TAG: LGBTQ2IA+
LGBTQ Memoirs for 2020 Pride Month
Posted in Explore and Discover on June 19, 2020 at 6:00 am
By Caitlin Wheeler Right now, many of us are spending most of our time at home, continuing to social distance under Phase 2 of Washington state’s Safe Start plan. It can be isolating, this feeling of being stuck and apart from those you love for an indeterminate amount of time. As a balm, I offer […]
Tags: authors, autobiography, book list, booklist, books, fiction, LGBT Pride Month, LGBTQ, LGBTQ2IA+, memoir, nonfiction, novel, Pride Month, reading
Helplines and crisis resources
Posted in Explore and Discover, News on April 27, 2020 at 9:30 am
BY CRYSTAL MILLER The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has put many people in a state of crisis. Crisis covers many aspects of life: financial, emotional, physical, and mental, among others. For some, the “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order from Gov. Inslee has heightened tensions among housemates and, in some cases, increased the level of abuse and […]
Tags: abuse, addiction, adults, call, chat, Crime, crisis, distress, escape, hate, help, helpline, hotline, kids, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGBTQ2IA+, need, need help, parents, resources, suicide, teens, text, tweens
Special collections and archival materials for Pride Month
Posted in Explore and Discover on June 3, 2019 at 6:00 am
by Caitlin Wheeler I love library special collections. They’re like microhistories you get to assemble yourself. While popular collections—like the kind you usually find in a public library—are assembled based on the interests of a broad population with a wide variety of needs, special collections are assembled based on a special interest of […]
Tags: archival materials, archives, history, identity, Inland Northwest Collection, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGBTQ2IA+, library, local collection, museum, preservation, pride, Pride Month, pride parade, reading, special collections
