Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
By Tess Goldwasser John has been involved with the GLBTRT since 1991, back when it was called the Gay and Lesbian Task Force and marched with them in 1992 at the pride parade in San Francisco. The resulting photo on the cover of American Libraries ignited an ongoing controversy with some ALA members claiming that […]
By John Mack Freeman I am not a brony. Well, not yet anyway. I’ve never seen an episode of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. But given my love for other cartoons that have a quirky sense of humor (the age-appropriate Adventure Time and the not-quite-so-age-appropriate Phineas and Ferb), I can see where the draw […]
By Tess Goldwasser Meet Tess Goldwasser! [Ed. Note: I talked Tess into writing her own profile. She is the amazing person who writes the people profiles!—Nel Ward] What is your role within the GLBTRT? I’m currently on the News committee. I compile all these lovely People Profiles! I recently shared chairing duties with KT Horning […]
By John Mack Freeman I love RuPaul. Have for years. And because of this, I constantly await the only reality show that I watch, RuPaul’s Drag Race. The show kicked off its sixth season on February 21st. On the same day, RuPaul released her* sixth studio album Born Naked (referencing her oft-quoted line, “You’re bone […]
By Tess Goldwasser Meet Mack Freeman! Mack, a member of the News Committee, recently redesigned GLBT News to the new weekly format and also serves as the Blog Administrator on the Web Committee. Starting in July, he will chair the News Committee and is looking for committee members. Interested GLBTRT members should contact him and […]
By Jenna Goodall My primary reason for attending ALA Midwinter was because my acceptance into the Bill Morris Seminar. Sponsored by ALSC, this bi-annual seminar focuses on book evaluation training, and its purpose is to train librarians to become critical evaluators of children’s materials. Hopefully, these librarians will someday serve on ALSC evaluation committees such […]
Meet Nel Ward! Nel is so amazing, I asked her to write her own profile, and here it is! Nel, tell us about yourself… Currently I chair the News Committee, responsible for the new GLBTRT blog, GLBT News (http://www.glbtrt.ala.org/news/). Last month, I finished my terms on Over the Rainbow, and when I leave the News […]
Meet David Gale! David is the Vice President, Editorial Director at Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. He’s worked for S&S for over twenty years. His passion is finding new writers and helping them grow. A member of GLBTRT, he attends the socials and the Stonewall Book Awards brunch celebrations whenever he can. He […]
By John Mack Freeman I love the Olympics. For most of the year, I am an incredibly internationally-oriented person who believes that the interconnectedness of the world is a good thing. However, during the games, I swell with national pride, and I become Team USA all the way. My best friend Mandy and I had […]
By Tess Goldwasser Meet Peter Hepburn! A second-term GLBTRT Councilor, Peter was recently elected to the ALA Council Executive Board, receiving the greatest number of votes from Council members to attain this position. In his professional life, he is most proud of his willingness to leave a large research university after earning tenure, having the […]