The Human Library Celebrates the Start of the 5th Season in the Reading Garden
After a successful season last year, our library is returning to the Reading Garden in Nørrebro, Copenhagen, to open up the space for honest conversations and help challenge common prejudices. The concept of the Reading Garden is fairly unique as it allows our library to remain open to public throughout the season. Readers are welcome to browse our Bookshelf every Sunday from 12 to 16.
Why Do We Need Neutral Spaces?
This year, the Human Library celebrates 25 years of its operation in Denmark and internationally. Therefore, we celebrate our birthday with 25 Sundays when our Books will be available for loan in the Reading Garden. Reflecting on the journey of the Human Library, the founder, Ronni Abergel emphasizes the increasing need of neutral spaces in today’s world:
“The time we live in has underlined the importance of inclusion work and why we must continue to try and create more opportunities for us to connect and safely explore our diversity. Having a Reading Garden where visitors join us from around the world and engage in life impacting conversations, is one way we are able to contribute”.
The first of 25 Sundays
Last week our Reading Garden officially started the 5th season. The Grand Opening of the Reading Garden took place on April 27th and attracted many Readers as well as Books who were eager to share their story. Inviting the ublic to browse our Bookshelf on a regular basis allows our community to flourish. It also makes our concept more accessible to Readers from Copenhagen and beyond.
Our Readings in Copenhagen are available in Danish and in English.
Kicking off the 5th season in the Reading Garden, we enjoyed the first rounds of meaningful conversations. This time, we published titles such as ADHD, Autism, Incest, Greenlander, Former Sex Addict and many other. Every single Reading showcases the complexity of the experience of our Books and dismantles biases that attempt to simplify human stories.
Our Reading Garden is located at the Nørre Allé in Copenhagen.
The Reading Garden will be open to the public for free, inviting everyone to come join meaningful conversations. Each week, different topics will be available to borrow from our Bookshelf.
