*Happy Pride Month! *
As June comes to an end, the Advocacy and Public Policy Committee has
compiled a list of resources to support 2SLGBTQIA+ folks in our libraries,
on our staff, and in our library leadership positions all year round.
The LGBTQ+ community has made great social strides in the past few decades,
but as our visibility has increased, so has bigotry. Cases of book banning
targeting books about gender, sexuality, and/or race have been steadily
increasing in the last few years. Anti-trans legislation has been cropping
up in various states and countries, and protestors have targeted drag story
hour events at public libraries.
Libraries are positioned to act as social leaders to support the 2SLGBQTIA+
community by disseminating information and creating spaces of engagement
and education. These resources are intended to help inform and prepare
members of the library field to respond to calls for censorship and
challenges to intellectual freedom.
This list is not comprehensive, but more content will be added
periodically. If you have recommendations, let us know!
*ARLIS/NA Statement of Support*
- Art Libraries Society of North America. "Statement in support of
LGBTQ+ people in libraries
<https://www.arlisna.org/news/statement-in-support-of-lgbtq-people-in-libraries>."
June 1, 2023.
*Drag Story Hours*
- *ALA Advocacy, Legislation & Issues*. “Libraries Respond: Drag Queen
Story Hour.
<https://www.ala.org/advocacy/libraries-respond-drag-queen-story-hour>”
September 19, 2018.
- Boboltz, Sara. “A Brief History Of Drag Queen Story Hour
<https://www.huffpost.com/entry/brief-history-of-drag-queen-story-hour_n_64077824e4b0e0a15960a4a0>
.” *HuffPost Latest News*, March 25, 2023.
- *Drag Story Hour*. “Drag Story Hour Resources
<https://www.dragstoryhour.org/general-9>.” Accessed June 26, 2023.
- Martin, Emily. “Drag Story Hour Is Controversial, But Important
<https://bookriot.com/drag-story-hour/>.” *BOOK RIOT*, June 1, 2023.
- Weill, Kelly. “These Umbrella-Twirling Drag Defenders Are Protecting
Libraries from Bigots
<https://www.thedailybeast.com/these-umbrella-twirling-drag-defenders-are-protecting-libraries-from-bigots>
.” *The Daily Beast*, June 25, 2023.
*Banned and Challenged Books *
- Grant, Melissa Gira. “Conservatives Are Trying to Ban Books in Your
Town. Librarians Are Fighting Back
<https://newrepublic.com/article/170920/conservative-book-bans-libraries-fighting-back>
.” *The New Republic*, March 16, 2023.
- Hinds, Jess deCourcy. “What Banned Books Can Teach Us: Building an
LGBTQ Picture Book Library for Pride.
<https://lithub.com/what-banned-books-can-teach-us-building-an-lgbtq-picture-book-library-for-pride/%20>
” *Literary Hub*, June 1, 2023.
- Italie, Hillel. “‘Gender Queer’ Tops Library Group’s List of
Challenged Books
<https://apnews.com/article/most-challenged-books-2022-list-c39af4320afb16525cb0fd911c9ffed4>
.” *AP News*, April 24, 2023.
- *Lambda Literary*. “Banned Book Resources
<https://lambdaliterary.org/banned-book-resources/%20>.” Accessed June
26, 2023.
- *Lambda Legal*. "Preventing Censorship of LGBT Information In Public
School Libraries."
<https://legacy.lambdalegal.org/sites/default/files/publications/downloads/fs_preventing-censorship-of-lgbt-information-in-pubilc-school-libraries_1.pdf>
Circa
2010.
- *National School Library Standards*. “Defending Intellectual Freedom:
LGBTQ+ Materials in School Libraries.
<https://standards.aasl.org/project/lgbtq/>” 2018.
- Rummler, Orion. “Book Bans Internalize ‘Shame’ for Young LGBTQ+
People, Advocates Say. Here’s How They’re Pushing Back
<https://19thnews.org/2023/02/book-bans-lgbtq-reading/>.” *The 19th*,
February 23, 2023.
