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Site migration

Que(e)ry has hosted its main website www.queeryparty.org here on Tumblr since 2010 but recently found our site had been terminated without warning or explanation. It was restored, thankfully. But now, even before Tumblr's revised policy on adult content going into effect December 17, we already notice a number of our posts incorrectly flagged as explicit or "adult" because they contain LGBTQ-themed content. Both as queers and as information professionals, we recognize that every platform we use comes with problems, but we no longer feel that Tumblr is a responsible or reliable home for our site. Both the new policies and the algorithmic methods for enforcing them are misguided and will especially impact the queer and trans folk, fetish and fan communities, and sex workers who have used Tumblr as a tool for expression, activism, community, and livelihood. Also, we don't want to risk losing our content again, if Tumblr decides to terminate our account or delete posts. Thank you for your patience while we migrate our content off of Tumblr onto its new home on google sites.

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Memorial Day Weekend inspiration, courtesy of the late, great Celeste West. Have a fun one, friends.

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Que(e)ry’s back at ALA Annual in New Orleans! 

Sunday, June 24 8pm-10pm (after the GLBTRT Social)

Tigermen Den 

3113 Royal St., New Orleans

$5 suggested donation (NOTAFLOF) / drink tickets additional / CASH ONLY

Music by #DJZibaZ

Queer-Lit Selfie Booth

Proceeds benefit the LGBT+ Archives Project of Louisiana and Last Call NOLA

After-after party at the Country Club: We’re ending earlier than usual this time, but pack your swim gear if you want to keep the party going next door at the Country Club’s pool and bar (634 Louisa St., open until 1am)! They are generously offering discounted entry to Que(e)ry supporters. Show your Que(e)ry hand stamp for a half-price entry pass on Sunday night, and bring a valid ID (21+ only). Towel and locker rentals available, $2 each, or bring your own towel. Check out their website for more info.

Tigermen Den is wheelchair accessible and has gender-neutral restrooms.

See the Facebook event page for the latest updates!

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Also check out these other events for ALA attendees:

Friday, June 22:

GLBTRT preconference: Diversity 2.0 (ticketed event), 9a-4p, MCC346-347

Saturday, June 23:

Zine Cultures as Critical Resistance, 9-10a, MCC 395-396

Protecting Advocacy and Public Discourse around Diversity and Social Justice, 10:30-11:30a, MCC 295

GLBTRT Membership meeting 10:30-11:30a, MCC 201-202

LGB and Especially T: Serving Queer Teens, 4-5p, MCC 392

Gender & Sexuality in Sci Fi/Fantasy, 4-5p, MCC 395-396

Sunday, June 24: 

LGBTQAI+ Books for Children and Teens, 11-11:30a MCC ALA STore

Trans* Customer Service 101, 2:30-3:30p, MCC 388-389

GLBTRT Social, 6-8pm, Good Friends Bar

QUE(E)RY, 8-10pm, Tigermen Den

Monday, June 25:

Stonewall Awards, 10a-12p, Marriot, River Bend Ballroom

GLBTRT Chair’s Program, 2:30-4:30p MCC 281-282

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ALA midwinter in Denver

Going to ALA Midwinter 2018 in Denver? Check out these events and resources:

Friday, Feb 9:

7:30-9:00pm: Feminist Task Force Meeting, CCC#110

Sunday, Feb 11:

1-2:30pm: Trans intersectionality discussion group, CCC #711

1-2:30pm:Building GLBTRT Archive and Planning GLBTRT Jubilee, CCC #106

3:30-5:30: ALA President’s Program: Are Libraries Neutral? CCC Ballroom 2/3

4-4:50: We Need Diverse Books: To Niche or Not to Niche? Shelving Diverse Books, PopTop Stage, Exhibit Hall

6:30-9:30pm: GLBTRT Social and Stonewall Adult Award Winner Announcement, Blush & Blu Bar

Ongoing Events:

Friday-Monday: 7-10am: EveryLibrary Stacks for the Stacks Pancake Fundraiser

Local resources:

Terry Mangan Library, GLBT Community Center, Denver

It Takes A Village Colorado

Gender Identity Center of Colorado

Minority and Women-Owned Businesses in Denver

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Que(e)ry's back in town, and we're teaming up with Libraries Resist to fundraise for the Interference Archive!

