While most libraries prefer that readers use their quiet voices, we just visited a library in Copenhagen where talking is actually encouraged. Ronni Abergel founded The Human Library (or ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Thomas Mulligan examines the power of personal narratives and open dialogue in bridging social divides through the unique ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. One weekend in September, a couple walking their dog passed by ...

Purdue will host its annual Human Library event on April 1. The Human Library aims to reduce prejudice among people of diverse backgrounds and provide a safe platform to learn about others’ ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—She’s been accused of “talking White” and “acting Black.” Of being racially ambiguous. Of being confused. But her identity, the ways in which she sees and understands herself, belies ...

Everyone knew each other on McKinstry’s Mill Road in the 1960s. Black families lived in roughly 10 houses in the community outside Union Bridge, Barbara Thompson, 74, recalled. Children addressed ...

What is The Human Library? The Human Library is a non-political and non-religious not-for-profit based in New York City. Co-founded 26 years ago by Ronni Abergel, The Human Library offers 30-minute ...