Que(e)ry Librarians

Parties, fundraisers, and advocacy for queer libraries & archives, librarians & archivists, and those who love them, since 2010

[Amanda Vyce @AmandaVyce]

The call to ban books in #school & public #libraries in Canada is louder. Most books contain content on sex & the body, 2SLGBTQI+ issues & racism. Shadowbanning is a new tactic & harder to fight than an outright #book ban. #library #FreedomToRead https://t.co/6vtwc87TeC

[Que(e)ry Librarians @queeryparty]

Celebrating 100 Years of James Baldwin @nypl @SchomburgCenter
https://t.co/ol36yFekIg

[Que(e)ry Librarians @queeryparty]

CFP from @LibJuicePress https://t.co/qUK9sPehWb

[EFF @EFF]

Digital spaces enable LGBTQ+ people to engage with their gender and sexual orientation, but it can be daunting to give up any kind of privacy online while doing so. Here's a guide to protecting your identities online, from using a VPN to obscuring faces.
https://t.co/tRKzDUe1uy

[Taz 🍉 Shepard @aneverbird]

hey @ALALibrary I'd love to use your form letter for Congress but it's forcing me to choose a prefix and I don't use one! Also, this is for the LGBTQ+ community and you don't have a gender neutral option for people who do. Seems pretty silly not to include.

[bri watson 🐝 @brimwats]

Two years of work, nearly 1000 people, and 6394 emails later: Best Practices for Queer Metadata is live! #critcat #critlib #metadata #critarch #critmuse

https://t.co/7sjEF0LQND

[Que(e)ry Librarians @queeryparty]

Que(e)ry's in print! 🫖🍵🌈📚
A chapter in "Grabbing Tea: Queer Conversations on Archives and Practice," just published by Library Juice Press, features an oral history of Que(e)ry's parties and fundraising since 2010. Read more here: https://t.co/cpd2mUHj2w

[Que(e)ry Librarians @queeryparty]

See you next Sunday 6/30, 8-11pm! Que(e)ry party & benefit for Lambda Archives of San Diego at @DiversionarySD after the @GLBTRT social at #alaac24 More info: https://t.co/7mfQ5iWNCN

[Que(e)ry Librarians @queeryparty]

Happy bday to us! Que(e)ry's 1st party was 14 yrs ago today! 🥳You can read about the history of Que(e)ry in v. 2 of "Grabbing Tea." And come to this panel event at NYU on Thursday to celebrate the publication! https://t.co/ptWyUScXjf

[LibrariesResist @LibrariesResist]

Columbia University Library staff statement of solidarity with Palestine and with student protests https://t.co/4L8nUy8DGh

[Librarians and Archivists with Palestine @Librarians2Pal]

Thank you @asymptotejrnl for speaking to us about our report on Israeli Damage to Archives, Libraries, and Museums in Gaza. Read the article (and the report!) at the link in our bio.

[Publishers Weekly @PublishersWkly]

A group of children’s authors—Samira Ahmed, Joanna Ho, Alan Gratz, David Levithan, Ellen Oh, and Maggie Tokuda-Hall—is rallying against the rising number of book bans and challenges nationwide, speaking out about the erasure of BIPOC and LGBTQ+ voices. https://t.co/KeqKptTUZN

[Rare Book School @rarebookschool]

On Thurs 1/11 at noon ET, join our @SoFCritBibRBS Fellows for a free virtual event about Margaret Galvan’s (@magdor) new book “In Visible Archives: Queer & Feminist Visual Culture in the 1980s.” All are welcome, but RSVP required: https://t.co/jPYVIFFXsf @MellonFdn @UMinnPress

[Society of Secret Library Friends @sslibfriends]

“It’s really hard to be closeted. It’s really hard to come out. It’s really hard to be the only LGBT person in your community. We’ve heard from librarians how it’s the first time [students] can dive into someone else’s story and see themselves.” https://t.co/QJPSZWGcB6

[Library Juice Press @LibJuicePress]

Just published - Trans and Gender Diverse Voices in Libraries edited by Kalani Adolpho, Stephen G. Krueger, and Krista McCracken
https://t.co/opfnjKKSe9

[Scott Walter (also on Bluesky, same handle) @slwalter123]

The 10-page @ifla "briefing paper" supporting its decision to host WLIC24 in Dubai was ... a lot, but my "no" vote pretty much locked in on "Legally IFLA cannot have a session, satellite meeting, business meeting labelled LGBTQ+ on the programme" (1/3)

[Hugh Ryan @Hugh_Ryan]

🧵 My latest for @harpersbazaarus: As public schools, colleges, libraries, & statehouses come under attack for simply acknowledging the existence of queer people, independent LGBTQ archives are more critical than ever - and yet... https://t.co/hjSbwsWJEo

[Fobazi Ettarh @Fobettarh]

This statement is so unacceptable in so many ways it’s mind boggling. A thread. First of all, to release this news during Pride Month and say what is tantamount to “we know you’ll be unsafe but deal” is horrifically offensive. And to say it in such a circuitous way is cowardly.