Tucson to roll out two day event in October

The City of Tucson’s Diversity Team will host two Human Library events called “Don’t Judge a Book By Its Cover,” in conjunction with Tucson Meet Yourself.  The free event will take place Friday, October 09, 2009 and Saturday, October 10, 2009 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Jácome Plaza at the Joel Valdez Main Library downtown, 101 N. Stone Ave.
              The mission and purpose of Tucson Meet Yourself, in part, “…is to present the living traditional arts of as many as possible of Southern Arizona’s folk and ethnic communities as accurately and respectively as possible to as broad as possible a range of Tucsonans,” and ... “celebrate the richness and diversity of Southern Arizona’s folk and ethnic communities.”  These ideals make the Human Library and Tucson Meet Yourself a perfect alliance for diversity, conversation, and the celebration of community.  

The Human Library will feature up to twenty different Book titles representing the diversity in our community. And no registration is required.  All Readers must adhere to the internationally-accepted Human Library Rules: The Reader must return the Book in the same condition as borrowed. It is forbidden to cause damage to the Book or hurt his or her dignity in any way.  The Reader is responsible for preserving the condition of the Book.

For more information visit www.tucsonaz.gov/livinglibrary