Banned Books: Children’s Books
Banned Books Week is October 1-7. As CLP celebrates the right to read, check out the list below of children’s titles that have been challenged, banned, or censored over the past few years.
Queer Science Fiction
In queer science fiction, authors move us beyond the homophobia and transphobia of the current moment to alternate realities where LGBTQIA+ communities are free to love, live, and thrive. In the following list of titles, tropes of the genre are subverted to create something wholly original, but with the galactic settings and technological speculation that sci-fi fans know and love.
30 Books in 30 Minutes Pride Picks: Realistic and Contemporary Fiction
Maybe you came out to see a stellar team of library staff reveal their picks for Pride Month at our 30 Books in 30 Minutes programs on June 7th and … Continued
30 Books in 30 Minutes Pride Picks: Romance
Maybe you came out to see a stellar team of library staff reveal their picks for Pride Month at our 30 Books in 30 Minutes programs on June 7th and … Continued
Pride of Place
The following list of books look at both history and the current moment through the lens of gay populations, viewing how specific cities and regions have been marked by the … Continued
30 Books in 30 Minutes Pride Picks: Speculative Fiction
On Wednesday, June 7th at our South Side location, and on Saturday June 24th, at our Downtown location, CLP will be reprising the popular 30 Books in 30 Minutes program … Continued
30 Books in 30 Minutes Pride Picks: Nonfiction
On Wednesday, June 7th at our South Side location, and on Saturday June 24th at our Downtown location, CLP will be reprising the popular 30 Books in 30 Minutes program … Continued
30 Books in 30 Minutes Pride Picks: Biographies and Memoirs
On Wednesday, June 7th at our South Side location, and Saturday, June 24th, at our Downtown location, CLP will be reprising the popular 30 Books in 30 Minutes program – … Continued
Josey Riegel: The Inspiration Behind “Together”
“Together” was made as a statement that we have to stay together. The posing of the hands was supposed to be reminiscent of the sign for “Friend” in ASL, … Continued
Everybody Say Love: The Power of Drag
Drag is having a moment. RuPaul’s Drag Race, the competition reality series has won multiple Emmys both for the show and its iconic host, and has moved from the niche … Continued