Humans United for Equality (HUE) and the Crawfordsville District Public Library (CDPL) is inviting the community to their 2nd Human Library event this weekend. It’ll take place in the basement of the CDPL on Saturday, Feb. 28 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
The event brings a group of volunteers known as “books”, where interested attendees can loan a title associated with an individual. A conversation will take place at a designated table, where the attendee can ask questions about the book’s experiences. The idea is to allow others to get to know those who are commonly associated with stereotypes linked to their race, religion, and/or life circumstances. For example, those who are interested in learning about a person who battled drug addiction can rent a title called “addiction”. Others include gun owner, anxiety, probation officer, Buddhist, alcoholic, etc.
Jennifer Abbott, president of HUE, says that there will be 30 books available on-loan this year, which had increased from last year’s 24. Herself and two other books – Ashley Broadstreet (Depression) and Ronnie “Flip” Walters (Artist) – had a chance to talk with us in the studio Wednesday about the Human Library and its mission to “unjudge” someone. The full interview can be heard below.
Registration for the Human Library is not required. Children 15 and under must be accompanied by an adult when loaning books. Learn more about the event here.
To learn more about Humans United for Equality, check out their website here. You can also catch up on their latest events by viewing their Facebook page here.
