Document Type
Book Chapter
Date
10-2020
Keywords
ACRL cookbook series, campus collaboration, diversity, event planning, human library, library events, library outreach, living library, outreach, outreach events
Language
English
Disciplines
Library and Information Science
Description/Abstract
This chapter, framed as a “recipe,” lists some of the steps and the considerations for library staff interested inplanning and hosting a living library—an event that encourages people (“living books” and “readers”) from different backgrounds to talk with and learn from each other in a safe and supportive environment. Based on the authors’ own experiences organizing the Syracuse University Library’s annual Living Library, some of these considerations include: personnel, supplies, and spaces needed, various steps for coordinating the event, cautions and advice, and assessment.
ISBN
9780838948453
Recommended Citation
Anantachai, T. & Kasowitz-Scheer, K. (2020). Connecting Communities and Celebrating Diversity through Living Library Events. In Sittler, R. & Rogerson, T. (Eds.), The Library Outreach Cookbook (pp. 168-169). Chicago, IL: Association of College and Research Libraries.
Source
submission
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 License
Additional Information
Chapter 93 in Sittler, R. and Rogerson, T. (2020). The Library Outreach Cookbook. Chicago, IL: Association of College and Research Libraries.