Living Library
Mar 7th, 2010 by admin
CCCED and partner the Calgary Public Library have organized several Living Libraries throughout Calgary in March 2009, October 2009, and March 2010, with more Living Libraries to come.
…and what is a ‘Living Library’?
Past Living Book titles in March 2010 include:
- Professional Mentor
- Independent Filmmaker from Colombia
- Sikh
- Living Without a Car for 11 Years in Calgary
- It’s OK to be Gay
- Art of Videogames
- Immigrant Woman of Inter-Racial Descent
‘Living Books’ at the Living Library in Santa Monica, California
For more information on the Living Library please see the following resources and articles:
- Human Library: the original organization and initiator of living libraries; site contains history on the Human Library initiative, and links to global Living Libraries (*photo above courtesy of the Human Library)
- Living Libraries Australia: the national initiative; site includes a Living Libraries wiki
- Lismore Living Library (Australia): Australia’s 1st Living Library, which has been running monthly since its creation, and includes a browsable catalogue of their Living Book titles
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For information on our previous Living Library events held with the Calgary Public Library please see the following:
- Calgary Journal article on Living Library March 2009 (click here)
- Calgary Journal article on Living Library March 2010 (click here)
- Living Book Titles (March 2010) at the Calgary Public Library (click here)
- Living Book titles (October 2009) at the Calgary Public Library (click here)
- Living Library Information Guide: from the Calgary Public Library (click here)