Sunday, December 3, 8pm-??? The Rosemont, 63 Montrose Ave., Brooklyn NY FREE

DJ Low and Tight -- DJ Accident Report  -- DJ Crush Happy Hour til 9pm / Raffle Prizes / Queer Librarians Donations encouraged; proceeds will support the Interference Archive, who have moved to a new location in Brooklyn this Fall! The Interference Archive is a volunteer-run organization which seeks to explore the relationship between cultural production and social movements, through its archival collection, publications, events, exhibits, and programs.

RSVP on Facebook

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We’re back in Chicago for the ALA Annual Conference 2017! Come party with us and Off Chances, after the GLBTRT Social!

Sunday, June 25, 8pm-Close

Danny’s Bar

1951 W Dickens Ave, Chicago, IL Off Chances DJs Nina Ramone and The Lady Speedstick Raffle prizes | Hot AF librarians $10 suggested donation / 21+ All proceeds benefit the Center on Halsted You don't have to be a queer librarian, you just have to dance with one! CTA: Blue Line to Damen; Bus: 50, 73. *No: This venue is not ADA accessible *This venue has gender neutral restrooms *Bar is cash only

RSVP on Facebook!

And while you’re in town, check out these other ALA and local events and activities:

Friday, June 23

5:30pm-9:00pm: Pride Kickoff Party at Center on Halsted

Saturday, June 24

8:00am-10:00am: Film presentation: Upstairs Inferno

10:30am-11:30am: Out and Proud: LGBTQ Literature

1:00pm-2:30pm: Protest and Preservation

2:00pm-6:00pm: Chicago Dyke March

3:00pm-4:00pm: Intersections and the Experience of LGBTQ Library Folks

4:00pm-11:00pm: Backlot Bash Women’s Festival

Sunday, June 25

12:00pm kickoff: Chicago Pride Parade

1:00pm-2:30pm: Library Leaders on Queerness at Work

4:00pm-10:00pm: Backlot Bash Women’s Festival

6:00pm-8:00pm: GLBTRT Social

Monday, June 26

10:00am-12:00pm: Stonewall Book Awards Program

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Join Que(e)ry on Sunday evening following the GLBTRT Social at ALA Midwinter 2017, for continued librarian camaraderie, drinks, ping pong, music, and brainstorming for another great Que(e)ry event at ALA Annual 2017 in Chicago!

Sunday, January 22, 2017 8:30pm-midnight  Sister Louisa's Church of the Living Room and Ping Pong Emporium, 466 Edgewood Ave SE, Atlanta.

21+; ATMs on site; gender-neutral restrooms.

Free, but we will accept free-will donations at the party to support:

Southerners on New Ground and Charis Books and More Bookstore

Transit: Just north of the MLK Marta Station, South of the Inman Park Marta Station

We also hope you’ll march with us and hundreds of other library workers in the Atlanta March for Social Justice and Women on Saturday, January 21! 

The march begins at the Center for Civil and Human Rights at 1:00pm and ends at the Georgia State Capitol Building at approximately 5:00pm. 

10:30-12:15: March for Social Justice and Women Poster Making, Convention Center, Hall A3; ALA is providing limited supplies, so bring your own if you can!

12:15pm: Group travel from Convention Center Hall A3 to March beginning point at Center for Civil and Human Rights.

More details here.

