The Human Library: Everyone Has A Story

Check out a Human Book @ Oshawa Public Libraries! Borrow a Human Book for a conversation and discover, “You can’t judge a book by its cover!” The Human Library is a great opportunity to talk to different members of our community and celebrate diverse experiences and viewpoints. Our Human Books are volunteers willing to share their personal experiences in one-to-one conversations.

Available “Books” include:

• Life After the Monastery (Buddhism)
  
• The Boy Who Inked the Dragon Tattoo (Tattoo Artist)
  
• Natural Medicine, Natural Health (Homeopath, Nutritionist)
  
• Your City and You: An Inside Look (Oshawa Regional Councillor)
  
• From Rideau Hall to the Streets of Durham (Durham Region Police Officer)
  
• Down on the Farm (Farmer)
  
• Medium or Mentally Ill? (Medium)
  
• Islam in the World Today (Imam)
  
• A Journey of Hope (Cancer Survivor)
  

The Human Library began in Denmark in the 1990’s to promote understanding for different backgrounds and orientations. Since then, Human Library events have been organized at libraries, schools and other public venues around the world. Oshawa Public Libraries’ Human Library will take place as follows:

Saturday, October 20th
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Northview Branch
250 Beatrice St. E.
Oshawa, Ontario

For more information or to register for this event please contact Tiffany Pahman at 905-579-6111 ext. 5874 or tpahman@oshawalibrary.on.ca.

For more information on The Human Library visit www.humanlibrary.org