For LGBT History Month, Emory’s Woodruff Library is featuring a book display dedicated to the Lambda Literary Awards, highlighting a selection of distinguished LGBTQ+ literature honored for its impact on the literary world. The display includes a range of works, from novels that tackle memory and desire, poetry that delves into identity, and nonfiction on Read More …
Every year on October 11, National Coming Out Day (NCOD) provides an opportunity to celebrate the courage of LGBTQ+ individuals who choose to honor their identities and live their truth. While everyone’s path is different, including what being “out” looks like, the uniting experience of coming out is sharing a story with someone who holds Read More …
The Emory Libraries Access and Resource Division (ARS) of the Robert W. Woodruff Library supports three 10-week summer internships specifically for members of underrepresented communities to gain work experience in the areas of Access, Resource, and Preservation Services. In the ever-changing landscape of librarianship, there is an urgent obligation to attract individuals from underrepresented communities with varying perspectives and to provide meaningful, Read More …
October has always heralded celebration in Atlanta, with the crisp autumnal air signaling the start of the city’s many neighborhood festivals. One key October celebration that we take note of at Emory Libraries is LGBTQ+ History Month, which acknowledges the history making contributions of LGBTQ+ people in our society. Started by Missouri high school teacher Read More …
In honor of LGBTQ History Month in October, the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library will present its second annual Rose Library Drag Show on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, at 7 p.m., in the Woodruff Library’s Jones Room on the Emory University campus. The event is free and open to the public, Read More …
