Human Library

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This was a great success in my small town Ontario library. And, hands down, the most popular book was a transgender woman. She was so much in demand that, with her permission, we doubled and then tripled her readers.

shambhaladawa on February 9, 2012 at 11:34 AM

Checking out the stripper and then following it up by checking out the prostitute is like reading the sequel.

Urgutha Forka on February 9, 2012 at 11:39 AM

It's Reddit's AMA come to life!

Fnarf on February 9, 2012 at 11:56 AM

This seems like a good idea that could easily go bad. What's stopping people from "checking out" participants in an effort to 1) block up their time to keep them away from others or 2) berate, harass, or attempt to "fix" them?

on February 9, 2012 at 12:14 PM

@4 they are Canadians

knobtheunicorn on February 9, 2012 at 1:14 PM

Came here to make the same joke as @2. Well played.

Westlake, son! on February 9, 2012 at 1:20 PM

That's way cool...

WE TOTALLY NEED THAT IN SEATTLE.

merry on February 9, 2012 at 1:42 PM

This would be interesting. I've noticed that most of the hatred in the world stems from people being unable to see things from others' points of view.

venomlash on February 9, 2012 at 3:03 PM