MONROE COUNTY — People judge each other. People need more human connection. Those beliefs motivated three local women to bring the Human Library to Monroe. Started 25 years ago in Denmark, the Human ...

There will be books, and there will be readers. Certainly stories to follow with lessons to learn, just waiting to be checked out. But this library doesn’t deal in text. Next Saturday, April 20, the ...

Mike Wolanin | The Republic Columbus North sociology and psychology students chat with area professionals for a “Human Library Project” event in the library at Columbus North High School in Columbus, ...

Every avid reader has probably wished at some point that they could sit down and have a conversation with a character from their favorite book. The Human Library tries to do that by having “human ...

A Human Library is a library of human beings, each representing a group in the community that may be exposed to stigma, prejudice and/or discrimination. Its purpose is to provide a safe conversational ...

Volunteers at a “human library” share their stories through conversations— sort of like a live, human memoir. The event’s organizer, Prairie Markussen, stands with Alejandro Joleanis, a volunteer who ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. One weekend in September, a couple walking their dog passed by ...

West Bloomfield Township — Avid readers got to check out a different kind of storytelling on Saturday at West Bloomfield Township’s Human Library. Taking a page from Denmark-based not for profit, The ...

FREDERICK COUNTY, Md. — The Frederick County Public Library will host its third "Human Library" event, which gives people the opportunity to discuss real-life experiences of prejudice and ...

The story was updated to correct the headline. When a friend of Tanya Evans told her that she was sure there were Afghan refugees in Northwest Arkansas but she just hadn't met any, it gave her an idea ...