The Human Library is designed to build a positive framework for conversations that can challenge stereotypes and prejudices through dialogue.
It is a place where real people are on loan to readers.

The Human Library aims at establishing a safe conversational space, where difficult questions are expected, appreciated and hopefully answered by the Human Book on loan.



Human Library Hyderabad chapter started in March 2017 with 10 Human Books in its Book Depot. Today, the Books depot has grown to 58 Human Books. Conducting more than 26 events across the city and different educational institutions in the country, we have fostered more than 2,200 conversations challenging stereotypes.

We're raising the money to cover the expenses of our city event to be held on the 5th of August and the consequent events for the next one year.

The Human Library Hyderabad program provides all its events completely free to the public. However, behind the scenes, there are expenses. Contributions enable us to cover logistical expenses for these events. Also, with funds in our hand, we will be able to release a yearly calendar of all the HLH events.



3 REASONS TO FUND THIS CAMPAIGN

1. Give an opportunity to the people from various social groups to understand each other in a positive environment through dialogue
2. Contribute to making people find connections in each other's experiences
3. Help us reach more people and plant inclusiveness and understanding in a constantly divisive society

More about the Human Books:

The Book at the Human Library is a person who has volunteered to challenge prejudice through respectful conversation with members of the public, who borrow them.

The Books represent different social groups in our society concerning lifestyle choices, race, sex, age, ability, sexual preference, gender identity, class, religion/belief, or other aspects of who they are.

You can check out our Book Catalogue here: http://www.humanlibraryhyderabad.com/book-catalog/



The Books in our Book catalogue are courageous, articulate and fascinating individuals challenging one or more stigmas from the following pillars of prejudices: Religion, ethnicity, gender/sexuality, health, social status, abilities, occupation, lifestyle and ideology.

History of The Human Library Organization

The Human Library was developed in Copenhagen in the spring of 2000 as a project for Roskilde Festival by Ronni Abergel and his brother Dany and colleagues Asma Mouna and Christoffer Erichsen.

It was designed to build a positive framework for conversations that can challenge stereotypes and prejudices through dialogue and since then it has remained the same for all the subsequent Human Libraries all over the world.

The movement has spread to more than 80 countries in the span of 18 years.

More about the Human Library Hyderabad

Human Library Hyderabad organizer, Harshad Dinkar Fad, believes that to live in a democracy like India, where the culture and lifestyle change every 50 Km’s, we need to be able to talk to each other in a reasonable, calm way, no matter our differences. It’s only when we can talk about why we think the way we do that we can find ways to work on the problems in our communities.