At the 'Human Library', everyone is an open book

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[ANALYSIS] At the 'Human Library', everyone is an open book

The depot of the Human Library on Noerre Alle street in Copenhagen. At the 'Human Library', you can 'loan' a person to hear their life story and different experiences in a project to foster understanding and challenge prejudice.COPENHAGEN - At the"Human Library", you can"loan" a person to tell you their life story, an original concept born in Denmark that is designed to challenge prejudice and which has spread around the world.

"I'm going to take a few minutes to explain my topic, my background, and to make sure that you can ask me anything about being HIV or disabled, or transgender, or a refugee or Jewish or Muslim, or whatever my topic may be."In most cases, the conversations flow freely, typically held in a calm environment like a city library, a meeting room, or as today, in the garden of the Human Library's premises.

People who loan Iben can choose between three of her oral books: sexual abuse victim, living with borderline personality disorder, or severe post-traumatic stress disorder."I have said that that page wasn't written yet. So they just smiled and said okay," she recalls."All my readings are different," and they've evolved over the years, she says."It's such a gift a book, you can self-reflect.

 

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