Last Updated on May 29, 2025, 11:49 am ET
June is internationally recognized as Pride Month for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and two-spirit (LGBTQIA2S+) community. The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and our member libraries are elevating the voices and lived experiences of our neighbors, friends, and family members in the LGBTQIA2S+ community.
We encourage you to view a roundup of the events, resources, and blogs that help to increase greater awareness, understanding, and, hopefully, greater acceptance of our friends in the LGBTQIA2S+ community.
Events | Blog Posts and Other Resources
Events
Thursday, June 6
Boston Public Library
- Queer Zine Making Workshop
5:00 p.m. EDT, Grove Hall - Author Talk: Sarah Boyer — Coming Out, Becoming Ourselves
6:00 p.m. EDT, Jamaica Plain - Drag Queen Bingo
6:30 p.m. EDT, Brighton
Friday, June 7
Boston Public Library
Make Your Own Pride Coaster
2:30 p.m. EDT, Mattapan
Tuesday, June 11
Emory University
Pride Month Button Making
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. EDT, Woodruff Library lobby
Boston Public Library
The History Project: Pride Was a Riot
6:00 p.m. EDT, Faneuil
Monday, June 17
Boston Public Library
- Celebrate Pride Month with Drag Queen Story Hour with Ms. Patty
11:00 a.m. EDT, Uphams Corner - Panel: SpeakOUT for Pride
6:00 p.m. EDT, Codman Square
Tuesday, June 18
Boston Public Library
Celebrate Pride Month with Drag Queen Story Hour with Ms. Patty
11:00 a.m. EDT, South End
Michigan State University
Sexuality, Men’s Rights, and the Coalitional Politics of Masculinity and MSU Changing Men Collection
Noon–1:00 p.m. EDT, Special Collections Seminar Room (Main Library, 1 West)
Thursday, June 20
Boston Public Library
Bilingual Drag Story Time with Just JP/Hora del cuento bilingüe con Just JP
11:00 a.m. EDT, Connolly
Friday, June 21
Boston Public Library
Celebrate Pride Month with Drag Queen Story Hour with Ms. Patty
11:00 a.m. EDT, Honan-Allston
New York Public Library
Manhattan Anti-Prom
6:30 p.m. EDT, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Monday, June 24
Boston Public Library
Celebrate Pride Month with Drag Queen Story Hour with Ms. Patty
11:00 a.m. EDT, Roslindale
Tuesday, June 25
Boston Public Library
Celebrate Pride Month with Drag Queen Story Hour with Ms. Patty
11:00 a.m. EDT, Grove Hall
Rice University
Crafting with Pride
2:00–4:00 p.m. CDT, Fondren Library, West entrance
Wednesday, June 26
Boston Public Library
Celebrate Pride Month with Drag Queen Story Hour with Ms. Patty
11:00 a.m. EDT, Fields Corner
New York Public Library
Musical Performance: Make a Scene and More with Krystofer Maison
6:30–7:30 p.m. EDT, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library
Thursday, June 27
Boston Public Library
- Pride Month Family Concert with Carrie Ferguson
10:30 a.m., EDT, Egleston Square - Bilingual Drag Story Time with Just JP/Hora del cuento bilingüe con Just JP
11:00 a.m. EDT, Roxbury - Pride Month Family Concert with Carrie Ferguson
2:00 p.m., EDT, Roslindale
Michigan State University
Lesbian Genders, Lesbian Sounds: Transing the Women’s Music Movement and MSU’s LGBTQ+ Collection
Noon–1:00 p.m. EDT, Special Collections Seminar Room (Main Library, 1 West)
Friday, June 28
Boston Public Library
Celebrate Pride Month with Drag Queen Story Hour with Ms. Patty
11:00 a.m. EDT, Jamaica Plain
Blog Posts and Other Resources
Boston Public Library
Case Western Reserve University
Celebrate Pride Month with Kelvin Smith Library
Emory University
Florida State University
14 LGBTQIA+ Research Databases and Journals
George Washington University
Pride in the Collection
Georgetown University
Preserving Pride: Student Activists’ 2008 Mural Captures Activist History
Library of Congress
The American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB) Celebrates Pride Month
Michigan State University
- LGBTQ+ Resources at the MSU Archives & Historical Collections
- LGBTQ+ Resources in Special Collections
National Library of Medicine
Archiving Sexual and Gender Minority Health Resources on the Web
New York Public Library
Pride Month at NYPL
Princeton University
Notable Works on LGBTQIA+ Topics
Rice University
Book Display: Celebrating Pride Month
Simon Fraser University
Read the Rainbow: Celebrate Pride with the SFU Library
University of Arizona
Resources & Recommended Reads for LGBTQ+ Pride Month
University of California, Berkeley
Pride Month 2024
University of California, Davis
University of California, Irvine
Celebrating Pride Month
University of California, Los Angeles
Queer Punks, Artists, and Poets: Celebrating Pride with the UCLA Library Special Collections Punk Archive
University of California, San Diego
Pride posts on social media:
University of Connecticut
Celebrating Diversity: Pride Month 2024 at UConn Law Library
University of Michigan
Pride Month Memoir Recommendations
University of Missouri
Books to Celebrate Pride
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Celebrate Pride Month with the University Libraries
University of North Texas
What Is Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, People of Color Week?
University of Ottawa
Happy Pride Month 2024!
University of Pennsylvania
Featured Books and DVDs: Pride
University of Toronto
UTL Pride Staff Showcase
University of Utah
- Celebrate Pride Month with Stonewall Award Winning Books
- We’ve Always Been Here, We’ve Always Been Queer: Selections to Celebrate Queer History This Pride Month
University of Virginia
Celebrate Pride Through These Works of Art and Research
Virginia Commonwealth University
Pride Month Reading List
