The 2021 Stonewall Book Awards Celebration is now available to watch online! This year marked the 50th anniversary of the awards sponsored by the American Library Association’s Rainbow Round Table.
Stonewall Book Awards Celebration
Category: Annual Conferences
RRT Events at ALA Annual
Rainbow Round Table events at this year’s virtual ALA Annual: Rainbow Round Table Social: Sunday, June 27 at 7 PM (CT) “Connect with colleagues at the RRT e-social! Friends old and new will be gathering for fun and festivities!” https://www.eventscribe.net/2021/ALA-Annual/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=902034 Stonewall Book Awards Celebration: Monday, June 28 at 2 PM (CT) “The first and most […]
ALA Annual program: “What’s in a name?: LGBTQ+ and Latinx perspectives on access terminology–challenges and solutions”
Virtual program during ALA Annual on Saturday, June 26 at 4 PM (CT): “Over fifty years ago, Sanford Berman spoke up about serious problems with some of the word choices employed by the creators of Library of Congress subject headings. Some terms were downright offensive to different groups, while others were antiquated, and some necessary […]
JOIN US IN CHICAGO TO CELEBRATE RAINBOW RT’S 50 YEARS
Join the Rainbow Round Table, the first professional LGBTQIA+ group in the nation, originally founded as a task force within SRRT and now one of the largest round tables within ALA, in celebrating our 50th year! Our 50th Anniversary Gala will be held at the Museum of Contemporary Art on June 28, 2020 at 8:00pm. […]
Navigating Queer Realities in School Libraries
ALA Midwinter Sunday January 26, 2020 1:00-2:00 PM This session, presented by Rae-Anne Montague of Chicago University’s Department of Information Studies, will explore effective practices for school librarians in collection development, instruction, online resources, programs, and events to recognize the contributions of LGBTQ individuals and groups. If you are free for this session, please join […]
Rainbow Round Table 50th Anniversary Celebration (RRT)
Join the Rainbow Round Table, the first professional LGBTQIA+ group in the nation, originally known as the Task Force on Gay Liberation, and later as GLBTRT, in celebrating our 50th year! Our 50th Anniversary Gala will be held at the Museum of Contemporary Art on June 28, 2020. This is a ticketed event. Rainbow Round […]
ALA Midwinter Rainbow Round Table Social
Join the Rainbow Roundtable for our annual ALA Midwinter social on Sunday, January 26th from 6pm-8pm. We will be announcing the Adult Stonewall Book winners! Come join us for food, drinks and fun. It will be located at the Independence Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia, 18 S 7th Street (7th Street between Market […]
ALA Midwinter – Rainbow Round Table Events
The ALA midwinter meeting is coming soon from January 24-28, in Philadelphia. The Rainbow Round Table will be holding events throughout the conference. Make sure you attend the events and come to the Executive board sessions on Saturday morning! See you all then! 2020alamidwinter.org
ALA President asks attendees to show support for LGBTQ+ Rights on Friday, June 21
“I’d like to invite attendees to wear rainbows on Friday, June 21 during the annual conference to show support for LGBTQ+ rights. There will be a limited number of rainbow pins at the registration area too. We want to commemorate historical efforts from Stonewall 50 anniversary, the Compton’s Cafeteria Riots in San Francisco and other […]
GLBTRT Social @ Queer/Bar
https://www.thequeerbar.com Join the round table tonight from 6-8 pm in Seattle for award announcements and reading lists! A great opportunity to network with members from 6-8 pm for a suggested donation of $5. Hope to see you there! https://www.eventscribe.com/2019/ALA-Midwinter/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=470039