strike up a conversation to foster diversity katy kavanagh webb, joyner library
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What You Will Learn• What is the Human Library? • How is it done at Joyner Library?• What is the history of the Human Library?• How do you put on a Human Library? • How can I do a Human Library with no funds?• Active learning: Let’s do a Human Library!
The Human Library• Definition of the Human Library• How I found out about the
Human Library• The Human Library at Joyner
Library• Funding for the Human Library
1st YearFirst shift, 10 AM- 12 PM14 Human Books33 CheckoutsSecond Shift, 1-3 PM 18 Human Books 42 Checkouts
2nd Year
First shift, 2-4 PM26 Human Books80 CheckoutsSecond Shift, 5-7 PM
11 Human Books 26 Checkouts
Examples of Human Books
Dyslexia, Student in Israel (Skype),
Depression/Losing a Loved One, Rape,
Poverty, Heart Disease, Native
American, LGBT Female/Feminist,
Deaf, Genderfluid, Rabbi, Breast
Cancer Survivor, Fibromyalgia,
Internet Innovator, Jamaican, MS,
Body Advocate, PTSD, Foster Child.
FundingFirst Year: Co-curricular
Collaboration Grant from Student Affairs
Second Year: Friends of Joyner Library
History of the Human Library• Not my invention!• First put on in Denmark in 2000• Events are put on worldwide• Video from Films on Demand
Putting on the Human Library• It takes time.• It takes making
relationships.• It takes
organization.• It does not take
money!
How to Put on a Human LibraryThe basics include:• People• Paper (Signs)• Promotion
And a space to have it in!
Extras--With a BudgetIf you can get some funds, extras include:• T-Shirts• Take-homes (i.e. buttons)• Treats
Funds are not necessary, but look for sponsors who may also be a source of marketing and human books!
Handouts• Calendar • To-Do List• Examples of Human Books• Icebreaker Questions• Participation Sheet• Assessment
Feedback from Assessments• “This was great! From the publicity to the
organizing to the experience itself. Thank you for facilitating communication and understanding between and among diverse individuals!”
• “A great exercise in conversing with transparency.”• “The coolest thing was how the person’s story
shown comes to life.”
Activity: Human Library• Take a card• Brainstorm your story• Write a title• Write a description• Write your name• Turn it in
Overcoming DeafnessI have been deaf since I was born. I received cochlear implants at age 30 and I had never heard my mother’s voice until after the surgery!
Not an AlcoholicMy family has a long history of alcoholism, but I have decided that I will be the one that breaks the mold.
Foster ChildI grew up in the foster system because my mother had mental health issues.
HungarianI emigrated to the United States with my family at the age of 14 from Hungary in eastern Europe.
Roger
Susie