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How to organize Living Library?
How to organize Living Library?
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Ciao again! Welcome to the playlist that supports your journey of discovering the basic principles of the living library methodology and that will guide you towards successfully organizing it.
Before we dive deeper into the Living Library, we want to assure you that the Human Library and the Living Library are names for the same methodology, the same event, and the same approach!
Okay, now that we've cleared up this confusion, let's get started!
Behind the Living Library is one such simple idea:
Meet your own prejudice! Instead of talking about it, simply meet it.
Let's go again through the concept of the Living Library:
The Living Library works exactly like a normal library – readers come and borrow a book for a limited time. After reading it, they return the book to the library and – if they want – they can borrow another book. There is only one difference: the Books in the Living Library are human beings, and the Books and readers enter into a personal dialogue. The Books in the Living Library are people representing groups frequently confronted with prejudices and stereotypes, and who are often victims of discrimination or social exclusion. But only that, anyone can be a book!
Anyone willing to share their experience, and untangle the mysteries, myths, misunderstandings and prejudices. The 'reader' of the library can be anybody who is ready to talk about his or her own prejudice and stereotype and wants to share their time with our books. In the Living Library, Books cannot only speak, but they are able to reply to the readers' questions. Since dialogue is a two-way street, the Books can also ask questions and learn by themselves.
This playlist will support you in:
- Understanding the Living Library methodology and its social impact;
- Discovering how to recruit, train and support Living Books;
- Developing skills in event planning, coordination and promotion;
- Training volunteers in facilitation, active listening and conflict resolution;
- Ensuring inclusive and ethical storytelling practices.Getting familiar with practical strategies for planning and running smooth, impactful events.
- Learning how Living Library functions.Being equipped with the tools needed to organize a Living Library.
As you already know, all this is followed by:
- Exploring the concept of digital badges as a tool for recognizing learning achievements.
- Understanding how digital credentials can represent skills and learning.
- Learning how to reflect on personal achievements and track progress over time.
We are sharing with you a document that will provide you with more detailed guidance and illustrative examples:
Human Library Organization explained Human Library in a minute through the following video:
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Welcome! Well done! Thank you for participating in the workshop organized on Friday 16th of May that took place in Centro di Quartiere Mu.Be, Cagliari.
We started this journey with digital badges!
Soo, since you already discovered what badges are and explored the concept of digital badges, let's make small recap and determine what we have learned.
As mentioned before, badges are tools for recognizing learning achievements. Earning badges symbolize completed goals or demonstrated skills through interactive tasks or community engagement. This process will help you visualize your progress, stay motivated, and take pride in your development.
Accomplishing this activity, you will engage in challenges, skill-building tasks, or meaningful contributions. Upon meeting clear criteria, you will be awarded digital badges as recognition.
Through this activity, you will:
- Reflect on personal achievements
- Understand how digital credentials can represent skills and learning
- Track progress over time
- Value continuous, interdisciplinary learning
Key Benefits:
Badges create a visual and tangible way to celebrate growth, reinforce motivation, and support lifelong learning across various domains.
Take a look at additional material such as YouTube videos presented during the workshop:
- Open Badge Essentials and
- First Steps to Start Using Open Badges
As additional material, you will also find a PowerPoint presentation that was used during the workshop.
If you are further interested in digital badges, we refer you to another playlist that will help you learn how to create badges on the Cities of Learning platform:
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We hope that after completing the activity, it is clearer to you what digital badges are and how they work. To make sure you understand what digital badges are and how they are used, answer the following question:
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Via Carpaccio, 14, 09121 Cagliari CA, Italy
Recruiting and Training the Living Books
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25 minutes
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Volunteer Roles & Responsibilities
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20 minutes
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Efficient Event Planning & On-Site Coordination
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25 minutes
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Compétences
#Listening carefully to others, without judgement, interruption and, if possible, in an unbiased manner
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#Uses and /or puts into practice the basics of human rights and human rights education and related methods
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#Confidently designs value-based learning processes
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#Encourages observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, and communication among learners
#Reflecting on own values and senses of belonging to increase self-awareness and understanding of difference
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#self-reflection
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#active listening
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#Demonstrates an understanding of their own biases and behaviours when addressing stereotypes
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#Listens openly, without judgement
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#Sees the added value of such openness for his/her own personal and professional growth
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#Works effectively with learners from diverse backgrounds
ESCO
#comprehend non-verbal forms of communication
ETS-TR
#Critically reflecting and distancing oneself from one’s own perceptions, biases, and stereotypical constructions of reality
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#communicate analytical insights
ESCO
#tell stories
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#Ability to integrate different narratives
ESCO
#active listening
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#Acts inclusively to different understandings of solidarity and ways to put it in action
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#Demonstrates an understanding of methods and approaches promoting an effective transfer of knowledge to the group of learners and addressing value systems
ESCO
#interviewing techniques
#Displaying intercultural sensitivity
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#Creating a safe, inspiring learning environment
#Collaborating in teams
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#Creates a safe environment where feelings and emotions can be freely and respectfully expressed
ETS-TR
#Encourages observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, and communication among learners
#Managing resources
ESCO
#adapt communication style according to recipient
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#carry out event management
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#coordination of well project
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#create a plan of teamwork
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#operational activity coordination
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#teamwork methods
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#multi-program event planning
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