Every book has a unique cover, but the real story lies within the pages. Getting more people to let go of initial assumptions is the Human Library’s mission. "Often times when we meet someone, we ...

The HLO, which is expanding into the U.S., shares many of the same objectives as a lending library, writes Judy Bolton-Fasman ...

On a rainy spring morning in Muncie, Indiana, a White, middle-aged, conservative woman met a transgender woman for a date. It did not start well. The transgender woman was waiting at a table when the ...

At a Human Library event at the Santa Monica Public Library in California, a police detective "book" talks to two "readers." Human Library events and projects, which are held at libraries across the ...

Volunteers at a “human library” share their stories through conversations— sort of like a live, human memoir. The event’s organizer, Prairie Markussen, stands with Alejandro Joleanis, a volunteer who ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MONROE COUNTY — People judge each other. People need more human connection. Those beliefs motivated three local women to bring the ...

When I first heard about the Human Library, I immediately thought that Buffalo would be a perfect city to establish a chapter. The first Human Library sprouted up in Copenhagen, Denmark. The concept?

Every avid reader has probably wished at some point that they could sit down and have a conversation with a character from their favorite book. The Human Library tries to do that by having “human ...

When two people on completely different ends of the political spectrum told Mary Farmer-Kaiser that the Human Library was a great idea, she says she knew she needed to do what she could to make one ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Simple Life Inc., a local nonprofit and Design West will partner to host “The Human Library Experience” on May 22 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Design West (1014 Design Place) in Sioux ...