Here are some other happenings at ALA:

Saturday, January 21:

8:30am-12:00pm: GLBTRT Executive Board Meeting, Westin Piedmont 5

1-2:30pm: Coalition & Resource Sharing: Using the June is GLBT Book Month campaign to build advocacy and relationships, Convention Center B406

6-8pm: Feminist Task Force (ALA SRRT) Reception at Charis Books

Sunday, January 22:

6-8pm: GLBTRT Social, Center for Civil and Human Rights

And here are some local Atlanta organizations, collections, etc. to visit, and support: 

Center for Civil and Human Rights

Gender and Sexuality Oral History Project, Georgia State University

Georgia LGBTQ Archives Project

LGBT Collections, Emory University

Southern Fried Queer Pride

Project South

Health Initiative, Georgia’s Voice for LGBTQ Health

See you soon!

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Full Resource List here: http://bit.ly/BLMresources

This selection of #blacklivesmatter related library, teaching, and community resources was originally posted on 7/8/16. on 7/11/16, it was replaced with a google doc version linked above for easier updating and maintenance. Contact us with any additions or comments.

Black Lives Matter #herstory and guiding principles

Black Lives Matter Syllabus

Charleston Syllabus

Ferguson Syllabus

Curriculum for White Americans To Educate Themselves on Race and Racism–From Ferguson To Charleston

Black Lives Matter web archive (Archive-It.org)

Black Lives Matter collection (Internet archive)

Teaching With the News: Black Lives Matter, Continuing the Civil Rights Movement

Talking to Kids about Racism and Justice (Oakland Public Library)

Black Lives Matter Booklist for Teens (Hennepin County Public Library)

Black Lives Matter Resource Series (Oakland Public Library)

Picture Books to Help Kids Talk about Racism

Picture Books about Civil Rights

Racial Equity in the Library

Inclusive Library: More than a Diverse Collection

We Need Diverse Books

New York Public Library Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

Libguides:

Teachers for Social Justice

San Francisco Public Schools

Wellesley College

Duquesne University

Gustavus Adolphus College

Arizona University

Michigan State University

Madison Area Technical College

University of Southern California

Northfield Mount Hermon School

Framingham State University

University of South Carolina Upstate

Police Encounter Rights and Safety Resources:

What to do instead of calling the police Syllabus/guide

ACLU Know Your Rights: When you are stopped by police

ACLU Know Your Rights: Demonstrations and Protests

ACLU Know Your Rights: Taking Photographs

What to Say When the Police Tell You To Stop Filming Them

Anti-Violence Project Safety Tips for Police Violence and Hate Violence

Staying Safe and Sexy at the Queer Beach

Bearing Witness Guide: Filming Police Encounters

Stop and Frisk Watch App

Contact Your Elected Officials

Organizations and Activism:

CampaignZero

Audre Lorde Project

Sylvia Rivera Law Project

Live Free

FaithForJustice

Urban Cusp

SayTheirNames

Color of Change

Racial Equity Tools

Black Youth Project

Police Reform Organizing Project

Southern Poverty Law Center

NAACP Legal Defense Fund

Fierce NYC

Communities United for Police Reform (NYC)

Thrive Washington

Race Conscious

Showing Up For Racial Justice

WetheProtestors

Advancement Project

Self-Care, Trauma, and Understanding Tragedy in the News:

ColorLines Self-Care Resources

Helping Kids Cope With Media Coverage of War and Traumatic Events

Resources for Talking With Kids about Tragedies

Activist Trauma Support

Breaking News Consumers’ Handbook on Active Shooting Incidents

Self Care for People of Color after Psychological Trauma

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ALA ORLANDO

Update: In the wake of the tragic mass shooting at Pulse in Orlando in the early hours of June 12, our hearts go out to the victims, the injured, to their loved ones, the emergency responders, and to the LGBTQ and Latinx communities and spaces targeted by this attack and too many others like it.

Visit www.somosorlando.info and www.weareorlando.org for information on resources, events, and ways to help.

We invite you to support the Community Fund organized by the GLBT Community Center of Central Florida for victim relief.

Contribute your librarian skills to our Pulse Orlando Syllabus of resources, to the Pulse Nightclub Shooting Web Archive, and to the One Orlando Collection Initiative to preserve both the digital and physical memory of this incident.

And for those who will be in Orlando for ALA Annual:

Come share some love at Que(e)ry’s “Hug a Homosexual*” event on the Convention Floor at the Zine Pavilion on Friday 5:30-7:00pm.

