The HLO, which is expanding into the U.S., shares many of the same objectives as a lending library, writes Judy Bolton-Fasman ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There will be books, and there will be readers. Certainly stories to follow with lessons to learn, just waiting to be checked out.

From Delco to Chesco and Montco to Bucks, what about life in Philly’s suburbs do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know! The Denmark-based Human Library — that’s “Menneskebiblioteket” in Danish — ...

Copenhagen once had a Human Library, where you could go on a weekend and borrow a person — for a conversation. The nonprofit’s mission to “unjudge” people has caught on globally in over 85 countries.

When we talk about her role as a human "book" for the Human Library project, Jenny Seibert's olive-colored blouse accentuates her hazel-green eyes. Silver pendant earrings oscillate as she talks and ...

Palakkad (Kerala): What if a library lent out people instead of books? At the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Palakkad, that question is no longer hypothetical. The prestigious engineering ...

Living Memoirs Project President Nikash Pradhan was browsing social media one day during his first semester of medical school and came across something that caught his eye. It was an advertisement for ...

Arlington County's Central Library is hosting a Human Library event on Saturday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. The Human Library aims to create a safe space for dialogue where topics are discussed openly ...

The Netherlands hosts an unusual concept in its public libraries: visitors can schedule a conversation with a person who volunteers as a “book.” These sessions appear on event calendars across the ...

Have you ever wanted to have free reign to ask questions of people who you don’t usually encounter in your everyday life? The Sterling Heights Public Library is giving people the opportunity to do ...