Living Libraries, Human Libraries, or Living Book Libraries are all names for similar projects – libraries where instead of checking out a traditional book and reading its story, you borrow a person and have a conversation about their story. The purpose of the Living Library is to promote conversation, encourage understanding, and foster a culture of inclusivity. Participants should expect to encounter perspectives they have never before considered, viewpoints different from their own, and life experiences that may challenge their own ways of thinking, all within a safe and positive atmosphere at the Goodstein Foundation Library. Refreshments will be provided during the Living Library event for both books and readers. Readers must register at the circulation desk, second floor, for books. Doors open/check-in begins at 9:30 a.m.

• Location: Goodstein Foundation Library Classroom, Casper College
• Presented by: Lance Jones
• The sun never set on the British Empire and the red-coated soldiers who policed it spread their culture and mores where they went and brought those of the lands in which they served home to Britain. This session gives a brief look at the lands and wars of the Victorian era, and the attitudes of “Tommy Atkins,” the British soldier of the time.

• Location: Goodstein Foundation Library Classroom, Casper College
• Presented by: Darrell Wagner
• The session will begin with a definition and examples of cultural appropriation. The workshop leader will then walk through how this concept applies to the arts. The session will then move into a Q and A with discussion to follow.