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The concept of the Human Library was created
in 2000 in Denmark and the first public event
for "reading" human books was organized at
Roskilde Festival. “The Living Library is an
equalities tool that seeks to challenge
prejudice and discrimination. It works just like a
normal library: visitors can browse the
catalogue for the available titles, choose the
Book they want to read, and borrow it for a
limited period of time. After reading, they
return the Book to the library and, if they want,
they can borrow another. The only difference is
that in the Living Library, Books are people, and
reading consists of a conversation” (Roskilde
Festival Organizers).
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