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Human Library: Real people, real conversations! Sign up today!

Sign up to be a Human Book in this year’s Human Library! Fill out the “book registration” form at http://bit.ly/TUHLbook. If you are interested in attending the Human Library as a reader, sign up at http://bit.ly/TUHLreader.

“Human Books” challenge stereotypes through respectful conversation with others. During the Human Library programs, volunteers from our campus community act as books. Titles of all Human Library books relate to one or more aspects of the volunteer’s identity; usually, an identity that has faced bias or discrimination. 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 show the world, “don’t judge a book by its cover!”

This year, the Human Library will take place virtually on Tuesday, October 6, 3:30pm-5:30pm and Wednesday October 7, 12:00pm-2:00pm. We will use Zoom to create a breakout room for each human book, where a one-on-one conversation can take place between book and reader.

Orientation for books will consist of two 15 minute training videos and a live Q&A, which will be scheduled according to participant availability. Books will have 30 minute conversations with readers

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/

This program is sponsored by the Albert S. Cook Library and the Center for Student Diversity. For questions, email diversityworks@towson.edu.

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This post was written by Mello, Nicholas J.