June is LGBTQIA+ Pride Month
June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and/or Questioning, Intersex, and Asexual and/or Ally (LGBTQIA+) Pride Month, celebrating LGBTQIA+ history, culture and honoring the community’s struggle for inclusion and equity.
In honor of LGBTQIA+ Month, and as part of the Be the Change series, the library is hosting author talks, programming for children, and much more. The below programs are generously sponsored by the City of Glendale Arts and Culture Commission through funding from the City of Glendale Urban Art Fund.
Programming for Adults
Fairest: A Memoir. Author Talk with Meredith Talusan, Wednesday, June 23, 6:30pm (PST). Award winning journalist and author Meredith Talusan discusses her critically-acclaimed memoir book Fairest. Fairest is a memoir about a precocious boy with albinism, a "sun child" from a rural Philippine village, who would grow up to become a woman in America.
Meredith Talusan (she/they) is an award-winning journalist and author who has written for The Guardian, The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Nation, WIRED, SELF, and Condé Nast Traveler, among many other publications, and has contributed to several essay and fiction collections. She has received awards from GLAAD, The Society of Professional Journalists, and the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association. She is also the founding executive editor of them, Condé Nast’s LGBTQIA+ digital platform, where she is currently contributing editor. Fairest is available for checkout from our shelves!
What Does “Community” Mean to You? Documenting Local LGBTQIA+ History in Glendale. Starting Monday, June 7. In our work to document local history we recognize that we are missing vital stories and records from our LGBTQIA+ community members. As a step towards filling these silences in the historical record, we are launching a project to collect stories on what community means to LGBTQIA+ folks in Glendale. Using the BiblioBoard platform, we will accept submissions in various formats: images, audio and video files, artwork, prose and poetry or other written accounts. We are calling for these submissions in order to document Glendale’s unique LGBTQIA+ culture and history to help inspire diversity, inclusion, and create a sense of community that has not been publicly visible for the past several decades.
RAINBOW ART. Starting Monday, June 7. Decorate your space with these rainbow crafts to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community. Included in the kit is a rainbow sand art set and a DIY scratch rainbow bookmark. Grab-and-go craft kits for this activity will be available for pickup from our open locations. Limited supplies.
Programming for Children
Drag Queen Storytime. A LIVE VIRTUAL EVENT Saturday, June 26, 11:00am. Celebrate Pride Month with Pickle for Drag Queen Story Hour! She will share stories celebrating pride in oneself, creativity, reading and community in this special family event.
Summer Reading Challenge. It’s time for our Summer Reading Challenge! Sign up on the Library’s Beanstack to record your reading and complete activities to earn badges like the Rainbow Pride Badge (Celebrating Pride month and self-acceptance) and the opportunity to win fun prizes!
Check out our lineup of Live Virtual Performers, find about our other Special Events, and discover great reads with our Summer Book Lists.
Don’t forget to enter our Annual Bookmark Contest!
Activity Kits. Looking for a fun summer activity to complete at home? Pick up a different activity kit each week at Glendale Central Library, Brand Library, or Montrose Library. Available while supplies last. Week 3 - Pride Fan, Distribution: Jun 14-19, Show your Pride by creating a unique Rainbow Fan. Kit Contents: paper fan, tissue paper squares, glue stick.
Jewel City Pride Giveaway. Show your Pride with bracelets and stickers from GlendaleOut! Available while supplies last at the Glendale Central Library Children’s desk (222 E Harvard St, Glendale).
Booklists and Local Resources
Learn more about LGBTQIA+ Pride, explore fiction, non-fiction books, films and more with our booklists.
Explore local resources including the Safe Zone Project providing an ever-improving list of definitions for terminology relating to LGBTQ+ identities & people, sexualities, and genders.
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We hope that you enjoy GLAC’s LGBTQIA+ Pride Month line-up of programs, events, resources, and booklists, and get a chance to learn something new!