PARTICIPATE: Virtual Comics Chat

PARTICIPATE: Virtual Comics Chat CLICK HERE TO VIEW  This event is online only. Join us as three librarians talk about some of our personal favorite comics and manga that we…

PARTICIPATE: Let’s Celebrate: Women Empowerment

PARTICIPATE: Let's Celebrate: Women Empowerment CLICK HERE TO VIEW  In honor of Women's History Month, we will discuss the importance of women empowerment. Women will share their stories for inspiration.  Location:…

WATCH: Susan B. Anthony (K-2)

WATCH: Susan B. Anthony (K-2) CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Learn about the life of this activist and her fight for women's rights.

WATCH: Hey, Where’s my Girlhood?

WATCH: Hey, Where's my Girlhood? CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Girls built America. This video explores how girls' work gave other women leisure time, made industries more profitable, sparked a consumer…

EXPERIENCE: Girl Scouts History (K-2)

EXPERIENCE: Girl Scouts History (K-2) CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Blazing trails and redefining what’s possible for girls everywhere? Girl Scouts have been true to this since 1912.

LISTEN: Maria Tallchief (3-5)

LISTEN:  Maria Tallchief (3-5) CLICK HERE TO VIEW  A head-twirling tale of fairies, firebirds and en pointe feats! Maria Tallchief is a trailblazing dancer who leapt into fame to become…

LISTEN: That’s What She Did Podcast

LISTEN: That's What She Did Podcast CLICK HERE TO VIEW  A podcast about the womxn leaders, innovators & rebels you probably don't already know. With her trademark sassy style and…

WATCH: Girl Culture

WATCH: Girl Culture CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Girls produce culture. This video examines how girls have taken cues taken cues from style icons in movies and music as well as…

WATCH: Dear Girl (K-2)

WATCH: Dear Girl (K-2) CLICK HERE TO VIEW  The #1 New York Times bestseller that Today show co-anchor Hoda Kotb calls “a beautiful, beautiful book.” The bestselling author of I…

PARTICIPATE: Reclaim Her Name

PARTICIPATE:  Reclaim Her Name CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Throughout history, female authors have published under male or neutral pen names to hide their true identities. To celebrate Women’s History Month,…

LISTEN: America’s Woman Warriors

LISTEN: America's Woman Warriors CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Women soldiers are returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan, and facing new challenges.

WATCH: Girl Wonder (3-5)

WATCH: Girl Wonder (3-5) CLICK HERE TO VIEW  This is a true story about girls making breakthroughs in barriers in the 19th and 20th century Mid-West America. This story is…

WATCH: Hidden Figures | Storytime Read Aloud (3-5)

WATCH:  Hidden Figures | Storytime Read Aloud (3-5) CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Join us for storytime as illustrator Laura Freeman reads the picture book version of Hidden Figures, the incredibly…

READ: Learn about Katherine Johnson

READ:  Learn about Katherine Johnson (6-12) CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Life Story: Katherine Johnson (1918–2020)   NASA Mathematician - The story of a Black mathematician whose calculations contributed significantly to American…

READ: Queer Portraits in History

READ: Queer Portraits in History CLICK HERE TO VIEW  A compendium of queer people in the 19th and 20th centuries. 

WATCH: Everybody’s Welcome (K-2)

WATCH:  Everybody’s Welcome (K-2) CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Fans of the New York Times bestseller All Are Welcome will love this timely tale about kindess, empathy, and charity, with clever…

WATCH: A Queer Vision of Love and Marriage

WATCH:  A Queer Vision of Love and Marriage CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Love is a tool for revolutionary change and a path toward inclusivity and understanding for the LGBTQ+ community.…

PARTICIPATE: CenterLink, The Community of LGBTQ Centers

PARTICIPATE: CenterLink, The Community of LGBTQ Centers CLICK HERE TO VIEW  CenterLink is an international nonprofit organization and member-based association of LGBTQ centers and other LGBTQ organizations serving their local…

LISTEN: Channel Orange

LISTEN: Channel Orange CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Channel Orange is the debut studio album by American R&B singer-songwriter Frank Ocean. It was released on July 10, 2012, by Def Jam…

LISTEN: Coming Out – It is a Process!

