“They kind of give little chapter outlines or cliffhangers about things that they've experienced and then it's really directed to the reader,” Ms Orchard said. The “books” shared a few minutes of their life story before “readers” peppered them with questions. ”It’s just a range of who we are as human beings.” "You think of any topic in humanity and there are books on it,“ Ms Orchard said.
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“You have a short bio – about four sentences – and so you just choose by topic.”Īfrican American Immigrant, Atypical Muslim, Black, Feminist, PTSD and Rare Skin Disorder were among the titles offered. You don't know who the people are,” Ms Orchard said. “The fascinating thing is when you come in as a reader, you only see the titles of the books. Opening dialogue: 40 “readers” and nine “books” participated in Bermuda’s first Human Library in February (Photograph by Keith Caesar, Bermuda National Library)Įach “reader” was invited to choose three “books” with no more than four people attached to a “book” at any time. People submitted their names, we interviewed them and then made a selection.” “We had two sessions where we explained to people about the Human Library and to generate some interest in who might be willing to be books. A place where people who would otherwise never talk, find room for conversation,” said Ms Brangman, the director of the Bermuda National Library. “ creates opportunities for dialogue where taboo topics can be discussed openly and without condemnation. Joanne Brangman sat on the idea for years until Helen Orchard helped her put it all in place under the auspices of the Bermuda National Library, the Human Rights Commission, WalkTogetherBermuda, the Department of Culture and Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda. The Human Library has had success around the world since the first took place in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2000. The hope was that frank conversations would help “better our understanding of diversity in order to help create more inclusive and cohesive communities across cultural, religious, social and ethnic differences”. In February, nine “brave” people opened their lives up to questions from forty strangers.Īll volunteers, they’d responded to an invitation to participate in Bermuda’s first Human Library as either “books” or “readers”. Ms Brangman, the Bermuda National Library’s director, and Ms Orchard, the founder of WalkTogetherBermuda, hope to promote the creation of more inclusive communities across our differences (Photograph by Keith Caesar, Bermuda National Library)
They are pictured wearing the Human Library’s tag line: unjudge someone.
The response was so amazing and the energy at these story hour readings were just so vibrant – there were songs breaking out of God Bless America, and things like that.Opportunity for dialogue: Joanne Brangman, left, and Helen Orchard were behind Bermuda’s first Human Library. "We had thousands of people show up at these libraries in Indianapolis and then Scarsdale, New York. The publisher noted how once they finally started having these events, "thousands" of people showed up in support of them. Talbot continued, saying, "Well, we let the media know about it and then we threatened to file a First Amendment lawsuit against some of these libraries. He claimed, "And zero of the 54 libraries responded to us… and some of them actively said, ‘No, this does not line up with our values. Talbot noted that his idea initially received a cold response from dozens of public libraries he approached about the events. Children’s Book Reading & Prayer Event took place in Hendersonville, Tennessee on February 25, 2023.
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