Share Your Story: Be a Book at TU’s Human Library Event
The Human Library at Towson University is organized by Albert S. Cook Library and the Center for Student Diversity. We are looking for “Human Books” to challenge stereotypes through respectful conversation with others, and volunteers to help coordinate our Human Library event.
The Human Library is a conversation event, where people act as books with titles like: Muslim, Gay, Republican, Alcoholic, Lesbian, ADHD, Lower income, Transgender, etc. Essentially, people become a library of human beings!
Books are checked out by patrons who want to have a conversation. Ultimately, the event hopes to challenge societal prejudices and to bring a better understanding of community to everyone involved. We want to visually tell the world “Don’t judge a book by its cover!”
The Human Library will be open for two days this Fall:
- Tuesday, October 22nd (Noon to 4:00pm)
- Wednesday, October 23rd (Noon to 4:00pm)
Books and volunteers will meet at the University Union in Room 306 for a short orientation from 11:00am to Noon.
You can also earn community service hours through this project! Volunteer to be a Human Book and/or to help coordinate the event.
If you are available and interested in participating in the Human Library, please fill out this form: https://bit.ly/TUhumanlibrary
Learn more about The Human Library:
“The Human Library™ is designed to build a positive framework for conversations that can challenge stereotypes and prejudices through dialogue. The Human Library is a place where real people are on loan to readers. A place where difficult questions are expected, appreciated and answered.”
- Find more information on the global phenomenon of the Human Library here: http://humanlibrary.org/
- Find more information on the Human Library at Towson University here: http://towson.libguides.com/tuhumanlibrary
- In 2016, our event was featured in the Towerlight. You can read that article here: http://thetowerlight.com/human-library-premieres-at-cook/
If you have any questions, please contact Saidat Adeleke, sadeleke@towson.edu.
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This post was written by Garczynski, Joyce V.