{"id":6135,"date":"2023-04-10T15:08:03","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T22:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/library\/?post_type=stories&#038;p=6135"},"modified":"2026-04-14T15:57:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T22:57:15","slug":"you-are-invited-to-be-a-reader-at-our-human-library","status":"publish","type":"stories","link":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/library\/news\/you-are-invited-to-be-a-reader-at-our-human-library\/","title":{"rendered":"You are Invited to be a Reader at our Human Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>EWU\u2019s Human Library event will take place from 11 am to 1 pm at the JFK Library, on April 19, 2023.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Human Library\u00ae is designed to build a positive framework for conversations that can challenge or address stereotypes, prejudices, stigma, or taboo topics through dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Human Books\u2019 are Eastern Washington University students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members who have volunteered to share their stories to break down barriers based on race, religion, sexual orientation, class, gender identity, lifestyle choices, disability or other aspects of life.<\/p>\n<p>The Human Library provides the opportunity for our campus community to share and understand the experiences of others.<\/p>\n<p>Made possible by event support from EWU Libraries, the Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, EWU Counseling and Wellness Services, and the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences.<\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to Thomas Hammer for donating coffee for our event!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid alignleft wp-image-6093 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/03\/TH-1-1-e1677783264125.jpg\" alt=\"Thomas Hammer Logo\" width=\"600\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/03\/TH-1-1-e1677783264125.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/03\/TH-1-1-e1677783264125-300x162.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6092\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6092\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6092\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A 2023 Diversity &amp; Inclusion Week event.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EWU\u2019s Human Library event will take place from 11 am to 1 pm at the JFK Library, on April 19, 2023. The Human Library\u00ae is designed to build a positive framework for conversations that can challenge or address stereotypes, prejudices, stigma, or taboo topics through dialogue. \u2018Human Books\u2019 are Eastern Washington University students, faculty, staff,<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/library\/news\/you-are-invited-to-be-a-reader-at-our-human-library\/\">&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":427,"featured_media":5516,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-6135","stories","type-stories","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","stories_categories-past-events","stories_tags-dei-in-jfk","stories_tags-human-library"],"acf":{"subheading":"Part of EWU's Diversity and Inclusion Week","featured_image_format":"cover","display_byline":false,"display_date_published":false,"featured_video":"","Links":[{"stories_ctas_link":{"title":"EWU Human Library Event","url":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/library\/human-library-ewu\/","target":""}}],"Resources":false,"page_hide_sidebar":false,"page_enable_page_nav":false,"display_featured_image":true,"page_override_title":"","page_persona_bar_default_tab":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories\/6135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/stories"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/427"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories\/6135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86555,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories\/6135\/revisions\/86555"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}