Become an Human Libraries organizer

INTRODUCTION TO THE HUMAN LIBRARY EDU

Welcome to the first session of online course for human library organizers. Today we gonna introduce what is a Human library edu. The Human library edu is an educational methodology focusing on breaking up the stereotypes. It is based on non-formal education and working with the simply methaphore of library. Instead of talking about problems, stereotypes, disscrimination, just meet your stereotypes and go into an intimate dialogue. Instead of talking about people, talk with people. 

After watching this video and practicing the Task 1, you will gain following skills and knowledge:

• What is a human library edu
• What are the roles in Human library 
• For what you can use the methodology
• What is the history of methodology
• 3 basic settings of Human library

HOW TO START WITH HUMAN LIBRARY ORGANIZATION

Welcome to the second lesson of Human Library edu. The topic of today is to get to know how to set up your first Human library. The Human library is based on non-formal and informal education. Duting the event, you are not supposed to  expect concrete results in a form of stamps or definitions. But you should expect changes in attitude and openess of readers to go deeper into the topic of stereotypes and discrimination.

After taking part in this lesson, you will gain following knowledge and skills:

• Know the basics of project management in education 
• Know how to work with W-questions
• Use the TO DO cards
• Know how to make a proper plan
• Ability to set up the Human library
• Know how to count the limits of Human library readers, books and librarians/volunteers

HOW TO PREPARE THE HUMAN LIBRARY

Welcome to 3rd lesson of human library edu for organizers. Today you get to know what and how to prepare the Human library.To make you life easier we divided the preparation to 3 basic sections - People, material and a place. There is a lot of things, but you can use for this part TO do cards created in planning phase.

After participating in this part of course, you will have complete overview about:

• Preparation of librarians and volunteers
• Preparation of books
• Setting and design of the space
• Material needed for implementation
• How to prepare an adnotation of book and catalogue

LET´S PLAY 

The fourth part of our course is focused on event itselve. After this video you will get to know what to expect and how to evaluate the educational proces of the event. Before the oficial start is your main task to prepare the space, lending system, papers and rooms. You should have a complete contact list of books if there will be delay of them.

After taking part in this course, you will:

• finally see, how it looks
• know what you will have to take care during the event
• what is the task of which role
• what is the flow of the event
• the sense of evaluation and the way how to do it

RISKS IN HUMAN LIBRARY

In the last video you will get some extra information which are based on our common experience from organizing the Human library edu as well as some points which we understand as a base for keeping the quality of the methodology. We are speaking about crucial momments of Human library, ways of promotion, handling the issues connected with readers. 

After listening to this video, you will be aware of:

• selling the Human library as a business tool
• creating new stereotypes
• dissapointing readirs/books/volunteers
• making circus out of the stories of books