The Human Library Organization

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WE PUBLISH PEOPLE
AS OPEN BOOKS

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WE CREATE
A SAFE SPACE
FOR DIALOGUE

A PLACE TO ASK QUESTIONS
ABOUT DIFFICULT ISSUES

AN OPPORTUNITY TO
CHALLENGE THE STEREOTYPES

A CHANCE TO
UNJUDGE SOMEONE

WE ARE
THE HUMAN LIBRARY

Welcome to the Human Library

23 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

The Human Library® is a not for profit learning platform, that has hosted personal conversations designed to challenge stigma and stereotypes since 2000.

THE CONCEPT

The Human Library® creates a safe space for dialogue where topics are discussed openly between our human books and their readers.

OUR BOOKS

All of our human books are volunteers with personal experience with their topic.
The Human Library® is a place where difficult questions are expected, appreciated and answered.

WHERE ARE WE TODAY

The Human Library® host events virtually and in libraries, museums, festivals, conferences, schools, universities and for the private sector. We have published our books in over 85 countries.

About the Human Library

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, represent 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.

MORE ABOUT US

A worldwide movement for social change

The Human Library®’s mission is to provide support for Human Library® programs and book depot services around the world, to raise funds that will enable us to build more book collections, host more events and reach even more readers. One conversation at a time.

Become a community friend

Want to help create a safe space for dialogue? Then start hosting and presenting the Human Library in your community. More conversations are needed.

Looking to be Published?

We always need more books and have a network of local organizers and book depots around the world. Sign-up here to learn more about being published in the Human Library.

Become a Corporate Friend

Looking for a strong D&I tool or a meaningful CSR project for your company? Read about the different opportunities for responsible companies to become part of the Human Library and learn about our approach to working with D&I in the workplace.

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THE CONCEPT

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. The Human Library is a danish idea from 2000 and is now available in more than 80 countries.

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NEWS & BOOK OF THE MONTH

Jun22023

Book of the Month: Psychic Healer

Book of the Month, NewsBy Monica Molin

Since childhood, Linda has lived with a sense of people being around her. She’s an Open Book and shares her story of being a psychic healer, but also about living as an outsider.

Apr252023

Book of the Month: Care Experienced Child

Book of the Month, NewsBy Mars Planting

Paris’ story, on the surface, is about the care system: how she got into it, what her experience was like, and how it is affecting her to this day. Mostly, however, her story is about making a life for herself despite all that happened and how to get something positive out of what she has experienced.

Mar302023

New Season at the Human Library Reading Garden

NewsBy Andrea Trudslev

The Human Library is preparing for a new Reading Garden season. This season, we are open for loans every Sunday from April 23rd, providing even more opportunities for Readers to unjudge someone.