Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
By Ann K. Symons GLBTRT’s Fund Raising Committee, chaired by Erin Berman, has set a goal to raise $5,000 in 2015. Part of the money will be to support the Emerging Leader Program, part for Stonewall, and another part to continue our advocacy efforts. We have a great start. Erin, herself, has raised over $600.00 […]
Via press release The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), selected five books as finalists for the 2015 Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award, which honors the best nonfiction books written for young adults between Nov. 1, 2013 and Oct. 31, 2014. YALSA will name the […]
Via press release The ALA Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT) has selected John “Mack” Freeman, marketing and programming coordinator at West Georgia Regional Library, as its representative in the 2015 Emerging Leader program. In his position at WGRL, he is considered “a ‘Mack’ of all trades,” focusing on project management, outreach, and marketing. […]
By John Mack Freeman Although we didn’t publish on Transgender Day of Remembrance, GLBT News would like to encourage everyone who is allied in the struggle for trans rights to take a moment of silence to honor those in the trans community that have faced discrimination, violence, and death over the last year. In an age […]
By John Mack Freeman GLBT News has a new page that will list presentations and articles by members of the Round Table related to LGBT subjects. You can find it here or in the About section drop down menu at the top of the page. A special thanks to Tess Goldwasser and Ellen Bosman for taking on […]
By Ashley R. Lierman Sorry, folks, things are a little crazy right now at the ol’ day job, so no Queer Quest this week. But the up side is, after this you’ll get columns for two weeks in a row! At least I hope that’s an up side! I dunno! At any rate, I hope […]
By Ann K. Symons You might recognize two of our members in the picture above: David Vess, Past Chair GLBTRT and Digital User Experience Librarian at James Madison University and Robert Newlen, Deputy Law Librarian of Congress. Do I love these two guys – you bet – they are part of my family. Oh, and […]
Via press release CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) and the Will and Ann Eisner Family Foundation opened applications today for the Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries, which recognize libraries for their role in the growth of graphic literature. The grants extend graphic novels into a new realm by encouraging public awareness […]
Via Jane Sandberg A new bibliography about same-sex parenting is now available on the GLBTRT’s Professional Tools page . The bibliography includes academic texts, memoirs, popular fiction, drama, movies, and countless children’s books published since 2007, and it supplements the Round Table’s recently published bibliography on same-sex marriage. The Resources Committee is currently developing several […]
By John Mack Freeman (Thanks to Carolyn Caywood for the head’s up!) In a recent webinar by PFLAG, resources created by the Rainbow Project were highlighted for use by school librarians and other resource officers. We would like to extend our appreciation to all of the volunteers who spend their time working on this valuable […]