Human Library

"Everyday Democracy works to strengthen democracy by making authentic engagement and public participation a permanent part of the way we work as a country. Since our founding in 1989, we have worked with hundreds of communities throughout the US, first by offering small, structured dialogues that led to positive and lasting change, and now offering an array of flexible resources and discussion guides, technical assistance and coaching, and information about our Dialogue to Change process. "

"The Food for Thought signature program is a short series of conversations among people from a variety of backgrounds and experience shared over dinner! Topics which tend to generate a variety of opinions are discussed with the support of ground rules and a neutral facilitator."

Food for Thought is a partner with the Pikes Peak Library District Human Library program, helping to support and train our books on facilitation and conversation techniques.

"The Human Library or “Menneskebiblioteket” as it is called in Danish, was developed in Copenhagen in the spring of 2000 as a project for Roskilde Festival by Ronni Abergel and his brother Dany and colleagues Asma Mouna and Christoffer Erichsen.

The original event was open eight hours a day for four days straight and featured over fifty different titles. The broad selection of books provided readers with ample choice to challenge their stereotypes and so they did. More than a thousand readers took advantage leaving books, librarians, organisers and readers stunned at the impact of the Human Library."

"NCDD is a community and coalition of 2,200+ groups and professionals who bring people of all stripes together to discuss, decide and collaborate on today's toughest issues. "

"Twice monthly, a room full of strangers shares a meal together, and after dinner hear two or three short personal stories. It is a night of transformation and hope."

"StoryCorps’ mission is to preserve and share humanity’s stories in order to build connections between people and create a more just and compassionate world.

We do this to remind one another of our shared humanity, to strengthen and build the connections between people, to teach the value of listening, and to weave into the fabric of our culture the understanding that everyone’s story matters. At the same time, we are creating an invaluable archive for future generations."

"Hear Stories, Tell Stories."
"The Story Project is true personal live storytelling without a script. Come take a view into the lives of others through their own personal accounts. "