Connect & Communicate Series: LGBTQ+ Safe Places in Your Library

Join CRD’s Connect & Communicate Series for a Webinar on
LGBTQ+ Safe Places in Your Library
Tuesday, April 8, 2025, 3:00PM-4:00PM Eastern

With LGBTQ+ rights under constant attack, now is the time for Libraries to step up and be active safe places for the queer community. Learn how you and your library can be strong allies by creating safe places where we can grow our connections and sense of community. From passive programs to grand gestures, we can all work towards holding up the ideal that Libraries Are For Everyone. Leading the conversation is Fawn Contreras from the Valley Community Library who will share how patrons have been helped with identity at Valley, what they’ve said, and give an example of a strong partnership they’ve built. This session will also include plenty of conversation about LGBTQ+ books for all ages, and how you can grow an inclusive collection which is a vital part of being a safe place.

Our registration is limited to 50 participants, so register early, and consider group attendance with a single registration and connection at your library!

Register at the following link: https://forms.gle/EEaAtV59BHYiMZcd6 

Upon submitting your registration, you will receive an email confirmation that includes details about connecting to the webinar. This is the only notification you will receive. If you do not receive the confirmation email, please contact Elliott Rose at elliott.c.rose@gmail.com.

For this program, you will need speakers or headphones to hear the presenter. Participants are encouraged to ask questions via the chatbox; moderators will monitor the chatbox and facilitate question and response at the end of the panel discussion.

Please continue to share your ideas for programming topics, speakers, or formats with us! If you or someone you know is doing something great in Pennsylvania’s academic libraries, tell us about it!The Connect & Communicate Series of online programming offered by the PaLA College & Research Division aims to help foster a community of academic librarians in Pennsylvania. Please contact Elliott Rose at elliott.c.rose@gmail.com with questions.