Don’t judge a book by its cover! The Living Library Organiser’s Guide 2011

Living libraries are like normal libraries, where visitors can browse titles, choose books they want to read, and borrow them. The only difference is that in the Living Library, books are people, and reading consists of a conversation. Living Libraries seek to challenge prejudice and discrimination.

This Toolkit includes:

Explanation of Living Libraries, including history and methodology
Explanation of what’s involved in organising a Living Library and to set one up
How to run a Living Library, including budgeting, materials, promotion and evaluation
Resources such as posters, library cards, brochures

People interested in finding out more about Living Libraries should also visit the ‘Human Libraries’ website: http://humanlibrary.org and Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/humanlibraryorg/

Don’t judge a book by its cover! The Living Library Organiser’s Guide 2011

December 2011

Author: Council of Europe, Publisher: Council of Europe

Living libraries are like normal libraries, where visitors can browse titles, choose books they want to read, and borrow them. The only difference is that in the Living Library, books are people, and reading consists of a conversation. Living Libraries seek to challenge prejudice and discrimination.