<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/blog/2026/living-library.php" dsn="blogs"><type>Internal</type><external_link/><featured/><category>The Charger Blog</category><pubDate>02/13/2026</pubDate><title>More Than Words on Pages: University of New Haven’s Living Library Highlights Charger Stories of Resilience and Identity</title><description>Through personal essays, poetry, and visual art, the University’s Living Library Project invited students, faculty, and staff to share personal stories of struggle, growth, and humanity as a reminder that every voice carries a story worth hearing.</description><hide-description/><author>Shana-Kay Hyde ’27</author><author-details/><hide-author/><date>February 13, 2026</date><image><img src="https://newhaven.edu/_resources/images/news/general/2026/pterson-library.jpg" alt="Marvin K. Peterson Library"/></image><image-caption>Marvin K. Peterson Library</image-caption><hide-image/><tags><tag>News</tag><tag>news-all</tag><tag>news-blog</tag><tag>section-inclusion</tag><tag>year-2026</tag></tags></item>