Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
The GLBTRT is proud to highlight some of our past Emerging Leaders (ELs). Including people who are members of and/or sponsored by our round table, these spotlights will let you get to know some of the incredible people in our field and learn about the work that they’ve accomplished through the EL Program. Donate today […]
By A. Faulkner What is your role in the GLBTRT? I’m a member of the web committee. I primarily do content editing for the GLBTRT web pages and help maintain the awards lists on LibraryThing. I’m not generally the person who is writing the content for the website but I do ensure that it matches […]
By A. Faulkner What is your role in the GLBTRT? Director-at-large on the Executive Board for three years. What does the GLBTRT mean to you? The GLBTRT is my home in ALA, along with the Spectrum Scholars. So to me, it means a welcoming place for people like me and our allies, who might need […]
The GLBTRT is proud to highlight some of our past Emerging Leaders (ELs). Including people who are members of and/or sponsored by our round table, these spotlights will let you get to know some of the incredible people in our field and learn about the work that they’ve accomplished through the EL Program. Donate today […]
By A. Faulkner What is your role in the GLBTRT? I serve on the Bylaws committee. What does the GLBTRT mean to you? To me, as the oldest professional organization of its kind, the GLBTRT represents the open-mindedness, righteousness, and forward thinking that embody ALA and librarianship as a whole. Are you involved in ALA […]
By A. Faulkner What is your role in the GLBTRT? I’m a member of the Over the Rainbow Committee and have been a quiet member of the RT for several years. What does the GLBTRT mean to you? Visibility, both to find others like me and to show others who are unlike me that we’re […]
By A. Faulkner What is your role in the GLBTRT? I just finished a two-year appointment on the Over the Rainbow Booklist Committee, which was an amazing and exhausting experience! I’ll take some time to breathe, and then consider how I can help out next. What does the GLBTRT mean to you? For me personally, […]
By A. Faulkner What is your role in the GLBTRT? Member What does the GLBTRT mean to you? The round table is family. It’s a place where, as a professional, I can find and meet others who have the same experience as a queer person in the library, whether it be public, academic, or […]
By Tess Goldwasser What is your role in the GLBTRT? A regular member, and a reviewer for the review blog. What does the GLBTRT mean to you? Someone is looking out for our interests in a mostly hetero world. Are you involved in ALA in other ways? I am the NMRT liaison to the […]
By Tess Goldwasser (Ed. Note: I interviewed Rob… about a year ago? And then forgot to write up a profile! Not because he’s forgettable; he’s certainly not. But because I am a flake. An apologetic flake. Please forgive me Rob!) Rob is the GLBTRT Liaison to the Leather Archives and Museum, and a member of the […]