Centering Queer Lives
Libraries are organizations built on access. Part of that tenet is dependent on inclusivity — regardless of any characteristic that may separate people. We are so pleased to not only celebrate Pride but to be working with our community partners to make systemic changes that promote inclusion and acceptance. Pride is a time to make time for our queer friends and family. A time to celebrate their existence, educate ourselves on their history, and advocate for queer issues. Please join us at the library this month to celebrate Pride and LGBTQ lives.

Pride Programs

Saturday, June 10, 10:30 a.m.
Celebrate Pride Month with a special rainbow craft for kids and families!

Saturday, June 10, 11:00 a.m.
Scientists from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute will be joining us for a discussion of the 2022 bestseller How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in 10 Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler. This program will be hybrid: presented in person and via Zoom.

Saturday, June 10, 1:00 p.m.
Equality Banner Raising at the Library.

Sunday, June 11, 1:00 p.m.
Celebrate Race Amity Day 2023 with games, art, live music, and race amity educational materials. A great event for families; all ages welcome!
Race amity is defined as “the ability to overcome racial prejudice through association, good will, friendship, and collaboration.”

Thursday, June 15, 4:00 p.m.
DFL's Community Engagement Librarian Sam will give a presentation on pronouns and identity acceptance as ways to care for those in our community.

Saturday, June 24, 2:30 p.m.
Come meet other LGBTQIA+ teens in the area. There will be snacks, crafts, and displays. For ages 12-18.

Pride Scavenger Hunt in the Children’s Room
Featuring the art of Keith Haring

Keith Haring developed a love for drawing at a very early age, learning basic cartooning skills from his father and from the popular culture around him. Throughout his career, Haring devoted much of his time to public works, which often carried social messages. He produced more than 50 public artworks in the 1980s around the world, many of which were created for charities, hospitals, children’s day care centers and orphanages. After Haring was diagnosed with AIDS in 1988, he established the Keith Haring Foundation, mandated to provide funding and imagery to AIDS organizations and children’s programs. Haring enlisted his imagery during the last years of his life to speak about his own illness and generate activism and awareness about AIDS.

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