Category: LILPA

Mock Stonewall Award Workshop

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Mock Stonewall Award Workshop
Thursday, January 30, 2025
10am to 12pm
Virtual
Please join us on Thursday, January 30 at 10am for our annual Mock Stonewall! We’ve picked 8 great books that we hope you’ll enjoy talking about and at the end of the meeting we’ll decide which ones we think deserve the coveted Mock Stonewall Award. To register, please click the link in the attached pdf. CEUs will be given out after completing the program. Because this is virtual, snacks will not be provided, but feel free to bring your own coffee! Registrants will be sent a zoom link as we draw closer to the meeting date.
Thank you and hope you have a wonderful holiday and a happy new year!

 

Cheers,
Kaye

The LILPA Discord is Here!

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Hello LILPA Peeps!
We have a few exciting things to share.
  • We are thrilled to announce that the LILPA Discord Server is up and ready to join! To join, simply follow this invite link!
    • For those new to Discord, here is a Getting Started resource.
    • HUGE shout out to Kaye for all of their work in getting this server set up.
  • You asked for book lists, so book lists you shall have! Check out LILPA’s new Books & More page to find LILPA Book Lists, Identity Lists, and External Resources.  Have a list you want to submit? Have a book review you want to share? Submit it through our website!!
    • These lists are a constant work in progress, so if there are any themes, genres, or identities that have not been added yet just let us know!
  • Catch LILPA in the 2024 Professional Development Series from NCLA, SCLA & CLASC.
    • Show the Rainbow: Now, more than ever, libraries need to live their values out loud and be a safe space for all. Join LILPA to discuss ways to advocate for your LGBTQIA+ staff and patrons. Learn about the LGBT Network’s certification program, ways to talk to admin, and what LILPA can do to help support!
      • Wednesday, September 18, 2024
      • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
    • Supporting LGBTQIA+ Families: Join members of CLASC and LILPA to learn how to support LGBTQIA+ families in the children’s room, during programming, and beyond the library! We will provide book lists, program ideas and resources.
      • Friday, September 27, 2024
      • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
  • What do you want colleagues and board members to be trained on?
    • We are working on developing a LILPA LGBTQIA+ Training that can be shared with library boards and staffs across the Suffolk County Library System. Once this is established we will bring it to Nassau!
    • We wanted to reach out to membership for stories, examples and needs
      • What do you NEED to be included in this training? What do you want us to consider while developing this training?
      • Fill out this form to let us know! Feel free to leave anonymous responses if that is more comfortable for you.
To those who are able to join our BYO Queer Romance Book Discussion today, have a wonderful time! We will be sure to upload the book list to our website as soon as possible.
Happy Thursday,
~The LILPA Board
Noel Reich (she/her)
Information Services & Community Engagement Librarian
LILPA Co-Chair
Lindenhurst Memorial Library

1 Lee Avenue

Lindenhurst, New York 11757

Pride & Programming Workshop

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Pride & Programming Workshop

Join us on Thursday, March 21st for a workshop about creating Pride month programs for all ages! Share ideas, find resources, and learn about LILPA’s Programming Database

  1. Pride & Programming Workshop
    1. We will be holding a Pride & Programming Workshop on Thursday, March 21st from 10-11am via Zoom. Register here!  
    2. This workshop will include a discussion of Pride month programs, resources for programming, and a review of LILPA’s Queer Programming Database. All are welcome!  
    3. We will send out confirmation emails to registrants with the Zoom information early next week

THE EVOLUTION OF LGBTQIA+ REPRESENTATION IN PICTURE BOOKS

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From the past queer coding of Lobel’s Frog and Toad to current books about trans children, representation of LGBTQIA+ characters in picture books has grown over the years.

Join LILPA as we explore and share past and present portrayals of the rainbow
community in picture books!

Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeottItMN_A2KdqIq4LTuSDRxDbqxga3JI8qrs0XTL6SDjDDw/viewform

LGBTQIA+ Programs & Programmers Database

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At the Long Island Library Pride Alliance’s General Membership Meeting in January, it was shared that library staff members would like to know what programs and/or programmers others have had for LGBTQIA+ programming in Long Island libraries. We have put together a form (link on the attached flyer) for everyone to share their programs/programmers. This can be a program you created in house or a program that was run with an outside programmer. We would like to create a living database for staff members to access when they are looking for programming ideas.
Register here:
Thank you for helping us in this endeavor.
Have a wonderful day,
-Derek
LILPA CO-chair
Derek Ivie (he/him)
Youth Services Coordinator
Suffolk Cooperative Library System
627 North Sunrise Service Road
Bellport, NY 11713
631-286-1600 ext. 1337

LILPA Mock Stonewall Workshop

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December 8th
10AM-12PM
Online

Join the Long Island Library Pride Alliance for the virtual Mock Stonewall Award Workshop!

Together, attendees will discuss the eight chosen titles that cover picture books, middle grade, young adult, and adult novels in regard to the Award’s criteria.

After, voting will commence and a winner and honor titles will be chosen.

Click here to register”

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfZGQ_6_rQxXGeUtRNbNHt0Tnd3bfjKtcI2mEmxGJ0w0whzzw/viewform