LGBTQIA2S+ community resources

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Trans Day of Remembrance

November 20 is Transgender Day of Remembrance. Explore these reading recommendations in honor of the memory of transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence.
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Resources for LGBTQ+ youth and their families

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15 influential LGBTQ+ people of our time

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Book bans are rising. Here’s what you can do.

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Must read Two-Spirit books

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Dec 6

Rainbow Family Storytime

Sat Dec 6
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Albina Library

Children from birth to age 6 (with a favorite adult) enjoy books highlighting LGBTQ+ families, along with songs, rhymes and movement activities building language, literacy, and community in an iden

Dec 6

Rainbow Family Storytime

Sat Dec 6
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Holgate Library

Children from birth to age 6 (with a favorite adult) enjoy books highlighting LGBTQ+ families, along with songs, rhymes and movement activities building language, literacy, and community in an iden

Dec 9

Queer Youth Club

Tue Dec 9
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Gregory Heights Library

A safe place where ALL are welcome to be themselves. Find support, eat snacks, get creative, discuss favorite books, and more! Bring a friend, or make a new one. For grades 5-8.

Dec 11

Read to the Dogs

Thu Dec 11
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Gregory Heights Library

Improve your reading skills and make a new friend by reading aloud to a therapy dog.

Dec 13

Rainbow Family Storytime

Sat Dec 13
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Albina Library

Children from birth to age 6 (with a favorite adult) enjoy books highlighting LGBTQ+ families, along with songs, rhymes and movement activities building language, literacy, and community in an iden

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