RESOURCES
June is Rainbow Book Month
June is Rainbow Book Month in Library World (and beyond).
The American Library Association describes this month as:
“Rainbow Book Month™ is a nationwide celebration of the authors and writings that reflect the lives and experiences of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, pansexual, genderqueer, queer, intersex, agender, and asexual community. Originally established in the early 1990s by The Publishing Triangle as National Lesbian and Gay Book Month, this occasion is an opportunity for book lovers and libraries with the very best in LGBTQIA+ literature.” (Source: Rainbow Book Month.)
The Rainbow Book Month website offers a wide variety of resources for libraries and others to celebrate this month including:
- Customizable publicity materials and templates
- Rainbow Book Month social media graphics
- Libraries Transform social media/promotional graphics
- LGBTQIA+ Book Awards and Bibliographies from ALA
- Tools for Library Workers
You can dig deeper into these resources by heading over to ALA’s Rainbow Book Month page.
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From the American Library Association on social media:
As #BannedBooksWeek kicks off, ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom has released new preliminary data documenting attempts to censor books, materials, and services in public, school, and academic libraries during the first eight months of 2024.
Between January 1 and August 31, 2024, ALA tracked 414 attempts to censor library materials and services. In those cases, 1,128 unique titles were challenged. In the same reporting period last year, ALA tracked 695 attempts with 1,915 unique titles challenged. Though the number of reports to date has declined in 2024, the number of documented attempts to censor books continues to far exceed the numbers prior to 2020.
Additionally, instances of soft censorship, where books are purchased but placed in restricted areas, not used in library displays, or otherwise hidden or kept off limits due to fear of challenges illustrate the impact of organized censorship campaigns on students’ and readers’ freedom to read. In some circumstances, books have been preemptively excluded from library collections, taken off the shelves before they are banned, or not purchased for library collections in the first place.
Read more: https://lnkd.in/d_QhXa6a
Below are events either in California or likely of interest to the California library Community.
If you have an event that should be on this calendar, please let us know at info(at)GoldenLibraries.com.
September 2024
| Date | Event | Location | Sponsor |
| 9/2024 | Library Card Sign-Up Month | Local Libraries | ALA |
| 9/22 – 9/28 | Banned Books Week | Local Districts/Libraries | ALA |
October 2024
| Date | Event | Location | Sponsor |
| 10/2024 | TeenTober | Local Districts/Libraries | ALA |
| 10/4 – 10/5/2024 | California Reading Association Conference | Virtual | CRA (Join CRA Here) |
| 10/10/2024 | SLJ Day of Dialog | Virtual | School Library Journal |
| 10/17 – 10/19/2024 | California Library Association Conference | Pasadena, CA | CLA |
| 10/19/2024 | Freedom to Read Day of Action | Local Communities & Libraries | ALA |
| 10/20 – 10/26 | National Friends of Libraries Week | Local Libraries | ALA |
January 2025
| Date | Event | Location | Sponsor |
| 1/30 – 2/2/2025 | CSLA Conference | San Jose, CA | CSLA |
| 1/24 – 1/27/2025 | LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience | Phoenix, AZ | ALA |
March 2025
| Date | Event | Location | Sponsor |
| 3/16/2025 | Freedom of Information Day | U.S. | ALA |
May 2025
| Date | Event | Location | Sponsor |
| 5/31 – 6/1/2025 | Bay Area Book Festival | Berkeley, CA | San Francisco Chronicle |
LATEST BOOK: Stranded by Nikki Shannon Smith
PRAISE FOR STRANDED:
“Readers will root for Ava as she draws on her ingenuity and strength to survive alone, deep in the Adirondack woods. This gripping tale, loaded with suspense and riveting details, is the modern-day answer to Gary Paulsen’s Hatchet, a fresh and inclusive take on the classic wilderness survival story.”
~Kate Messner, award-winning author of Breakout
“I rooted for Ava the whole way. A great read for those who love tough-as-nails characters and the incredible lengths they go to live, survive, and flourish.”
–Meika Hashimoto, award-winning author of The Trail
PODCASTS
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