Humans are 'books' in Little Rock library project

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Protagonists reveal real-life stories

By Chelsea Boozer
This article was published today at 4:30 a.m.

This afternoon, patrons of a Little Rock library can "check out" the story of Katy Allison and ask her about being bisexual.

They can also check out Mehmet Ulupinar and ask him about his Muslim faith and relocation to the U.S. from Turkey two decades ago.

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"The Human Library, which loans out real people for real conversations, is a wonderful way of kick-starting meaningful dialogue and fostering respect for one another," said Quek, a candidate for a masters of public service degree at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service.

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There will be 11 "human books" available for checkout: A Transgender Man: Zachary Miller; Understanding the Police: Lt. Earnest Whitten; A Muslim Man: Mehmet Ulupinar; An Alcoholic: Molly Miller; An Invisible Woman -- Being Black and Lesbian in the South: Kendra Johnson; A Jewish Woman: Karen; An Atheist/Freethinker: Anne Orsi; A Bisexual: Katy Allison; A Blind Person: Rachel Buchanan; A Refugee; and An American-Muslim Woman in the South.

http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2017/apr/23/humans-are-books-in-lr-library-project-/?f=news-arkansas

[AtheistCrusader]

1. Interesting.