LISTEN:  Coming Out - It is a Process! CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Heather Hester discusses the six stages of the Cass Model of Coming Out and shares personal experiences along…

WATCH: Out and Proud in Chicago

WATCH:  Out & Proud in Chicago CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Jane Lynch hosts this documentary about the history of Chicago's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities. 

READ: A Guide To Gender Identity Terms

READ:  A Guide To Gender Identity Terms CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Issues of equality and acceptance of transgender and nonbinary people — along with challenges to their rights — have…

READ: This Little Rainbow (K-5)

READ:  This Little Rainbow (K-5) CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Now even the youngest readers can learn all about important people who are from or helped support the LGBTQIA+ community! Highlighting…

READ: The History of the Rainbow Flag (BBC)

READ:  The History of the Rainbow Flag (BBC) CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Designed by artist Gilbert Baker at the request of San Francisco City Supervisor and first openly gay elected…

LISTEN: Nova’s Lab! Becoming the First Pride Flag

LISTEN:  Becoming the First Pride Flag CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Girl Tales Podcast:   Nova is a kid scientist who time travels to exciting moments in history where she becomes different…

LISTEN: Why We Remember Stonewall

LISTEN:  Why We Remember Stonewall CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Fifty years after the Stonewall Uprising, we look at what happened that night, through the voices of people who were there.…

WATCH: Stonewall Uprising (w/ Extended Trailer)

WATCH:  Rise Up: Stonewall and the LGBTQ Rights Movement CLICK HERE TO VIEW  (Site) CLICK HERE TO VIEW  (Extended Trailer)   When police raided the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay…

WATCH: How the Stonewall Riots Sparked a Movement

WATCH:  How the Stonewall Riots Sparked a Movement  CLICK HERE TO VIEW  When Liam Cooper, a non-binary teenager, must face the world alone after his older brother Ethan is killed…

READ:  Six of Crows (Young Adult)

READ:  Six of Crows (Young Adult) CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price—and no one knows that…

WATCH: Fifty Shades of Gay

WATCH:  Fifty Shades of Gay CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Tillett Wright has photographed 2,000 people who consider themselves somewhere on the LGBTQ spectrum -- and asked many of them: Can…

PARTICIPATE: National Day of Silence in USA

PARTICIPATE:  National Day of Silence in USA CLICK HERE TO VIEW  National Day of Silence is observed in April each year as a movement against the harassment and bullying of…

WATCH: The Freedom to Marry

WATCH:  The Freedom to Marry CLICK HERE TO VIEW  (Site) CLICK HERE TO VIEW  (Extended Trailer)   An award winning feature documentary that reveals the same sex marriage movement through…

READ: History of LGBTQ+ History Month

READ:  History of LGBTQ+ History Month  CLICK HERE TO VIEW  LGBTQ+ History Month is in October and each year we mark it with spectacular events celebrating the history and achievements…

WATCH: Mary Wears What She Wants (3-5)

WATCH:  Mary Wears What She Wants (3-5) CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Join Theresa of the Children's Museum of Sonoma County, as she reads aloud "Mary Wears What She Wants" by…

WATCH: So Many Colors, So Many Shapes (K-2)

WATCH:  So Many Colors, So Many Shapes (K-2) CLICK HERE TO VIEW  A while back, a mom of a young toddler asked us to write a song about ethnic diversity. …

EXPERIENCE: The GLSEN Network

EXPERIENCE:  The GLSEN Network CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Student leaders are the most valuable, powerful base of action that exists in our country today. When students lead the way, real…

WATCH: In a Heartbeat

WATCH:  In a Heartbeat CLICK HERE TO VIEW  "In a Heartbeat" - Animated Short Film by Beth David and Esteban Bravo. A closeted boy runs the risk of being outed…

WATCH: A Good Man

WATCH: A Good Man CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Bryan Wilmoth and his seven younger siblings were raised in a strict, religious home. At StoryCorps, Bryan talks with his brother Mike about what it was like to reconnect years after their dad kicked Bryan out for being gay.  

