INSIGHT LGBTQ+ Network
Recommended Reading for Developing Library & Information LGBTQ+ Services
H
APPY New Year from the CILIP LGBTQ+ Network. We hope it’s been a fantastic start to 2024. If you’ve been
wondering about what new year library resolutions you can make for the coming year, how about developing the inclusivity of your services for both LGBTQIA+ users and staff ?
Take a look at this list of inspiring and practical books to assist in making your library services and organisations more supportive and welcoming for the LGBTQIA+ community.
Supporting Trans People in Libraries – written by Stephen G. Krueger and published by Libraries Unlimited an imprint of ABC-CLIO LLC, 2019. “As trans people (including those on the nonbinary spectrum) start to feel safer expressing their identities in public, libraries are making an effort to show that they welcome people of all gender identities. Yet there are many potential barriers to actively supporting trans people, including lack of knowledge about the needs of the trans community and lack of funding or institutional support. This book, written entirely by trans library workers, is designed to dismantle some of these barriers.” (Publisher’s quote)
LGBTQIA Inclusive Children’s Librarianship: Policies Programs and Practices – written by Lucy Santos Green, Jenna Spiering, Vanessa Lynn Kitzie, and Julia Erlanger and published by Libraries Unlimited an imprint of ABC-CLIO, 2022.
“School and public librarians are serving ever greater numbers of LGBTQIA+ children and families… Additionally, more children than ever before are living with LGBTQIA+ caregivers… This book codifies a set of best practices for librarians … defining queer-inclusive programs, identifying potential barriers to implementation, and offering strategies and resources to
42 INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL overcome them.” (Publisher’s quote)
Trans and Gender Diverse Voices in Libraries – edited by Kalani Adolpho, Stephen G. Krueger, and Krista McKracken and published by Library Juice Press, 2023.
“It is our hope that this book will help trans and gender diverse people in libraries realise that they are not alone, and that their experiences are worth sharing.” (Publisher’s quote)
Documenting Rebellions. A Study of Four Lesbian and Gay Archives in Queer Times – written by Rebecka Taves Sheffield and published by Litwin Books, 2020.
“... a study of four archives that were constituted with a common desire to preserve the memory and evidence of lesbian and gay people.” (Publisher’s quote)
LGBTQ Good Practice Guide for UK Galleries Libraries Archives and Museums – published by Museums Association, 2020. “This good practice guide aims to provide an additional set of tools to staff and volunteers at galleries, libraries, archives and museums (GLAMs), that can be used to assist in developing new programming or reviewing existing programming and ensure that planning is underpinned by equality and inclusion as well as an active pursuit of diverse audience representation.” (Publisher’s quote)
LGBTQ Librarianship in the 21st Century: Emerging Directions of Advocacy and Community Engagement in Diverse Information Environments – edited by Bharat Mehra and published by Emerald Publishing, 2019. “Libraries are at the heart of many of the communities they serve. Increasingly, it is important for them to adjust to serve minority groups, including LGBTQ+ communities. This collection presents original scholarship on the emerging directions of advocacy
Ash Green (@ciliplgbtq,
cilip.lgbtqnetwork@cilip.
org.uk) is a CILIP LGBTQ+ Network Steering Group Member.
and community engagement in LGBTQ+ librarianship.” (Publisher’s quote) If you want to take your LGBTQIA+ advocacy, reader engagement, representation, and services to the next level in your library, information or knowledge service, we hope this short list of recently published titles will help you do just that – as well as giving you some practical tips and advice for planning your next steps. And don’t forget that if you also identify as LGBTQ+ you can connect with more members of the community and help develop your service by joining the CILIP LGBTQ+ Network via the form on this page:
www.cilip.org.uk/ lgbtqnetwork
Once you’ve signed up, you’ll receive regular newsletters about our activities and work. You also don’t need to be a member of CILIP to become a member of this LGBTQ+ Network.
And one of the key events of our year that helps build those connections is the AGM, which will be happening late February or early March. It’s a great way to share ideas with other members of the network. Keep an eye on the CILIP LGBTQ+ Network pages for further details.
And finally, you can also continue to follow us on social media via the following links:
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/ciliplgbtqnetwork Twitter:
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January-February 2024
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