The Human Library

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Just like in a real library, a visitor to the Human Library can borrow a book from a range of titles. The difference is that books are people, and reading is a conversation. Books in our Human Library in June 2024 came from all walks of life, each with a different story to tell. Hundreds of people came along, connected with people they wouldn’t normally meet, and celebrated positive differences in our community.

This is event was organised by Essex Cultural Diversity Project in partnership with The Human Library Organisation, and is hosted by Colchester Samaritans as part of Essex Book Festival. It was also part of the Stand Up For Diversity series of events, initiated by Essex Cultural Diversity Project and Essex Book Festival, which brings people together to celebrate diversity in the arts and in our communities.

This event was also part of Essex Book Festival’s Listen Up, a day of talks and events to share stories of lived experience, exploring diversity, mental health and wellbeing.