- Shaffi, Sarah. “Calls to Ban Books Hit Highest Level Ever Recorded in
the US
<https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/apr/24/calls-to-ban-books-hit-highest-level-recorded-in-the-us-censorship%20>
.” *The Guardian*, April 24, 2023.
* Supporting LGBTQ+ Library Workers and Patrons*
- Adolpho, Kalani, Stephen G. Krueger, and Krista McCracken
(editors). *Trans
And Gender Diverse Voices In Libraries*.
<https://litwinbooks.com/books/trans-and-gender-diverse-voices-in-lis/>
Litwin
Books and Library Juice Press, anticipated July 2023.
- *ALA Advocacy, Legislation & Issues*. “Libraries Respond: Protecting
and Supporting Transgender Staff and Patrons
<https://www.ala.org/advocacy/diversity/librariesrespond/transgender-staff-patrons>.”
June 29, 2020.
- Hofman, Darra, and Michele A. L. Villagran. “Queer Privacy Protection:
Challenges and the Fight within Libraries.
<https://doi.org/10.1007/s11196-023-09994-x>” *International Journal for
the Semiotics of Law - Revue Internationale de Sémiotique Juridique*,
April 20, 2023.
- Kim, Sunny, Reed Garber Pearson, Micah Kehrein, and Bean Yogi.
“Transgender
Inclusion in Libraries - SJSU - School of Information.
<https://ischool.sjsu.edu/webcasts/transgender-inclusion-libraries%20>”
*SJSU
School of Information*, March 25, 2019.
- Kuecker, Elliott. "Recruiting and Retaining LGBTQ-Identified Staff in
Academic Libraries Through Ordinary Methods.
<https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2017/recruiting-and-retaining-lgbtq-identified-staff-in-academic-libraries-through-ordinary-methods/>
" *In the Library with the Lead Pipe, *March 22, 2017.
- Leuzinger, Julie. “Guides: Trans Accessible Libraries Initiative: For
Librarians <https://guides.library.unt.edu/trans/librarians>.” *UNT
University Libraries*, June 20, 2023.
*Resources on LGBTQ+ Collections*
- Metcalf, Meg. “LGBTQIA+ Studies: A Resource Guide: Introduction
<https://guides.loc.gov/lgbtq-studies/introduction>.” *Library of
Congress*, July 14, 2022.
- Scoggins, Rebekah. "Broadening your library’s collection: Implementing
a LGBTQIA collection development project
<https://crln.acrl.org/index.php/crlnews/article/view/16897/18547>."
*College
& Research Libraries News,* Vol. 79 No. 3, 2018.
- *Queery*. “Que(e)Ry Resources
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Uz9gIrcBtt_JyjAiF0zZG0P6mIbXAwogQY1SS-pbh0Y/pub#_=_>.”
2023.
- Trans Metadata Collective. "Metadata Best Practices for Trans and
Gender Diverse Resources. <https://zenodo.org/record/6687044>" June 22,
2022.
*Toolkits*
- *Get Ready, Stay Ready*. “A Community Action Toolkit: LGBTQIA+
Material Support
<https://www.getreadystayready.info/lgbtqia-material-support>.” Accessed
June 26, 2023.
- *It Gets Better Canada*. "Our Back-to-School Self-Care Guide for Queer
& Questioning Students and Their Allies."
<https://itgetsbettercanada.org/2022/08/28/our-back-to-school-self-care-guide-for-queer-questioning-students-and-their-allies/>
Accessed
June 29, 2023.
- Staff, NCAC. “LGBTQ Right to Read Resource Guide
<https://ncac.org/resource/krrp-lgbtq-content-right-to-read-resource%20>
.” *National Coalition Against Censorship*. Accessed June 26, 2023.
- *Unite Against Book Bans*. “Unite Against Book Bans Toolkit.
<https://uniteagainstbookbans.org/toolkit/>” April 2022.
- Women and Gender Equality Canada. "Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA
Plus)."
<https://women-gender-equality.canada.ca/en/gender-based-analysis-plus.html>
*Government of Canada*, October 13, 2022.
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