There will be a memorial event for victims of the Pulse shooting, led by representatives of ALA, REFORMA, and GLBTRT. Saturday, June 25, 8:00am at the Convention Center Chapin Theater (W320), 

Consider patronizing other local queer bars and clubs who are coming together to support the Orlando Queer/Latinx community following the Pulse shooting.

This ALA page is being updated with Orlando Support activities and related resources for conference-goers, including blood donation opportunities for those who are eligible, other donation and advocacy opportunities, information on convention security, and health and coping resources.

And we again invite you to consider attending the Librarian’s Thing at BB King’s, BCALA’s fundraiser for the Cynthia Graham Hurd Foundation for Reading & Civic Engagement.  The Foundation was established in memory of Cynthia Graham Hurd, one of 9 victims fatally shot at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in downtown Charleston, South Carolina last year. Hurd was a librarian for the Charleston County Public Library system.

See a full schedule of queer-themed conference programs and events below.

Fri. 6/24:

5:45-6:30pm: It’s Not Just a G Thing: Exploring LBTQ (and Beyond) in Middle Grade and Young Adult Literature, Exhibit Hall, Pop Top Stage

5:30-7pm: “Hug a Homosexual*” Exhibit Hall, Zine Pavilion

8pm-midnight: EveryLibrary fundraiser at Howl at the Moon

Sat. 6/25:

8-8:30am: Memorial for victims of the Pulse shooting, Convention Center Chapin Theater (W320)

1-2:30pm: We Need Diverse Books and More: Multiple Diversities: Capturing the Experience of Intersectional Identities, Convention Center, Rm. W101A

1-2:30pm: Serving up the Subversive, Convention Center, Rm. W103A

3-4pm: “The wedding heard ‘round the world: The Michael McConnell and Jack Baker Story,” Convention Center W109B 

4:30-5:30pm: “Queer Zines: Where We've Been, Were We're At, and Where We're Going”  Convention Center W102A 8pm-midnight: Librarian’s Thing at BB King’s, BCALA fundraiser for Cynthia Graham Hurd Foundation for Reading & Civic Engagement

Sun. 6/26: 

1-2:30pm: “No Room at the Library: The Ethics of Diversity,” Convention Center W105B

3-4pm: “Reflecting Realities: Trangender Fiction for Tweens and Teens” Convention Center W102A

6-8pm: GLBTRT Social, Blue Martini Lounge, Pointe Orlando

Mon. June 27:

8:30-9:30am: Jazz Jennings (auditorium featured speaker), Convention Center Chapin Theater (W320)

10am-noon: Stonewall Book Awards Program, Hyatt Regency Florida Ballroom

Also, we hope you’ll consider supporting these two great queer organizations in Florida:

Reading Queer: preserving and promoting queer literary culture in South Florida.

Stonewall national Museum & Archives, Ft. Lauderdale

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49 More Books by Lesbian Writers of Colour

Novels/Short Stories/Biographies

1.  Mecca Jamilah Sullivan, Blue Talk and Love  2.  Michiyo Fukaya, A Fire Is Burning: The Life and Writings of Michiyo Fukaya  3.  Lydia Kwa, Colours of Heroines 4.  Nice Rodriguez, Throw It To The River 5.  Vickie Sears, Simple Songs: Stories by Vickie Sears 6.  Carole laFavor, Along The Journey River 7.  Nikki Baker, In the Game 8.  lê thi diem thúy, The Gangster We Are All Looking For  9.  Yoshiya Nobuko, Yellow Rose 10. Gwendolyn Bikis, Your Loving Arms  11. Willyce Kim, Dancer Dawkins And The California Kid 12. Ma-Nee Chacaby, A Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder 

