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The library where the books are people

People Fixing the World

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The Human Library

The core idea of the human library is to challenge assumptions and stereotypes that we all hold about other people. It's an idea that was first put to the test at a music festival in denmark, runny, his brother and a few friends gathered a group of volunteers to act as open books. Ronnie's team began building up book depots in different countries. They used social and local media to find volunteers who were willing to talk about their lives from before corona and the lockdown. We had activities in more than 50 countries around the world, from australia to mongolia to philippines. Last year, they set up a reading garden copenhagen. Twice a month,

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