Thomas Memorial Library is partnering with the Town's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (DEI Committee) to offer a Human Library® event in October of 2023.  The Human Library Organization, a nonprofit founded in 2000 in Copenhagen, Denmark, provides a safe framework for personal conversations that can help to challenge prejudice, reduce discrimination, prevent conflicts and contribute to greater human cohesion across social, religious and ethnic divisions.  The Human Library® is based on the idea that we all carry prejudices and that we all judge.  A Human Library® event offers people the opportunity to have a conversation with someone who belongs to a group in society that has experienced stigma, stereotyping, or prejudices.

Next fall, the library Community Room will be transformed for one day into a special dialogue room, where taboo topics can be discussed openly and without condemnation -- a place where people would otherwise never talk find room for conversation.  If you feel you belong to a group in society that has experienced stigma, stereotyping, or prejudices, the library and DEI Committee invite you to learn more about the project and consider applying to become a Human Book.  

To learn more, please CLICK HERE.