- What is a Human Library?
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A Human Library is a lot like your typical library. Readers come into the library, sign out books, read them and return them. However, in the Human Library, the books you sign out are real people, willing to share their unique perspectives, cultural histories, and experiences.Instead of reading a book, you have a conversation. Human Books are often individuals who have been stigmatized, stereotyped or misunderstood in various ways.
Challenge your preconceptions and assumptions, broaden your awareness and understanding of others, and be curious! This is your chance to engage in an open conversation, to ask questions, to listen to life-stories and to learn about someone whose experience, background or viewpoint interests you.
- How Does It Work?
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The Human Library Day is at Lakeshore campus on Thursday, March 24th from 12:00 to 5:00 pm at the K Cottage (HSF Building).
Human Books can be signed out for 30 minute intervals.
- You can renew a Book after 30 minutes (unless the book has already been reserved), or sign out another Book of your choice.
- You can have a one-on-one conversation with a Book, or you can get together in small groups (maximum 3 persons) to speak with a Book.
- Please note that recording devices may not be used during conversations with human books.
Reservation Procedure
Read about the books (16 books)- View the available reservation time-slots by clicking on the calendar link located below each Book’s catalogue description or go directly to the calendar
- Sign-out the Day of Event
- Drop by the day of the event to see which Human Books and times are still available.