Our July Book of the month is Alan Main, who joined the Human Library in 2023 and has since published online, hosting dozens of Readings with participants from all over the world. With the Book Title “Gay,” Alan brings a unique perspective of decades of corporate experience spent championing diversity appreciation. Originally from Scotland, Alan…
Sean from New Zealand joined the Human Library in 2022. When Sean was 58 years old, he was diagnosed with ADHD. Read about his story of being diagnosed, the misconceptions and being a Book on it.
In the middle of Covid in 2020, Matthew joined the Human Library as a Book. He publishes with two topics: Disabled and Gay and you can read about his story here.
In 2020, Filip was diagnosed with cancer and got both of his legs amputated. Read about his story as an amputee and being an open book on the topic.
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.
Andy and Bernadette have been married for more than 23 years. They are one of a very few couples that are also Books on our bookshelf.
Daniel is helping provide his Readers with the perspective of a man, who sees his wheelchair as anything but a limitation.
Jonathan, also known as Samantha Braxton, publishes as the topic “Transformista” – also equivalent to “Crossdresser”. It all started at Halloween 17 years ago, in 2005, when Samantha first came to life, and now she is a part of the Human Library Book Depot Lima.
Book of the month, Yoka, a Holocaust Survivor, grew up in a Jewish family in the Netherlands. Read about her story and learn more about her.
“I saw tears dropping from her eyes as I spoke about the violence and insecurity I faced as a child and how my parents worked hard to pull my family out of that environment”