The ‘Human Library Organisation’ is a registered international not for profit with its administrative headquarters located in Copenhagen, Denmark. The secretariat is open on all weekdays daily from 10 am to 4 pm and can be reached via phone or email.
The HLO is dedicated to ensuring a global implementation of the Human Library as a learning platform: it is currently operational on six continents, hosting or being involved in activities in more than 80 countries. The HLO also works with some of the larger brands in the world, helping with their diversity and inclusion efforts. The Human Library or “Menneskebiblioteket” as it is called in Danish, was created in Copenhagen in the spring of 2000 by Ronni Abergel and his brother Dany and colleagues Asma Mouna and Christoffer Erichsen. The original event was open eight hours a day for four days straight and featured over fifty different titles. The broad selection of books provided readers with ample choice to challenge their stereotypes and so more than a thousand readers took advantage leaving books, librarians, organisers and readers stunned at the reception and impact of the Human Library. Today the Human Library organizes thousands of volunteers and it is a registered trademark that may only be used with written permission from the Human Library Organisation: to become involved in its work as a volunteer, click here.
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