Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Maurice Newman chats with students about his experiences being a gay refugee from Jamaica during the school's "human library" ...

While most libraries prefer that readers use their quiet voices, we just visited a library in Copenhagen where talking is actually encouraged. Ronni Abergel founded The Human Library (or ...

A “book” who identifies as Palestinian converses with two “readers” at a Human Library event hosted by Williams College Libraries in Williams­town, Massachusetts. Photo: Williams College ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MONROE COUNTY — People judge each other. People need more human connection. Those beliefs motivated three local women to bring the ...

The saying, “Don't judge a book by its cover,” means you shouldn't prejudge the value of something by its outward appearance. And that was one of the messages at a college near Washington, where some ...

Readers, you know that feeling you get when you've just finished a book, and you're dying to pepper the author with a million and one questions? You just have to know why they did what they did on ...

The phrase "I can read you like a book" became reality at the University Writing Center's Human Library Saturday, Feb. 10 where volunteers and staff were books, available for checkout and open to ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. One weekend in September, a couple walking their dog passed by ...

As the song goes, “You can’t judge a book by its cover.” Yet, we all make snap judgments based on first impressions and appearances. Our biases and assumptions kick in as we encounter people at work, ...

Every book has a unique cover, but the real story lies within the pages. Getting more people to let go of initial assumptions is the Human Library’s mission. "Often times when we meet someone, we ...

This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. In the spring of 2000, a unique library was established in Copenhagen, Denmark. It's called the Menneskebiblioteket, which ...

When two people on completely different ends of the political spectrum told Mary Farmer-Kaiser that the Human Library was a great idea, she says she knew she needed to do what she could to make one ...