Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
By Sam Leif The Newlen-Symons Award honors a librarian, library staff member, library, library board, and/or library friends group who have designed programs and/or initiatives responsive to the needs of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) community. By honoring programs and/or initiatives with demonstrated impact on the GLBT community that have been sustained over […]
Just a reminder! http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/10/glbtrt-seeks-nominations-2018-awards-recognizing-outstanding-service-glbt The nomination forms are up and running! Please share! The American Library Association (ALA) will be accepting nominations for our three awards soon. Please stay tuned for the links to the nomination forms and begin thinking about nominees! Newlen-Symons Award for Excellence in Serving the GLBT Community The award will honor […]
GLBTRT Members: The GLBTRT is now accepting applications from members who wish to serve on the 2018 Stonewall Book Awards Committees, the Rainbow Book List Committee, and the Over the Rainbow Book List Committee. Committee members are required to be members of the GLBTRT. Please indicate in the application whether you are interested in serving […]
Greetings! The Round Table is looking for volunteers to be the GLBTRT representatives to the following groups. Please email me at jen@jenw.net if you are interested in this opportunity. Let me know what you are interested in, your involvement in those groups, and resume, if relevant. Groups: American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Association of […]
By Thomas Maxheimer Do you have materials related to the history of GLBTRT? Would you be interested in adding them to the digital archive? Not only are these materials important to understanding the history of the GLBTRT, they will help in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the GLBTRT in 2020. To get started see http://www.tinyurl.com/glbtrt50 […]
Jameson K. Hirsch, a clinical psychologist at East Tennessee University, is conducting a survey about well-being and post election stress in LGBTQ communities. If you have 20 – 30 minutes to spend taking a survey, you can contribute to greater understanding of this topic. Take the survey at this link. Dr. Hirsch has already collected […]
By Emilia Marcyk Current scholarship and academic news addressing LGBTQIA identities and concerns, of interest to librarians, educators, and information professionals. Publications Bartholomaeus, Clare, et al. “The Capacity of South Australian Primary School Teachers and Pre-Service Teachers to Work with Trans and Gender Diverse Students.” Teaching & Teacher Education, vol. 65, July 2017, pp. 127-135. […]
By Emilia Marcyk Current scholarship and academic news addressing LGBTQIA identities and concerns, of interest to librarians, educators, and information professionals. Publications Byron, Reginald A., et al. “Performativity Double Standards and the Sexual Orientation Climate at a Southern Liberal Arts University.” Journal of Homosexuality, vol. 64, iss. 5, 2017, pp. 671-96. URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2016.1196994 Examining the […]
By Emilia Marcyk Current scholarship and academic news addressing LGBTQIA identities and concerns, of interest to librarians, educators, and information professionals. Publications Adler, Melissa. Cruising the Library: Perversities in the Organization of Knowledge. Oxford University Press, 2017. URL: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/960836480 An analysis of the history of sexuality seen through the lens of the Library of Congress subjects […]
Love comics, particularly queer comics? Then this opportunity is for you! The annual Queer Comics Expo, which takes place in San Francisco, CA is looking for volunteers for their July 2017 event. The process is simple: go to the Queer Comics Expo website, fill out the Google form, and you’ll get a confirmation if your […]