The Human Library will hold its first-ever event in Chicago at the 2014 Printers Row Lit Fest on June 7-8.
The library, which originated in Denmark in 2000, is designed to break the barriers that separate people by enabling dialogue. Individuals from typically marginalized groups act as human books. Participants in the event can “read” these books through speaking with them one on one about their life experiences.
The Chicago event has secured several Human Book volunteers, including a person with substance abuse disorder, a person who is biracial, a vegan and a person who is HIV-positive. However, the event organizer, Marlena Johnson, has expressed her desire to recruit more books for the event.
See www.humanlibrarychicago.org. Johnson can be reached at marlena@humanlibrarychicago.org.