Checking out the Human Library

At a very special library in Copenhagen, Denmark, the "books" being checked out are actual human beings. The Human Library, ...

Special offer for "CBS Sunday Morning" viewers: A free Human Library Card

Founded 26 years ago, The Human Library offers 30-minute conversations with living books – volunteers who share their ...
Forbes

The Human Library—Borrow A Person Instead Of A Book

There is a movement that originated in Denmark, where instead of borrowing a book to read a story, you borrow a person instead. The idea, established in 2000, is to "publish people as open books" so ...
KQED

At This Library, You Check Out a Human, Not a Book — and Sit Down to Talk

Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra brings you context and analysis to make sense of the news. Episodes drop Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. At a Human Library event, each 'book' represents a ...
Buffalo Rising

The Human Library

When I first heard about the Human Library, I immediately thought that Buffalo would be a perfect city to establish a chapter. The first Human Library sprouted up in Copenhagen, Denmark. The concept?
WHYY

Lending out a person instead of a book? Abington looks to ‘human library’ to foster conversations

From Delco to Chesco and Montco to Bucks, what about life in Philly’s suburbs do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know! The Denmark-based Human Library — that’s “Menneskebiblioteket” in Danish — ...