Living books share stories in Beijing's first human library

BEIJING - Li Xingning has nurtured the dream of being a librarian ever since she was a child. This Christmas, her dream came true, only that her books were real people.

Beijing's first human library opened on Saturday night, with dozens of readers and six "living books" exchanging their life stories and ideas.

Books in a human library are real people who engage readers in a direct dialogue. Readers can't take a living book out of the library.