{"id":9045,"date":"2024-07-10T14:55:15","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T18:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stationsme.ca\/ressource-personnel\/awareness-raising-tool-the-living-library\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T14:06:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T18:06:44","slug":"awareness-raising-tool-the-living-library","status":"publish","type":"member-resource","link":"https:\/\/stationsme.ca\/en\/staff-members\/tools-for-staff-members\/awareness-raising-tool-the-living-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Awareness-raising tool: The Living Library"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a living library, the \u201cbooks\u201d are people willing to share a page or a chapter of their lives with someone who \u201cborrows\u201d them for a short period of time. This type of activity reduces stigma and promotes a more nuanced and embodied understanding of mental health and mental health disorders. It incorporates the concept of a traditional library, complete with librarians, a catalog featuring short summaries of the available \u201cliving books,\u201d library rules, and a themed setting.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In collaboration with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aqrp-sm.org\/\">Association qu\u00e9b\u00e9coise pour la r\u00e9adaptation psychosociale (AQRP)<\/a>, several institutions of higher education have offered this opportunity to their student bodies, for example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/flash.cegepgarneau.ca\/publications\/bibliotheque-vivante-chapitres-de-vie-en-partage-26-mars-2024#:~:text=D%C3%A9couvrez%20les%20chapitres,histoire%20personnelle.\">C\u00e9gep Garneau<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cegepsl.qc.ca\/evenement\/bibliotheque-vivante-en-sante-mentale\/\">C\u00e9gep de Saint-Laurent<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>C\u00e9gep \u00c9douard-Montpetit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Universit\u00e9 Laval<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AQRP has also developed a guide to help organizations implement such activities in their communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crehpsy-grandest.fr\/images\/mini-guide-2-biblio-vivante-gps-sm.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Consult the guide<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9437c248 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-green-mint-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9437c248 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"747\" src=\"https:\/\/stationsme.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/journeesSME_LOGO_RGB-1024x747.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stationsme.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/journeesSME_LOGO_RGB-1024x747.png 1024w, https:\/\/stationsme.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/journeesSME_LOGO_RGB-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/stationsme.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/journeesSME_LOGO_RGB-768x561.png 768w, https:\/\/stationsme.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/journeesSME_LOGO_RGB-1536x1121.png 1536w, https:\/\/stationsme.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/journeesSME_LOGO_RGB-2048x1495.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This tool was presented at the <a href=\"https:\/\/event.fourwaves.com\/fr\/journeessme\/pages\">Journ\u00e9es de transfert de connaissances sur la sant\u00e9 mentale \u00e9tudiante<\/a>, organized by <a href=\"https:\/\/ismequebec.ca\/\">ISM\u00c9 <\/a>in March 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaker&nbsp;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Laurence Caron, Assistant Director, Association qu\u00e9b\u00e9coise pour la r\u00e9adaptation psychosociale (AQRP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u23f1\ufe0f 48 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZE66ve8mwXs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View the presentation<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Comment organiser une activit\u00e9 de type biblioth\u00e8que vivante sur son campus?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-cookieconsent=\"statistics, marketing\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZE66ve8mwXs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><div class=\"cookieconsent-optout-statistics cookieconsent-optout-marketing\">Please accept <a href=\"javascript:Cookiebot.renew()\">statistics, marketing<\/a> cookies to watch this video.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Note: As agreed with the participants in the SME Days, questions and comments from the audience do not appear in this recording. 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