Rainbow Book Month
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.
Description and History
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.
Sponsors
Rainbow Book Month™ is an initiative of the American Library Association, and is coordinated through its Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services and the Rainbow Round Table.
Professional Learning Resources
Prepared for Pride Month: A Conversation
In this conversation, panelists share their expertise and provide attendees with best practices and practical strategies to advocate for and support LGBTQ+ content and programming during Pride Month and beyond.
LGBTQ-Inclusive Collections School Librarian Self-Reflections and Collection De…
In this article for KQ (Volume 50, No. 4, pg. 22), Rachel Altobelli and Nancy Jo Lambert provide language school librarians need to engage with the school community to support LGBTQ+ students and families.
Building Diverse Collections for LGBTQ+ Students
KQ blogger Brandi Hartsell how she strives to ensure that the library collection at her school reflects our diverse society and world.
Learner Engagement Resources
The Rainbow Library
The Rainbow Library, a 2022 AASL Commendation recipient, is a GLSEN program that sends LGBTQ+ affirming text sets to schools across the country — for free.
LGBT Books in Storytime
In this ALSC blog post, Abby Johnson shares the importance of sharing LGBT books in storytime in - and beyond - the month of June. Johnson also recommends books with positive representation where identity is not the main focus of the story.
Book Lists
Rainbow Book List
The Rainbow Book List is created by the ALA Rainbow Round Table and it presents an annual bibliography of quality books with significant and authentic LGBQTIA+ content, which are recommended for people from birth through eighteen years of age.
Stonewall Book Awards
The first and most enduring award for LGBTQIA+ books is the Stonewall Book Awards, sponsored by ALA’s Rainbow Round Table (formerly the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table).
Books Matter™ | Children's & Young Adult Literature
This book finder from the Anti-Defamation League provides age level recommended books on LGBTQ+ People & Heterosexism.