Poetry/Plays

13. Nikky Finney, Head Off & Split  14. Dawn Lundy Martin, Life in a Box is a Pretty Life  15. Letta Neely, Juba: Poetry  16. Ekua R. Omosupe, Legacy  17. Merle Woo, Yellow Woman Speaks: Selected Poems  18. Victoria Lena Manyarrows, Songs from the Native Lands: Poetry  19. Pamela Sneed, Imagine Being More Afraid of Freedom Than Slavery: Poems 20. Luz María Umpierre, I’m Still Standing: Thirty Years of Poetry  21. Janice Gould, Doubters and Dreamers 22. Kate Rushin, The Black Back-Ups: Poetry  23. Stephania Byrd, 25 Years of Malcontent  24. Jhoanna Lynn B. Cruz, Women Loving: Stories and a Play  25. Claudia Rodriguez, Everybody’s Bread 26. Rita Wong, Monkeypuzzle  27. Sharon Bridgforth, Love Conjure/Blues  28. Doris Davenport, Madness Like Morning Glories: Poems 29 Constance Merritt, A Protocol for Touch  30. Avotcja, With Every Step I Take  31. Shelly L. Hall, Alum 32. Becky Birtha, The Forbidden Poems 33. Samiya Bashir, Where the Apple Falls 34. Akhaji Zakiya, Inside Her  35. Maria Irene Fornes, Plays 36. J.P. Howard, Say/Mirror Poems and Histories 37. Denise Uyehara, Maps Of City And Body: Shedding Light On The Performances Of Denise Uyehara  38. R. Erica Doyle, Proxy

Anthologies Etc.

39. Tibok: Heartbeat of the Filipino Lesbian  40. Afrekete: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Writing  41. Compañeras: Latina Lesbians: An Anthology  42. Chicana Lesbians: The Girls Our Mothers Warned Us About  43. Between the Lines: An Anthology by Pacific-Asian Lesbians of Santa Cruz, California  44. Zanele Muholi: Faces and Phases 2006-2014  45. Lez Talk: A Collection of Black Lesbian Short Fiction  46. Piece of My Heart: A Lesbian of Colour Anthology  47. The Very Inside: An Anthology of Writings by Asian & Pacific Islander Lesbians  48. Facing the Mirror: Lesbian Writing from India  49. Does Your Mama Know?: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Coming Out Stories

NOTES

*if anyone is misidentified, please tell me and i’ll amend the list. *zanele muholi’s book is a collection of her portraits of black lesbians and transmen.

LINKS

50 Books by Lesbian Writers of Colour Goodreads List

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Get your Conference On

2016 is a great year for conferences on Queer Libraries/Archives/Museum/History!

Gender and Sexuality in Information Studies Colloquium Vancouver, BC, Canada, 23 April 2016

Archives Matter: Queer, Feminist, and Decolonial Encounters, London, UK, 3 June 2016

Without Borders: LGBTQ+ ALMS 2016, London, UK, 22 to 24 June 2016

DocuQueer: Preserving Community Through Collaborative Collections Chicago, Illinois, USA 10 to 11 August 2016

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Join us on Sunday, January 10 from 8:30pm until ??? at The Alley Bar in Boston for an informal meetup, karaoke, and drinks!

Boogie on over after the GLBTRT social ends at 8pm

Alley Bar is at #14 Pi Alley, off of Court Square or Washington St. Directions here

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Survey for Librarians

I am conducting a study to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and experiences of librarians, library staff, and library/information science program students in responding to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) information needs. The results of this study are anticipated to be included as part of a journal article and/or presented at a professional conference. I would appreciate your assistance in completing a web-based survey. Your participation is strictly voluntary. The survey will ask questions about your experience, knowledge, and comfort level in serving LGBT information needs. The survey should take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete. Please be assured that your responses will be anonymous. There are no questions that request self-disclosure of information that could be used to identify you. You are free to discontinue participation at any time during the survey. You must be at least 18 years old to participate. To begin the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/servinglgbtinfoneeds This study has been reviewed and approved by The University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Institutional Review Board (IRB). The IRB has determined that this study meets the ethical obligations required by federal law and University policies

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I think that queer readers have trouble escaping into a world that doesn’t include queer characters, because we know that we wouldn’t be welcome there. In fact, SFF that create worlds without queer characters seem to suggest that we wouldn’t even be able to exist there: our existence is not conceivable in the context we are given. When we read a story that doesn’t include queer people, a world that doesn’t include queer characters, it comes with the nagging message You don’t belong here. Whether it’s a horrific dystopia or a silly space romp, that implication makes it difficult to “escape”, because the truth is, we’re already all too familiar with that sentiment.

