Coming Events:
Happy Birthday Queery!
Wed. June 19 6pm @Metropolitan
Que(e)ry: Leatherbound @ ALA Chicago
Monday, July 1, 9pm @Subterranean
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Join us for happy hour on Wednesday, June 19, 6pm-9pm at Metropolitan Bar, 559 Lorimer St. Brooklyn, for our third birthday celebration and send-off to our first party at ALA Annual Conference in Chicago!
Que(e)ry: Leather Bound at ALA Chicago
Owl Daddy has some more news about Que(e)ry: Leather Bound at ALA Annual in Chicago:
Announcing a live performance by Chicago’s queer rapper Big Dipper!
And get out your reading glasses for the Librarian Realness Contest!
The party starts on Monday, July 1 at 9pm, at Subterranean, 2011 W. North Ave. and we’ll keep it going until closing time with DJs from Chances Dances, nerdy gogo dancers, and fun raffle prizes!
21+; $10 suggested donation at the door, to benefit the Leather Archives and Museum, and Chances Dances’ Critical Fierceness Grant.
Add the party to your ALA Annual Scheduler, and RSVP on Facebook
We’ll also be scheduling an Uncommons session at the Conference, so stop by and say hi!
While you’re in town, check out the GLBTRT Social and the Chicago Pride Parade, both on Sunday June 30. And stop in to visit the LA&M!
Story Time Reading List
Thanks to everyone who came to Story Time with the Que(e)ry Librarians last night at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division! And thanks also to our lovely readers. We had a great time and hope you did too.
For those who asked, here’s a list of the selections we heard last night, with links to worldcat to help you find a copy in a local library or bookstore:
“Ill Fit” from The Aversive Clause by B.C. Edwards (forthcoming)
Daddy, Papa, and Me by Lesléa Newman (2009)
The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum (1904)
The Borrower by Rebecca Makkai (2011)
The Whale Who Wanted to be Small by Gill McBarnet (1985)
Freak Show by James St. James (2007)
Miss Twiggley’s Tree by Dorothea Warren Fox (1966)
“Miss Lucy Had a Steamboat” from How They Met, and other stories by David Levithan (2008)
We hope you’ll support BGSQD and these authors! We hope to have more events like this in the future, so stay tuned.
Join the Que(e)ry Librarians for Story Time at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division! Friday, March 1, at 7:00pm, 27 Orchard St.
Gather around and hear queer literature for children and young adults, read by librarians and authors (to be announced), enjoy some kool-aid and animal crackers beer and wine, and browse the bookstore! More info, RSVP on Facebook
Thanks to everyone who came out to Que(e)ry: Graphic Content! With your generosity and that of Public Assembly, we raised $1340 for the Tom of Finland Foundation Archives and the Ali Forney Center. Our friends at Urban Librarians Unite also raised some funds and received a few dozen books for their Hurricane Sandy Relief Children’s Book Drive. Here are a few pictures. Stay tuned for news on the next Que(e)ry party!
Tonight: The Bureau Pops Up at Strange Loop
See you tomorrow night, Thursday, November 15, at 6 PM at Strange Loop Gallery, 27 Orchard St., btw. Canal and Hester.
New additions to the event: DJs Larry Sparkman and Amber Valentine!
At 7:30 readings by Ella Boureau, Max Steele, and Joseph Whitt!
Update on Hurricane Sandy
In response to Hurricane Sandy, the Que(e)ry Librarians are designating additional proceeds from our upcoming event to benefit the Ali Forney Center. Their center in Chelsea was destroyed by flooding at a time when the services they provide to homeless LGBT youth are all the more crucial. Emergency funds will help AFC restore services and facilities to those affected by the hurricane and the winter storm which came shortly thereafter.
You can also drop off new or gently-used children’s books for Urban Librarians Unite’s Hurricane Sandy Children’s Book Relief Drive. (Wishlist)
The first 100 donors at our party on November 24th will get a free beer courtesy of Public Assembly. You can also donate now on AFC’s website.
Here are a few other library-related resources if you are looking for help or looking for ways to get involved:
Our friends at Urban Librarians Unite have compiled a list of resources for Hurricane Sandy relief.
Brooklyn Public Library’s Response to Hurricane Sandy
We had so much fun at Que(e)ry: The Library is Open that we’re coming back for a special Thanksgiving weekend sequel!
We hope you’ll join us at Public Assembly (in the Front Room) on Saturday, November 24, 10pm until close, for our eighth party: Que(e)ry: Graphic Content
Veteran Que(e)ry DJs Shade Parade, Shomi Noise, and Patrick Robbins, are back for another set. And as always, we’ll have gogo dancers and real live queer librarians!
21+; Suggested Donation. All proceeds benefit for the Tom of Finland Foundation.
UPDATE: In response to Hurricane Sandy, additional proceeds are designated for the Ali Forney Center, and Urban Librarians Unite will be on hand to accept new and gently-used children’s books for its Children’s Book Relief Drive.
The first 100 donors get a free beer courtesy of Public Assembly!
More big news about Que(e)ry: The Library is Open: People at Parties will be performing live!
Now that you’ve recovered from Beach Blanket Batgrrl, we have some big news: our next party is one month from today!
Que(e)ry: The Library is OPEN
Saturday, September 22, 2012, 11pm-4am
Public Assembly, Front Room, 21+
70 North 6th St Brooklyn NY
Between Kent & Wythe - Bedford Avenue L
DJ Patrick Robbins - DJ Average Jo - DJ Merkin Muffley
Gogo Dancers - Raffle Prizes - Drinks and Dancing
Suggested Donation; Proceeds benefit the Lesbian Herstory Archives
We’re excited to be a part of Et cetera 2012, a week-long series of series of pro-women, pro-queer, pro-art, and pro-imagination events including gallery shows, panel discussions & radical arts intermixed with bands, late night parties, and drinks at Public Assembly, running Sept. 16-22.
We’re the last event of the series, immediately following some other great events on Saturday the 22nd. So, come early for The Emma Straub Hollywood Variety Hour (7pm, $27) featuring conversations, live music, and more with novelist Emma Straub, actor and author Andrew McCarthy, musician Stephin Merritt (of the Magnetic Fields), blogging genius Maris Kreizman, and other special guests.
Meanwhile, in the back room, there’s a lecture on Robot Sex and a ladies 5-borough arm-wrestling tournament.
RSVP on Facebook, and stay tuned for more information!
Hope to see you at Beach Blanket Batgrrl this Friday! Bring your “youthful wards” along too (as long as they’re 21+)…
Batgirl - Gay Icon?
We’re gearing up for “Beach Blanket Batgrrl” this week! Click the link above for an interesting exploration of Batgirl’s status as a feminist and gay icon.
Only a few more days until “Beach Blanket Batgrrrl!”
(Source: cliffchiang.com)
Holy beach balls, Batman! She’s a mild-mannered Gotham City librarian by day, and a masked crime-fighter by night. This summer, Batgirl’s teaming up with Que(e)ry and Geeks Out for a night of geeky, queer, campy fun! More details soon!
