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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