PARTICIPATE: Follow Billy Porter on Instagram

PARTICIPATE:  Follow Billy Porter on Instagram CLICK HERE TO VIEW  He is renowned for his showstopping red-carpet outfits but Billy Porter’s influence reaches much further than his fashion style. The singer, writer, director, and actor (he stars on the FX series, Pose) is a passionate advocate for the LGBTQIA+ community.  

EXPERIENCE: Lakeside Pride Jazz Orchestra’s Accentuate the Positive

EXPERIENCE: Lakeside Pride Jazz Orchestra's Accentuate the Positive CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Join us on a voyage into the inner mind with the Lakeside Pride Symphonic Band’s Spring 2024 concert. On this musical adventure, we will contemplate humanity’s morality, shortcomings, and the impulse to connect. Our concert’s pieces will bring out the sounds that invoke…

LISTEN: QUEERY with Cameron Esposito – Guest Alice Wu

LISTEN: QUEERY with Cameron Esposito - Guest Alice Wu CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Filmmaker Alice Wu sits down with Cameron to discuss her new movie The Half Of It (coming to Netflix on May 1st), her first film Saving Face, and acknowledging that discomfort is sometimes necessary to make art.  

READ: How to Become a Planet (Young Adult)

READ:  How to Become a Planet (Young Adult) CLICK HERE TO VIEW  After she is diagnosed with anxiety and depression, 13-year-old Pluto Timoney, who carries with her an endless curiosity and knowledge of astronomy, experiences her first crush on a girl who is questioning her gender identity.  

READ: The Battle of Spanish Fork

READ:  The Battle of Spanish Fork CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Federal law prohibits employment discrimination founded on race, religion, gender, national identity, disability, and age. No such federal legal protection exists, however, on the basis of sexual orientation, and gay men and lesbians have been denied and fired from jobs because of this aspect of…

LISTEN: Making Gay History – Wendell Sayers

LISTEN:  Making Gay History - Wendell Sayers CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Wendell Sayers was born in Western Kansas on April 29, 1904, and died on March 27, 1998.  He was, as he notes in the podcast, the first black attorney to be hired to work in the Colorado state attorney general’s office.  

EXPERIENCE: Performance, Protest, and Politics: The Art of Gilbert Baker

EXPERIENCE:  Performance, Protest, & Politics:  The Art of Gilbert Baker CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Drafted into the U.S. Army in 1970, he was stationed in San Francisco as a medic. After being honorably discharged in 1972, Baker remained in the city and began to participate in the activism that would define the rest of his…

WATCH: Miss Liz reads Adventures with My Daddies (K-5)

WATCH:  Miss Liz reads Adventures with My Daddies (K-5) CLICK HERE TO VIEW  In today’s virtual storytime we read “Adventures With My Daddies” by Gareth Peter, illustrated by Garry Parsons.  

WATCH: The Saint of Dry Creek

WATCH: The Saint of Dry Creek CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Patrick Haggerty grew up the son of a dairy farmer in rural Dry Creek, Washington, during the 1950s. As a teenager, Pat began to understand he was gay—something he thought he was hiding well. But one day, after performing at a school assembly, Pat learned…

LISTEN: Latinos Who Lunch Podcast

LISTEN: Latinos Who Lunch Podcast CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Latinos Who Lunch is a podcast that was created to provide a digital media platform that reflects the intersectionality between queer, Latinx, and Spanglish voices in an Anglo-dominated podcast world.  

READ:  The Cabbage Butterfly

WATCH:  The Cabbage Butterfly CLICK HERE TO VIEW  About this Poem During the years that I wrote and revised this poem, my lover, and ultimately spouse, was gravely ill. Her medical care and my caregiving were deeply complicated by the anti-LGBTQ prejudices of some medical personnel, who certainly viewed us as ‘monsters.’ Every day for…

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