The process of loaning a book translates to sitting down for 20 to 30 minutes, either one-on-one or in a group, and asking any burning questions or sharing stories.
Pschorn said both she and Mā were involved in Whangārei PROUD, therefore, the idea of getting to know a person's true self instead of a stereotype was close to their hearts.
"I think for us the whole concept is so powerful as you get these labels and everybody has an idea about what these labels entail to the point we often don't know the people behind them or their lived reality."
She and Mā stumbled upon Human Libraries on Facebook almost two years ago and were immediately struck.
They planned to debut the concept at last year's Fringe festival but Covid put a stop to that. However, the delay has spurred a keen excitement to see the library brought to life.
"We have an amazing batch of people who've come forward in the last few weeks saying this sounds great - I need to do this, I really have something to say," Pschorn said.
The public's enthusiasm has dispelled the pair's slight angst over Whangārei being a small town and the event where people laid their pages bare.
"People really want to share and about the things we don't talk about in our day-to-day lives."
Pschorn said while the Danes had been organising Human Libraries for 22 years, this was their first attempt and they planned to learn everything they could to hone future opportunities.
• The Human Library is in the Whangārei Central Library, 5 Rust Ave, from 9.30am on Saturday until 12.30pm. Check out other Fringe events via whangareifringe.co.nz
