Beaufort Human Library

10/30/2025

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05/01/2025

Congratulations to Battery Creek High School’s DAYLO and Interact clubs on a successful and impactful 4th edition of their on-campus Beaufort Human Library.

04/29/2025

Congratulations to Battery Creek High School’s DAYLO and Interact on another impactful and educational edition of the Beaufort Human Library!

Battery Creek High School hosted a Human Library, offering students the chance to connect with community members and be inspired by their real-life stories.

04/08/2025

Endless thanks to reporter Danielle Cobb from WSAV News 3 for this insightful news story on our 5th edition of the Beaufort Human Library, a community-building annual collaboration between the Pat Conroy Literary Center, Technical College of the Lowcountry - TCL, DAYLO, and community volunteers.

The thirty minute ‘human book’ discussions focused on topics like gender, education, military service, healthcare, addiction, among many others.

04/08/2025

Thank you so much to all of our extraordinary Books, Bookmarks, Librarians, and Readers for a wonderfully impactful experience at the 5th edition of our Beaufort Human Library project!

Special thanks to the Pat Conroy’s Literary Center; the students, advisors, and mentors to DAYLO; and the Technical College of the Lowcountry which make possible this annual community-building special event.

03/26/2025

Our thanks to WHHI-TV for this North of the Broad interview about our upcoming Beaufort Human Library! Save the date and join us on Sunday, April 6, 1:00-4:00pm, at TCL.

Conroy Minute: Cassandra King Conroy Wins the Harper Lee Literary AwardCheck Out the Fifth Edition of the Beaufort Human Library, April 6“Where oral history ...

03/26/2025

Thank you to the SC Association of School Librarians for the opportunity to lead an educational session on our Beaufort Human Library project at SCASL annual conference in Columbia! BHL was represented by DAYLO mentors Claire Bennett and Jonathan Haupt (who were also recognized with the SCASL’s President’s Award 👏👏👏), student Bookmarks Becca Bennett and E Achurch, and Human Books (and school librarians) Karen Gareis and Ryan Copeland. What a wonderful experience we had sharing our experiences with our public and school-based BHL editions with librarians and fellow educators!

03/20/2025

Meet some of the Human Books of our 2025 Bookshelf!

03/14/2025

Karen Gareis Beaufort Human Library returns for 5th edition April 6 March 11, 2025 Arts/Education/News From staff reports For the fifth time, the Beaufort Human Library project will promote empathy and understanding across communities by offering the public opportunities to “check out” more than...

03/14/2025

Our thanks to The Island News for this announcement of our upcoming 5th edition of the Beaufort Human Library! Save the date and join us on Sunday, April 6.

Karen Gareis Beaufort Human Library returns for 5th edition April 6 March 11, 2025 Arts/Education/News From staff reports For the fifth time, the Beaufort Human Library project will promote empathy and understanding across communities by offering the public opportunities to “check out” more than...

03/14/2025

Our thanks to Lowcountry Weekly for this announcement of our upcoming 5th edition of the Beaufort Human Library! Save the date and join us on Sunday, April 6.

“Where oral history meets speed dating.” The Beaufort Human Library project promotes empathy and understanding across communities by offering the public opp ...

03/08/2025