Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MONROE COUNTY — People judge each other. People need more human connection. Those beliefs motivated three local women to bring the ...

While most libraries prefer that readers use their quiet voices, we just visited a library in Copenhagen where talking is actually encouraged. Ronni Abergel founded The Human Library (or ...

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 ...

Thomas Mulligan examines the power of personal narratives and open dialogue in bridging social divides through the unique ...

The phrase "I can read you like a book" became reality at the University Writing Center's Human Library Saturday, Feb. 10 where volunteers and staff were books, available for checkout and open to ...

At a Human Library event at the Santa Monica Public Library in California, a police detective "book" talks to two "readers." Human Library events and projects, which are held at libraries across the ...

What is The Human Library? The Human Library is a non-political and non-religious not-for-profit based in New York City. Co-founded 26 years ago by Ronni Abergel, The Human Library offers 30-minute ...

Every book has a unique cover, but the real story lies within the pages. Getting more people to let go of initial assumptions is the Human Library’s mission. "Often times when we meet someone, we ...

When two people on completely different ends of the political spectrum told Mary Farmer-Kaiser that the Human Library was a great idea, she says she knew she needed to do what she could to make one ...

A trip to Jordan opened up a whole new world without Wi-Fi for Sarah Alsheikh, and she wanted to share it with her classmates and teachers at Oak Lawn Community High School. “I started watching cable ...