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

Additional Information

Chapter 93 in Sittler, R. and Rogerson, T. (2020). The Library Outreach Cookbook. Chicago, IL: Association of College and Research Libraries.

Source

submission

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 License
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