{"id":71,"date":"2023-03-26T22:44:10","date_gmt":"2023-03-26T22:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scla.net\/lilpa\/?page_id=71"},"modified":"2025-06-10T18:50:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T18:50:08","slug":"get-involved","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scla.net\/lilpa\/index.php\/get-involved\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Involved!"},"content":{"rendered":"

How to Join<\/h1>\n

Joining LILPA is simple: be a member of either NCLA<\/a><\/strong> or SCLA<\/a><\/strong> and complete our Membership Form<\/a> with your name, email, and library! All are welcome!<\/h3>\n

You will be added to our membership and will begin receiving upcoming programs, news, and resources.<\/h3>\n

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LILPA Book Club Titles<\/h2>\n
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  • A Psalm for the Wild-Built<\/span><\/i> by Becky Chambers<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Yerba Buena<\/span><\/i> by Nina LaCour<\/span><\/li>\n
  • The Old Deep and Dark<\/span><\/i> by Ellen Hart<\/span><\/li>\n
  • The Bold World: A Memoir of Family and Transformation<\/span><\/i> by Jodie Patterson<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Alice Isn\u2019t Dead<\/span><\/i> by Joseph Fink<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Stay Gold<\/span><\/i> by Tobly McSmith<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Bingo Love<\/span><\/i> by Tee Franklin<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Mock Stonewall Awards Annual Workshop<\/h2>\n

    Together, attendees will discuss the 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.<\/p>\n

    2023<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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    • Picture Book Titles: No One Owns the Colors <\/i>by Gianna Davy &<\/span>\u00a0Grandad’s Pride<\/em> by Harry Woodgate<\/li>\n
    • Middle Grade Titles: Ellie Engle Saves Herself<\/em> by Leah Johnson & Dear Mothman<\/em> by Robin Gow<\/li>\n
    • YA Titles: Imogen, Obviously<\/em> by Becky Albertalli & The Luis Ortega Survival Guide<\/em> by Sonora Reyes<\/li>\n
    • Adult Titles: I Keep my Exoskeletons to Myself<\/em> by Marisa Crane & Pageboy<\/em> by Elliot Page<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      2022<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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      • Picture Book Titles: If You\u2019re a Kid Like Gavin<\/em> by Gavin Grimm & Pride Puppy<\/em> by Robin Stevenson<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Middle Grade Titles : Alice Austen Lived Here<\/em> by Alex Gino & Answers in the Pages<\/em> by David Levithan<\/li>\n
      • YA Titles: Hell Followed with Us<\/em> by Andrew Joseph White & Nothing Burns as Bright as You<\/em> by Ashley Woodfolk<\/li>\n
      • Adult Titles: Yerba Buena<\/em> by Nina Lacour & Fine: A Comic About Gender<\/em> by Rhea Ewing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        2021<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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        • Picture Book Titles: <\/span>Born Ready: The True Story of a Boy Named Penelope<\/span><\/i> by Jodie Patterson & <\/span>Two Grooms on a Cake: The Story of America\u2019s First Gay Wedding<\/span><\/i> by Rob Sanders <\/span><\/li>\n
        • Middle Grade Titles: Hazel Bly and the Deep Blue Sea<\/i> by Ashley Herring Blake & Too Bright to See<\/i> by Kyle Lukoff<\/li>\n
        • Young Adult Titles: Last Night at the Telegraph Club<\/i> by Malinda Lo & This Poison Heart<\/i> by Kalynn Bayron<\/li>\n
        • Adult Titles: Hola Papi: <\/i>How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons <\/i>by John Paul Brammer & Stone Fruit<\/i> by Lee Lai<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          2020\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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          • Youth Titles: <\/span>King and the Dragonflies<\/span><\/i> by Kacen Callender, <\/span>Rick<\/span><\/i> by Alex Gino & <\/span>Cemetery Boys<\/span><\/i> by Aiden Thomas<\/span><\/li>\n
          • Adult Titles: Untamed<\/i> by Glennon Doyle, Upright Women Wanted<\/i> by Sarah Gailey & Memorial<\/i> by Bryan Washington<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            <\/p>\n

            Previous LILPA Programs<\/h2>\n

            2023<\/strong><\/h3>\n
              \n
            • January 25, 2023– <\/b>General Membership Meeting and Book Share<\/b><\/li>\n
            • February 14, 2023– <\/b>Queer Romance Readers Advisory <\/b>\n
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              • Presented by Nola Thacker<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                2022<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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                • April 14, 2022– <\/b>Advocating for LGBTQIA+ Youth<\/b>\n
                    \n
                  • Presented by Jodie Patterson<\/span><\/li>\n
                  • Cosponsored: Suffolk Cooperative Library System & LILPA<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                  • June 7, 2022– <\/b>Addressing the Health Care needs for the LGBTQ+ Community<\/b>\n
                      \n
                    • Presented by Dr. Eric Lella from Stony Brook Southampton Hospital\u2019s Edie Windsor Healthcare Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                      2021<\/strong><\/h3>\n
                        \n
                      • January 7, 2021– <\/b>LILPA Membership Meeting<\/b><\/li>\n
                      • <\/b><\/b>February 11, 2021– <\/b>History of LGBTQ Romances<\/b>\n
                          \n
                        • Presented by Mary K. Chelton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                        • February 16, 2021– <\/b>LGBT 101 <\/b>\n
                            \n
                          • Presented by The LGBT Network<\/li>\n
                          • Cosponsored: Nassau Library System, Suffolk Cooperative Library System, & LILPA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                          • June 22, 2021- Queer Content for all Ages <\/b>\n
                              \n
                            • Featuring special guests Lindz Amer, Lori Soderlind, & Robin Talley<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                            • September 14, 2021– <\/b>Rising to the Challenge <\/b>\n
                                \n
                              • Presented by Kristin Pekill from ALA\u2019s Office for Intellectual Freedom<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n
                                  \n
                                • October 8, 2020– LILPA Coming Out Meet Up<\/b><\/li>\n
                                • <\/b>November 4, 2020- Serving LGBTQ Youth in Libraries <\/b>\n
                                    \n
                                  • Presented by Maria Demauro from PFY<\/li>\n
                                  • Cosponsored: Nassau YASD & LILPA<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                                  • <\/b>November 19, 2020– <\/b>Rainbow Resources: LGBTQIA+ Books and Information Sources for Teens <\/b>\n
                                      \n
                                    • Presented by Derek Ivie<\/li>\n
                                    • Cosponsored: Suffolk YASD & LILPA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                                      How to Join Joining LILPA is simple: be a member of either NCLA or SCLA and complete our Membership Form with your name, email, and library! All are welcome! You will be added to our membership and will begin receiving upcoming programs, news, and resources.   LILPA Book Club Titles A Psalm for the Wild-Built…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-71","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scla.net\/lilpa\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scla.net\/lilpa\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scla.net\/lilpa\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scla.net\/lilpa\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scla.net\/lilpa\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/scla.net\/lilpa\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":353,"href":"https:\/\/scla.net\/lilpa\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71\/revisions\/353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scla.net\/lilpa\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}