A library with no books, where human beings regale you with their stories

The first-ever Human Library was started in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2000

Going to the library for a reading session is normal. But have you ever thought of going to the library and borrowing a “human” book?

Now you can, in Indore, Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow and other places across India.

With a tagline of “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” the Human Library is a concept where instead of borrowing a book you can borrow a human being for 20 minutes and hear their story and ask questions, thereby dispelling prejudices and leaving the participants with a wider perspective. The library takes into account certain pillars of prejudices — race, sex, age,