{"id":9958,"date":"2026-03-04T11:55:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T10:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stcmaastricht.nl\/?post_type=mw_event&#038;p=9958"},"modified":"2026-03-04T11:55:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T10:55:32","slug":"step-into-a-new-story-visit-to-the-living-library-with-the-noah-community","status":"publish","type":"mw_event","link":"https:\/\/www.stcmaastricht.nl\/en\/events\/step-into-a-new-story-visit-to-the-living-library-with-the-noah-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Step Into a New Story: Visit to the Living Library with the NOAH Community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Sunday, 15 March 2026,\u00a0<strong>Centre C\u00e9ramique<\/strong>\u00a0will once again host the\u00a0<strong>Living Library<\/strong>\u00a0at Maastricht Library. As the\u00a0<strong>NOAh community<\/strong>, we are happy to join this inspiring event together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the Living Library you don\u2019t speak with a paper book, but with a&nbsp;<strong>\u201cliving book\u201d<\/strong>: a person who shares their personal story with you. The concept encourages participants to look beyond first impressions and engage in open conversations about experiences and perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year you can, among others, speak with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A former coal miner<\/strong>, sharing stories about life underground, camaraderie, migration and the impact of the mine closures in South Limburg;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Other living books<\/strong>\u00a0discussing themes such as resilience, faith, gender, loss, caregiving and refugee experiences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How does it work?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Living Library works just like a regular library:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An overview board shows which living books are available.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At the desk you choose which book you would like to \u201cborrow\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A staff member brings you together and briefly explains the rules.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You have\u00a0<strong>up to 20 minutes<\/strong>\u00a0to ask questions, listen and discover new perspectives.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Sunday, 15 March 2026<br><strong>Time:<\/strong>\u00a013:00 \u2013 16:30<br><strong>Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Centre C\u00e9ramique, Maastricht Library (basement)<br><strong>Admission:<\/strong>\u00a0Free<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will meet\u00a0<strong>15 minutes before the event next to Coffee Lovers in the library<\/strong>. After the event we will have\u00a0<strong>a coffee or tea together<\/strong>\u00a0to exchange impressions and takeaways and perhaps make one or two nice new connections within the\u00a0<strong>NOAH community<\/strong>.\u00a0\u2615<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Registration:<\/strong>&nbsp;please register below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, 15 March 2026,\u00a0Centre C\u00e9ramique\u00a0will once again host the\u00a0Living Library\u00a0at Maastricht Library. As the\u00a0NOAh community, we are happy to join this inspiring event together. During the Living Library you don\u2019t speak with a paper book, but with a&nbsp;\u201cliving book\u201d: a person who shares their personal story with you. The concept encourages participants to look [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":9954,"template":"","class_list":["post-9958","mw_event","type-mw_event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mw_event_category-meet-greet-en","mw_event_category-noah-events"],"mw_event_startdate":false,"mw_event_enddate":false,"mw_event_location_address":false,"mw_event_location_name":false,"mw_event_full":false,"mw_event_sf":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stcmaastricht.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mw_event\/9958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stcmaastricht.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mw_event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stcmaastricht.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/mw_event"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.stcmaastricht.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mw_event\/9958\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9961,"href":"https:\/\/www.stcmaastricht.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mw_event\/9958\/revisions\/9961"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stcmaastricht.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stcmaastricht.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}