The Human Library
A library of people where you can check out one human book and converse about topics you normally wouldn't.
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The Human Library or “Menneskebiblioteket” as it is called in Danish, was created in Copenhagen in the spring of 2000 by Ronni Abergel and his brother Dany and colleagues Asma Mouna and Christoffer Erichsen.
The original event was open eight hours a day for four days straight and featured over fifty different titles. The broad selection of books provided readers with ample choice to challenge their stereotypes and so more than a thousand readers took advantage leaving books, librarians, organisers and readers stunned at the reception and impact of the Human Library. |
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Awards & Press
“The Human Library challenges stereotypes and prejudices through dialogue” - Forbes
“One of the driving factors behind the event-driven initiative was to “challenge people’s perceptions of stereotypes.” Now, 20 years later, this type of humanizing exercise is more important than ever.” - Buffalo Rising
Labour Union Worker Culture Award 2017
Danish Dialogue Award 2017
Danish UNITY Award 2017 (Fællesskabsprisen)
Danish National Library Associations Honorary award 2010 (Doessing Prisen)
“One of the driving factors behind the event-driven initiative was to “challenge people’s perceptions of stereotypes.” Now, 20 years later, this type of humanizing exercise is more important than ever.” - Buffalo Rising
Labour Union Worker Culture Award 2017
Danish Dialogue Award 2017
Danish UNITY Award 2017 (Fællesskabsprisen)
Danish National Library Associations Honorary award 2010 (Doessing Prisen)
Presentations
The Human Library has be presented in more than 80 countries, including: Denmark, Canada, The Philippines, Japan, New Zealand, Kenya, France, Peru, Poland, and Mexico.
