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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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?

The phrase "I can read you like a book" became reality at the University Writing Center's Human Library Saturday, Feb. 10 where volunteers and staff were books, available for checkout and open to ...

San DiegoSan Diego — What is it like for Marina Spacek to have strangers ask her about how she cut and tried to kill herself? “It’s empowering,” said Spacek, who is a mental health advocate, social ...

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 ...