Our Librarians

Leslie Gallager
​Depot Manager

Rebecca Arzola
​Librarian

Andrea Glick
​Librarian

Full Name
Librarian

Anita Walsh
Designer/Librarian

Gail Ward
​Librarian

Just like real librarians, Human Librarians take care of their books! They find and train books, and plan events so these books can share their stories with interested readers. Human Librarians also make sure all books are supported before, during, and after events. Our Librarians are artists, writers, educators, social workers, and non-profit mavens who want to help generate more empathy in the city they love. If you have any questions or want to get involved, contact them at humanlibrarynyc@humanlibrary.org.

Human Library in the News

• Human 'books' encourage the spirit of understanding​ (RNZ, 4 October 2020)
• The Human Library is Tackling Diversity and Inclusion One Person at a Time (Forbes Magazine, 13 July 2020)
• Texas A&M 'Human Library' Facilitates Honest Dialogue Between Aggies (Texas A&M Today, 7 March 2020)
• When the Books are People: How the Human Library Targets Bias (School Library Journal, 20 February 2020)
• The Woman Behind India's Human Library, Where the 'Books' are People! (CNBC TV18, 24 November 2019)
• Dancing with Diversity: Human Library event spurs an ongoing conversation about inclusion(Catalyst Midland, 21 November 2019)

Human Library in Action