Celebrating Pride Month at the Library!
This Pride Month, the Library is celebrating LGBTQIA+ history and culture with programs and displays for adults and kids of all ages! Visit any Library location to browse our displays, and check out the programs we’ll be holding throughout the month.
Events
We’re excited to be hosting Pride Month programs for library-goers of all ages this June! Here’s our current lineup:
Pride Month Scavenger Hunts
Kids & Tweens | All Month at the Brookline Village, Coolidge Corner, and Putterham Libraries
Swing by our Children’s Rooms at Brookline Village and Coolidge Corner or the main desk at Putterham, and ask for a scavenger hunt sheet to search for as many different Pride flags or LGBTQIA+ figures as you can find!
Pride Printmaking with Alex Makes Art
Teens & Adults | Monday, June 2 at 6 PM at the Brookline Village Library
Join Alex Makes Art to kick-off Pride with a fantastic printmaking experience! Whether you’re a seasoned printmaker or just want to learn the basics, this event is all about unleashing your creativity. This is a drop-in program, but registration is strongly encouraged.
Felted Rainbow Pins with Pop Up Art School
Kids Ages 8+, Tweens, and Teens | Thursday, June 5 at 6:30 PM at the Brookline Village Library
Join Pop Up Art School to celebrate Pride Month and make a unique, felted rainbow pin! Space is limited and registration is required.
Cardboard Rainbow Collages with Alex Makes Art
Kids Ages 4-10 | Friday, June 6 at 2 PM at the Coolidge Corner Library
Kids ages 4-10 and accompanying siblings and grownups are invited to join Alex Makes Art at Coolidge Corner for a joyful afternoon of community crafting! Using recycled cardboard, colorful materials, and mixed media techniques, kids will create their own unique rainbow sculptures.
Queer Reading Group
Adults | Thursday, June 12 at 7 PM at the Brookline Village Library
Read and discuss books by queer authors in a variety of genres. This group has a stress-free structure, where the conversation we develop about identity, gender, race, and all intersections that these generate is just as important as reading the book. We make space to feel seen, safe, ask questions, and learn! For this Pride Month gathering, we’ll be creating a collaborative book list for Pride. Bring up to two of your favorite books to add to the list! Join us in-person or virtually.
Queer YA Author Panel
Teens & Adults | Tuesday, June 17 at 6 PM at the Brookline Village Library
The Library is proud to present an evening with local Queer YA authors Sara Farizan, Sacha Lamb, and Kasey LeBlanc! Teen Librarian, Tori, will moderate the conversation and facilitate audience questions. Following the event, Brookline Booksmith will be on-site selling the author’s titles and the event will conclude with a book signing from all three authors. While this event is geared toward teens, all are welcome!
Pride at the Library
All Ages | Saturday, June 21 at 1 PM at the Brookline Village Library
Join us for the culmination of our Pride Month celebration! This event will feature The Femmes Band, a family-friendly drag show with Dottie Ave, a photobooth, and more! All are welcome.