Who can be a Human Book?
Just about anyone can be a Human Book! The Human Library particularly encourages books with identities that fall within one or more of the categories below:
- Religion (Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Sikh, Hindu, convert, atheist, rabbi, priest...)
- Ideology (anarchist, feminist, eco...)
- Ethnicity (white, Black, Asian, Somali, Roma, indigenous...)
- Health (PTSD, depression, schizophrenia, bulimic, ADHD, self-harm, attempted suicide, bipolar, diabetic, cancer...)
- Addiction (gambling, ex-substance abuse...)
- Victim/Survivor (of abuse, rape, hate crime, stalking, incest...)
- Social status (refugee, immigrant, unemployed, single parent, ex-offender, homeless...)
- Disabilities (wheelchair user, deaf, blind, autistic, dyslexic, epileptic, brain damaged...)
- Gender/sexuality (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, asexual, polyamorous, kink...)
- Occupation (police officer, carer, journalist, politician, sex worker, dentist, busker, artist, soldier...)
- Lifestyle (body-modified, vegan, bodybuilder, swinger, graffiti artist, naturist, BDSM...)
- Family relation (bereaved, child of gay parents, adopted, partner/parent/child of alcoholic/mental health/terminal illness...)
Please click on this link to access the Human Book Volunteer application:
Human Book Application Form
