Happy Pride Month!
In June, visit your Library to peruse Pride book displays or explore reading materials and resources online.
PRIDE EVENTS
-Adult Take and Make Rainbow Craft Kit! Celebrate Pride Month with our fabulous craft kit and make your own rainbow keychain, stickers and more! For library members ages 18+. Kits will be available for pick-up beginning Monday, June 10th at the Check Out Desk. Join the Waitlist.
-Celebrate Pride Month by picking up one of our Rainbow Connection Teen Loot Bags! Each loot bag will come with a colourful array of 2SLGBTQIA+ themed YA books (checked out to your library account), a friendship bracelet making kit, rainbow treats, and a personality quiz that will recommend your next great 2SLGBTQIA+ read AND enter you to win a $15 Cineplex gift card! Available now at the Check Out Desk for teens ages 13-18. SOLD OUT!
-Coming to the Lake Country Pride March on Saturday, June 22 at 1 p.m.? Visit the 2nd floor of the Library from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and create some signs to take with you! Then take your photo against our colorful backdrop. Bristol board provided, while supplies last.
-Also on Saturday, June 22, stop by the OPL booth at the Lake Country Pride Gathering and BBQ beginning at 2 p.m. for crafts and stories. You'll find us near the Couchiching Beach Park Large Pavilion.
-The Family Dept. is showing their pride all month long with their giant rainbow window mural. Stop by and add to their "What Are You Proud Of Wall"!
PRIDE MONTH BOOKLISTS
We're celebrating inclusivity with staff-curated booklists!
-Pride Picture Books for Kids: Celebrate Pride with one of these picture books featuring 2SLGBTQIA+ characters and themes, then explore the rest of our collection for even more books filled with pride.
-Read With Pride - YA Fiction: Celebrate Pride with one of these Young Adult fiction books about 2SLGBTQIA+ characters and themes!
-Celebrate Pride - Life Stories: Check out these inspiring biographies and memoirs from 2SLGBTQIA+ authors
SAFE SPACE
OPL is committed to creating more inclusive services and spaces for 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. At the Library you will find representation and allyship among our staff, and a variety of resources and programming inclusive of the 2SLGBTQIA+ experience.
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