The Human Library is best defined as:

The Human Library® is, in the true sense of the word, a library of people. We host events where readers can borrow human beings serving as open books and have conversations they would not normally have access to. Every human book from our bookshelf, represents a group in our society that is often subjected to prejudice, stigmatization or discrimination because of their lifestyle, diagnosis, belief, disability, social status, ethnic origin, etc. (Human Library, 2022).

A short Introduction Video from the Human Library:

A Longer Documentary, “Being Read” offers a more detailed look into the “book’s” experience being “read” – from STORYHIVE:

Where can you find a Human Library?

Additional Resources:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyM1uLS3jhU&t=1s

There are many resources available surrounding the Human Library.  Listed are some sites that were particularly helpful in creating this WordPress Book.

• Main Page: http://humanlibrary.org/
• Amazing Video Documentary
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K2ehhiDfv4 – a great documentary (37 min)
• Rochester, MN: https://www.diversitycouncil.org/human-library
• Ted Talks
  • Founder Ronni Abergel – Creating the Human Library: Fighting taboos & stigma through dialogue
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZmEqksaEVU&t=938s
  • Dorota Mołodyńska-Kuntzel – What can a Human Library do to you?
    • – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK9OTC17Cfk
• Local story on a transgender female featured in this WordPress book:  http://www.kimt.com/content/video/478128723.html
• Around the world:
  • http://www.dgupost.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=1501

• Sample Library Information:
  • https://pcsdhumanlibrary.wordpress.com/
  • Syracuse Library’s Human Library Event – great overview of how it workst https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s78FLN76jc
  • Lone Star College-Kingwood– Amazing set of videos!
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4egJGtdOBA
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4egJGtdOBA&index=5&list=PLiWMHTHJh4rGxMBasth5BWrt8LAMcr3jb
    • Short promo – https://www.youtube.com/watch?
    • v=zejqD5psabE&index=4&list=PLiWMHTHJh4rGxMBasth5BWrt8LAMcr3jb
    • Stories of Particular Books
      • Books from The Human Library: The LGBT Experience
        • Center for Civic Engagement at Lone Star College- Kingwood — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgKeib4IPBg
      • The Jewish Experience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ADHpannLCY
      • Books From The Human Library: The Palestinian Experience – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b14WjX4Gjpo

Articles/Discussions:

Elsesser, K. (2020, July 13). The Human Library is tackling diversity and inclusion one person at a time. Forbes. Retrieved February 9, 2022, from https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimelsesser/2020/07/13/the-human-library-is-tackling-diversity-and-inclusion-one-person-at-a-time/?sh=3ecd61d24fd0

Bateman, K.  (2021, December 3). What is a ‘human library’ and how can it help with diversity and inclusion? World Economic Forum. Retrieved February 9, 2022, from https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/12/diversity-inclusion-human-library/

Research:

Bagci, S. C., & Blazhenkova, O. (2020). Unjudge someone: Human library as a tool to reduce prejudice toward stigmatized group members. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 42(6), 413–431. https://doi.org/10.1080/01973533.2020.1792298

Blizzard, K., Becker , Y., & Goebel, N. (2018). Bringing women’s studies to life: Integrating Bringing Women’s Studies to life: Integrating a human library into Augustana’s Women’s Studies curriculum. Retrieved February 9, 2022, from https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1203529.pdf

Kwan, C. K. (2020). A Qualitative Inquiry into the Human Library Approach: Facilitating Social Inclusion and Promoting Recovery. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(9), 3029. MDPI AG. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17093029   (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7246815/)