inform what book they choose to read next.

The Milne Library’s Blind Date with a Book display is made up primarily of our Young Adult Collection and spotlights different genres of books within this collection, including Contemporary Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, and Science Fiction. After these books were selected, they were then wrapped to conceal the identity of the book, and then our library student workers designed the new "book covers" to associate the books with their genres. In this color associated design, the genre of Contemporary Fiction is Purple, Fantasy is Light Blue, Horror is Dark Blue, Mystery is Orange, Romance is Red, and Science Fiction is Green.

How do you participate in our Blind Date with a Book Display?

1. Come to the Milne Library and locate the Blind Date with a Book display, which is located on the first floor of the library, just outside of Milne 102A.
   • Hint: If you have any trouble finding the display, please ask! We would be happy to direct you to our new display.
2. Determine what genre of book you would like to read for your “Blind Date.”
3. Choose one of the wrapped books which is color associated with that genre.
4. Bring the book to the Circulation Desk to check it out.
5. Enjoy your "Blind Date with a Book"!
6. Return the book to the library once you are done with your “Blind Date”!

We hope you have enjoyed this display, check back after February 21st when we will reveal which of our Milne Library books were a part of the Blind Date with a Book display!