Archives for LGBTQ+ events in White Plains

Uncovering Westchester LGBTQ+ History

Uncovering Westchester LGBTQ+ History Thursday, January 11 at 5:00 p.m. Teens, Adults Edge Media Lab Allee Manning, founder of the Westchester LGBTQ+ History Project, will give a presentation on her research of Westchester LGBTQ+ history and lead attendees in a game of trivia. For additional information and oral history interviews, see the project's website.
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Categories: Authors & Books, Events, Featured, Homepage Teens, Library News, and Teens.

Supporting Your LGBTQ+ Loved Ones

Safer and Seen: Supporting Your LGBTQ+ Loved Ones with Presenter Caleb Seguin Tuesday, June 13th at 7-8:30 pm For: Adults, High Schoolers (Grades 9 – 12) Location: Virtual Note: a free, registered Zoom account is required Register HERE Perhaps you have a LBGTQ+ family member or friend. Perhaps you wish to understand more about LGBTQ+ issues. Perhaps you are concerned about current events. Please join the Library for an important webinar: Supporting LGBTQ+ Loved Ones. This webinar is geared towards adults, caregivers and adults who work with teens, and older teens. As awareness and acceptance around gender and sexuality grows,
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Categories: Library News.

Author Alex Gino Discusses “Melissa”

Author Visit: Alex Gino Discusses Melissa Thursday, June 29th at 7:00 p.m. For Grades 4-12, Families, Adults Registration required. Register here for in-person in Galaxy Hall or here for Virtual on Zoom To both celebrate LGBTQIA+ Pride Month in June and to call attention to the ever-increasing crisis of censorship and book banning in the country, we are excited to announce that award-winning author Alex Gino will be speaking about their book, Melissa. This author visit program will also be June’s Tweens Talk Banned Books meeting.  Tweens Talk Banned Books is a book club program for grades 4-6 to discuss
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Categories: Library News.

Your Voice Heard: LGBTQ+ Podcasting & Radio

Your Voice Heard: LGBTQ+ Podcasting & Radio Teens Thursday, 6:00 p.m. – January 12 VIRTUAL Registration required – REGISTER HERE. Learn how industry quality radio, podcasts, and longer form journalism are made with Marc Sophos from Outcasting! Outcasting is a series of public radio programs by LGBTQ+ youth and their allies for the general public with a national reach of 200 radio stations. This program is offered in conjunction with the Rye Free Reading Room and other WLS libraries.
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Categories: Events, Featured, Homepage Teens, Library News, and Teens.