After the first Living Library in Denmark in 2000, Norway was the first country to embrace the idea and host an official Living Library in 2002. Since then the concept has expanded drastically and in 2009 it will explode all over Norway. The Living Library …

The department of culture in the City of Copenhagen, decided on its meeting the 4th of December, to accomodate an application to support the "Understanding Diversity" Living Library Festival in Copenhagen next summer. The application from the …

Our apologies to those readers in the United States who are still waiting to know when a Living Library will happen in their area. Unfortunately we are still some weeks away from making public the next series of events. Before Christmas we hope to confirm events in Texas and …

Below some video interviews with books and living librarians from the Living Library in Kyoto, Japan. The two day event was integrated into the ATAC conference and sold out all its books. Hear about their experience as a book and the meeting with the readers. The clips …

This morning the Living Library opened for the first time in Japan. The event is organized as part of the ATAC conference in Kyoto, held at the famous International Conference Center, where the Living Library will be open for two days. The Japanese Living Library …

Librarian student Karin Hegnelius Tedenbrant has carried out field studies on the Living Libraries set in public libraries in Sweden. A very interesting report has come out of the case study and the results have been published by the …

On Wednesday the 6th of December, the first Living Library in Japan, will take place in Kyoto. It will be followed by an event in Tokyo on January 14th, but for those who cannot wait and want their information in Japanese, there is a Living Library Japan website open now. The …

The Canadians are getting serious about their Living Library. On March 21st, visitors at five different branches of the Calgary Public Library can take …

In London on November 26th the Living Library has been shortlisted at the Awards for Bridging Cultures. Hosted by the Institute for Community …

Edinburgh City Libraries were at the forefront of a new initiative on Saturday 8th November when the very first "Living …

Its only been 7 months since the first Living Library event at Bournemouth Library in England, but this thursday they host their fifth event already. On November 20th readers can take advantage of a Living Library that offers more than your regular Library. The …

]]> Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:16:03 +0100 http://living-library.org/the-living-library-reaches-japan.html Ronni Abergel http://living-library.org/bainbridge-island-living-library-with-116-readers..html Bainbridge Island Living Library with 116 readers.

The Bainbridge Library was abuzz with conversation this Saturday as Living Books and Readers met throughout the morning. Using the Living Library terminology, a hallmark of this program, our ‘catalog’ included …

The distribution of Living Libraries is picking up in pace. Since the summer, Serbia, Spain and the United States have introduced the Living Library and now Scotland will follow in November and Japan will launch in December. This brings the total number of countries …

The Living Library in Santa Monica on Saturday, sold out in thirty minutes. All the Living Books representing different stereotypes and prejudices in the community, were booked and on loan to other people (readers) that were seeking to challenge their …

For some its been a long wait and for others it will be a pleasant surprise, when the first official Living Library takes place this coming Saturday at Santa Monica …

The first Living Libraries in Japan are stirring in the pot, but before the concept is introduced to the Japanese public, a major national tv station will air a half hour documentary about the Living Library. The program aims to give its viewers (potential readers …

On the 18th of September the first Living Library in Spain was presented by the Association CAZALLA INTERCULTURAL in cooperation with the Department of Youth and Education of the City Council of Lorca. The event took place from 6pm until 9pm in front and inside the …

Readers looking for a Living Book in the United States can start looking for their library card because the first Living Libraries have now been confirmed. In the next twenty four months the Living Library will spread out across America starting …

This five year old amateur film was found in the Living Library archives and added to Youtube for those interested. The four minute short gives a little insight to the experiences of a reader on the Sziget Festival in Budapest and to that of the Roma Book, …