The first was in 2019, but the COVID-19 pandemic temporarily derailed plans for the second one. She said it was their second Human Library event. Mannix manages the Maryland Room at the library, which houses a collection of local history. “They’re like living audio books,” Mary Mannix said. Conversations about faith, aging, being gay, breaking glass ceilings and more filled the room.
Instead of reading a book, library patrons sat down to hear the story straight from the sources’ mouths. She was one of several “human books” available for checkout. Burr Artz Public Library in Frederick recently. Thompson, who now resides in Frederick, shared her story at the C.
