alternative libraries

Revenge of the Feminerd: Libraries, Lesbrarians, Censorship, and Equality

Books post by Jarrah Hodge on June 1, 2011 - 10:16am; tagged alternative libraries, lesbrarians, LGBTQ, librarians, radical libraries, revenge of the feminerd.

Lesbrarians by Sarah Leavitt: Four women hold a lesbrarians banner at a march, holding their fingers in front of their lips in a shushing gesture
Looking into libraries for this post I decided to talk to my former colleague Tara Robertson. In 2009 Tara put together a group called the Lesbrarians to take part in the Vancouver Dyke March. Last year they had about 35 lesbian, bisexual, and queer women who worked in libraries, archives or other information organizations, as well as writers and library lovers. We met when we both worked at the Vancouver Public Library and she’s done quite a bit of work on LGBTQ and feminist issues, so I knew she’d be a great resource.

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From the Library: An Introduction and a Call for Zines

From the Library post by Ashley McAllister on May 29, 2010 - 10:14am; tagged alternative libraries, books, Community Lending Library, From the Bitch Library, grrrl zines, radical libraries, zines.


From the Bitch Library will be used to explore the relationship between libraries and feminism, to profile radical and alternative libraries across the globe, to highlight Bitch library happenings, and to review books and zines that are new to our collection.
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