Participate in a Human Library

Human Library Catalog of Books Available Online. 
 

Browse the catalog of Human Books!
http://www.library.rochester.edu/HumanLibraryCatalog2013
 

You can take any of the Human Books for 30 minutes. No reservation necessary. First come and first serve policy. The Human Library circulation desk will be open at 12:45 PM. First 10 participants will get a Human Library T-shirt.

Please contact Mari Tsuchiya at mtsuchiya@library.rochester.edu or (585)275-5506, if you have any questions.

 What is a Human Library?
A Human Library is a way for people to reach out and connect with individuals in their community with whom they might not normally interact. Visitors to a library have an opportunity during a planned event to borrow and engage in conversation with a Human Book. Human Libraries promote tolerance, celebrate differences and encourage understanding of people who come from varied cultural or lifestyle backgrounds.

What is a Human Book?
Human Books are volunteers who are willing to share their stories with others in a safe environment.

What is a Reader?
Readers check out Human Books for 30 minutes. By doing so, they have the opportunity, during a planned event, to participate in one-on-one or small-group conversations with Human Books to ask questions and to learn about another’s life experiences or special interests.