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 * Title:** Courage and Connectedness: Understanding the Lived Experiences of the People in our Classrooms

**What is the Human Library?** (Definition adapted from http:humanlibrary.org//)// // The Human Library is an innovative experiential learning method designed to promote dialogue, reduce prejudices, build connections, and encourage understanding. It is set up as a space for dialogue and interaction. Visitors to a Human Library are given the opportunity to be "readers" though informal conversations with “people on loan”. The people on loan or the "books" of the library are selected to represent student diversity. They have volunteered to share their experiences with library visitors through informal conversations. The human library has been proven to be a powerful event for breaking stereotypes and gaining insight into the rich and diverse lived experiences of the people in our classrooms. //

Students have volunteered to share their experiences about an aspect of their life related to being a college learner. They are available "on loan" to share their experiences with library visitors. Faculty are the library visitors and can "borrow" a living book for a short period of time to learn from them and gain insight into their lived experiences. They can ask respectful questions with the intention of understanding a variety of lived experiences.
 * How does it work? **

// In Fall 2013, Tamara Fisher-Cullen from the English for Academic Purposes program area, organized the first Human Library experience at Georgian College. [Tamara - I think you could write a few sentences about how many students participated, how many visitors, etc.] //
 * What do people say about their experience in the Human Library? **


 * Quotes from Students **


 * Quotes from Faculty **

Tamara - Do you have some pictures we could include - we could maybe make a collage