“Why We Need Queer Escapist Lit” at The Lesbrary (via fuckyeahlesbianliterature)

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queeryparty: Updated info below; see you soon, Que(e)ries!

Get ready for our next party in San Francisco at ALA Annual on SF Pride Weekend! 

Sunday, June 28, 2015

Doors 6pm / Show 8pm-close The Make Out Room 3225 22nd Street & Mission, San Francisco  $10 / CASH ONLY / ATM on-site / 21+ with ID

Entertainment brought to you by EveryLibrary:

DJ MARC Records

DJ Workalook (fka DJ Rapid Fire)

DJ Chelsea Starr

All proceeds benefit the GLBT Historical Society

RSVP on Facebook

There are lots of other queer events to keep you busy during #alaac15, many of which are free or included with conference registration!

Thursday, June 25:

8:00pm-Midnight: SOLD OUT alathinktank​ Pre-Party and Fundraiser for the Center for Sex and Culture (Center for Sex and Culture, 1349 Mission Street; $35; tickets required)

Friday, June 26:

8:30am-Noon: GLBTRT Pre-Conference: Rolling out the Rainbow Carpet: Serving LGBTQ Communities (Moscone Convention Center-132-N)

3:00pm: Trans Stage and Rally (Dolores St. between 18th and 19th)

4:00-5:15: Opening General Session featuring Roberta Kaplan (Moscone Convention Center Esplanade Ballroom)

6:00-8:00pm: Trans March (starts in Dolores Park)

8:00pm-2:00am: Trans March after party (El Rio; 21+, $5-25)

Saturday, June 27:

11:00am-3:30pm: Dyke Rally (Dolores Park)

3:30pm: Dyke March (starting in Dolores Park)

11:30am-12:00pm: Ignite Session: LGBTQ+ Romances for your Library (Moscone 130 N)

Noon-6:00pm: San Francisco Pride Celebration (Civic Center)

1:00-2:30pm: Curating Activism in LGBT History (Moscone Convention Center-3005-W)

1:00-2:30pm: The History and Evolving Acceptance of Collecting LGBT Materials in Libraries (Hilton Union Square-Golden Gate 2)

3:00-8:00pm: Pink Party (Castro District)

3:30-5:00pm: Transgender People at the Library: Moving from “Them” to “Us” (Moscone Convention Center-3005-W)

6:30-8:30pm: GLBTRT Social (Harvey Milk Branch of SFPL; suggested donation $5)

Sunday, June 28:

All day: “Show Your Pride” Sunday in the Conference Exhibits (Moscone Convention Center)

10:30am-?: San Francisco Pride Parade kickoff

11:00am-6:00pm: San Francisco Pride Celebration (Civic Center)

4:30-5:30pm: “But We’re Neutral!” and Other Librarian Fictions Confronted by #critlib (Moscone Convention Center-2016-W)

4:30-7:00pm: Tour of the Mission from the ALA Zine Pavilion (Samovar Tea Room, Moscone Center, ending at the Make-Out Room)

8:00pm-2:00am: QUE(E)RY at the Make-Out Room!!

Monday, June 29:

10:00am-noon: Stonewall Book Awards Program (Moscone Convention Center-3005-W)

Friday-Monday: there will also be a special GLBTQ Pavilion on the Conference Exhibit floor, along with special queer programming and resources at participating exhibitor booths, in celebration of GLBT Book Month (Moscone Convention Center)

See you there!

Links to bookmark:

OurTownSF Pride Community Events Calendar

ALA Annual 2015 #partyhard map

Getting around San Francisco (ALSC Blog)