Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
Via press release If you missed the press release from ALA after the same-sex marriage Supreme Court decision last week, here it is: American Library Association applauds marriage equality U.S. Supreme Court ruling For Immediate Release Fri, 06/26/2015 Contact: Macey Morales Manager, media relations Public Information Office mmorales@ala.org CHICAGO – Today the U.S. Supreme Court […]
Via press release Editor’s note: We have numerous past and present Emerging Leaders in the Round Table. If you have any questions about the program or the application process, please feel free to ask on the listserv and we will be more than happy to help you out! -JMF CHICAGO — The American Library Association […]
By John Mack Freeman Below is a list taken off of the ALA 2015 Annual Conference Scheduler of events that GLBTRT will be hosting. We hope to see you there! FRIDAY, JUNE 26 – 8:30AM 8:30am – 12:00pm Rolling out the Rainbow Carpet: Serving LGBTQ Communities [$] Preconference/Institute,Ticketed event Moscone Convention Center 132 (N) SATURDAY, […]
By Charlie McNabb A new resource focusing on queers with disabilities is now available in the Professional Tools section of the GLBTRT website. Both queer people and people with disabilities are minorities in society. To be queer and disabled, then, is a double marginalization. In addition, people with disabilities tend to be perceived either as […]
By John Mack Freeman GLBT Book Month is off to a fantastic start as GLBTRT embraces their first year ever managing this event on behalf of ALA. On a personal note, I’ve already seen displays in several libraries near where I work, and it’s always a little surprising and comforting when I see that in rural […]
Via press release The American Library Association (ALA) is collaborating with Lambda Literary to utilize the American Library Associations’ Rainbow Book List in Lambda Literary’s LGBTQ Writers in Schools Program. The Rainbow Book List, an annual bibliography of the year’s best works of fiction and non-fiction for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender teens, has been […]
Via press release Blue Valley High School, located in Stilwell, Kansas, is the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) 2015 National School Library Program of the Year (NSLPY) Award recipient. Sponsored by Follett, the NSLPY annually recognizes a school library program that meets the needs of the changing school and library environment and is fully […]
