WOMAD Living Library

LIVING LIBRARY

DON’T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER

The Living Library contains ‘Living Books’ (people on loan), who are taken out by the Reader (person borrowing the Book) for 30 minutes to explore the Book’s topic. This enables Books to tell their stories and their Reader to break stereotypes by challenging prejudices in a positive and often humorous manner. The library is designed to promote dialogue, reduce discrimination, encourage understanding and widen views on life, in a space set up for interaction through one-on-one conversation. The Living Library breaks down barriers so that communities can build tolerance and understanding of one another, even if they don’t agree with each other’s chosen way of life.

HOW TO BORROW A HUMAN BOOK

You’ll find the Living Library in the Kunming Garden - head on over to the tent next to the Pagoda to check in. Review the Book titles on offer, chat to the librarians about which Book interests you, and make a time to borrow the Book (for free) for 30 minutes. Please note - if you have made a booking but can no longer make your appointment, you can pass it on to someone else. To do this, simply text the name of the Book to 027 304 2098. WHEN Bookings: Fri, 5pm - 8pm Loans: Sat & Sun, 12 noon - 6pm

WHERE Head to the tent next to the Pagoda in the Kunming Garden

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These are the various Book titles which are on offer in this year’s Living Library –The Life & Times of a Modern Child Psychologist

‘Take care of our children, take care of what they hear, see and feel - for how children grow will be the shape of Aotearoa’. Dame Whina Cooper My Journey to Parts Unknown

What if you cannot speak a word of English? Immigration is a huge journey. Nature is the True Healer

Sharing my studies with renowned Medicine Woman, Master Shaman and Matakite. Taking refuge in the Buddha

I am humbled to share my experience with you Remember .. what?

Had a couple of accidents .. survived ok .. well, I did .. But my memory?? Kaiwhakamana

I was a volunteer in the prisons with the gang members .. until Judith Collins said No! The Final Farewell

Every day I listen, guide, and help them say their ‘final farewell’ – I am the Funeral Director. Recovering Racist

Events unfolded before me that challenged my own inner ignorance, and racist views. Sharing Love Around

Sex work can be a beautiful exchange of love and energy .. as long as we know where we’re going. Unapologetically Me

Being a teenager is hard, being female is hard, and being a teenage female who looks different, acts different and is in general different is hard. Failed at Suicide. Succeeded at Life

What went wrong .. and how did I fix it? Beyond the Veil

Ask all those burning questions about the struggles – life – love, and faith of a practising Muslim Woman. From Clinical to Holistic

From a few events that belong on an “unexplainable shelf”; to finding healing. How can we Create World Peace when we carry Blind Prejudice?

Stories of people from different cultures not even noticing each other in the room, until they cleared their ancestor’s fears and traumas. Who would have Thought

Do you get recognized as transgender in the street? When did you first know you were different? Love Food Hate Waste

We can do so much more with wasted food, I did and it was almost too successful. So much healthy edible food going to waste, so many people hungry. Sharmans & Witchcraft

My story is what happened to me. Welcome to the spiritual world – believer or not, it’s hard to ignore.