Category Archives: LGBT

QBG Reads… Skim

Posted on August 23, 2017 by

Join us on Wednesday August 30th @ 7pm in the 4th floor Conference Room for a discussion of the graphic novel Skim by by Mariko Tamaki, Illus. Jillian Tamaki! Grab a copy at the circulation desk if you haven’t yet! … Continue reading →

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QBG Does Crafts!

Posted on July 19, 2017 by

Join QBG (Queer Book Group) on Wednesday July 26th at 7PM for a craft night!  We’ll have a craft (or crafts) available, but feel free to bring any crafts you’re working on (or have been meaning to get started on) … Continue reading →

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What Does Pride Mean To You?

Posted on June 30, 2017 by

To wrap up Pride month, we’re sharing some notes left by library patrons in response to the prompt “What does Pride mean to you?” that was featured on a display created by the Boston Area Homeschoolers’ Queer-Straight Alliance. Happy Pride, … Continue reading →

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Pride Podcasts

Posted on June 26, 2017 by

Love podcasts?  We’ve got some queer themed & queer hosted podcasts for your listening pleasure. Alice Isn’t Dead  A truck driver searches across America for the wife she had long assumed was dead. In the course of her search, she … Continue reading →

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QBG Reads… If I Was Your Girl

Posted on June 22, 2017 by

Join us on Wednesday 6/28 @ 7pm in the 4th floor Conference Room for a discussion of the Stonewall Award winning novel If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo! Haven’t read it yet?  There’s still time!  Grab a copy … Continue reading →

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Contemporary Queer Films

Posted on June 19, 2017 by

Looking for some good contemporary queer films to watch this Pride Month?  Look no further! Beginners “A young man is rocked by two announcements from his elderly father: that he has terminal cancer, and that he has a young male … Continue reading →

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Award Winning Books for Pride

Posted on June 17, 2017 by

Want some quality queer books to help you celebrate Pride this month?  Check out these 2017 award winners! 29th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winner Lesbian Fiction Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn Gay Fiction The Angel of History by … Continue reading →

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Celebrate Pride

Posted on June 2, 2017 by

In honor of Pride Month, our librarians share some of their favorite queer themed or authored books, movies, etc. The One Hundred Nights of Hero by Isabel Greenberg is a Scheherazade-esque tale of two women in love, Hero and Cherry, … Continue reading →

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Nicole Maines – what an event!

Posted on March 6, 2017 by

Did you see Nicole and Wayne on Saturday March 4 at Arlington Town Hall? It was truly an inspiring and moving event. Thank you to everyone who came out on a cold Saturday afternoon to listen to Wayne and Nicole. … Continue reading →

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Gender Diversity Books for Kids

Posted on February 23, 2017 by

Looking for some great books to help you explore gender diversity with children? Our Children’s Librarians put together this excellent list. All are available through Minuteman. Picture Books: Worm Loves Worm by  J. J. Austrian Two worms in love decide to … Continue reading →

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