I am thinking about sharing the KVCC post to our Facebook page with this quote as text: "Pride is important because someone tonight still believes they are better off dead than gay." Thoughts? Suggestions? Also it would be useful to have a list of suggested titles to display. I do have books stacked in the colors of the rainbow. Thank you for your help Andrea Andrea DeBiase Library Director Carrabassett Valley Public Library 3209 Carrabassett Drive Carrabassett Valley, ME 04947 207-237-3535 Maine Library Commission (2022 - present) On Fri, Jun 9, 2023 at 5:19 PM Barbara Bartley < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Thank you, Danie! > > Here is our current online Pride display: > > https://kvcc-me.libguides.com/cal/pride > > Best, > Barbara > > Barbara Bartley, Librarian > Kennebec Valley Community College > Fairfield ME 04937 > > (207) 453-5195 > ________________________________ > From: Maine Libraries Discussion List <[log in to unmask]> on > behalf of Danielle Fortin <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Thursday, June 8, 2023 1:08 PM > To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: [MELIBS-L] Pride Displays > > In addition to the groups trying to force libraries to spread a message of > how queer people are "detrimental and ultimately destructive to so many of > the foundations of civilization," 1 there are [hate] groups pushing another > "hide the pride" movement. > > > https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbookriot.com%2Fhide-the-pride-2023%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cbbartley%40KVCC.ME.EDU%7Cb3fdb947b89747fd718b08db684352d3%7C25eb78d160a04eb4aa539f80c186b3e5%7C1%7C0%7C638218410609786320%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=wPL6loafqU438eePHsQtwRxrkiwMi4kexSfi4XCCwts%3D&reserved=0 > <https://bookriot.com/hide-the-pride-2023/> > > There are many of us who will assist with Pride displays if you are > struggling, so reach out, and if you don't want to do so on the *public > forum* of MELIBS, feel free to message me on the book of faces. I'm easily > findable in the Maine Youth Librarian group. > > One fun thing we're doing here is a "Read the Covers of the Rainbow'' which > encourages people to read books with covers in all the rainbow colors. > Skowhegan did a cute rainbow activity scavenger on their facebook. > Waterville did a Pride booktalk AND showed off the new crosswalk in town, > MSL has a nice Pride booklist, NELA posted a favorite LGBTQIA+ reads list, > PPL (and others) have changed their icons to support pride, and so much > more. > > "Pride is important because someone tonight still believes they are better > off dead than gay." > > Just as some extra background information on why this is important, the HRC > has declared a State of Emergency for LGBTQIA+ Americans as more than 75 > anti-LGBTQIA+ bills have been passed into law this year. 2. > > Sources: > 1. h > *ttps:// > https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2Fvideos%2Fus%2F2012%2F03%2F03%2Fpiers-kirk-cameron-gay-marriage-unnatural.cnn&data=05%7C01%7Cbbartley%40KVCC.ME.EDU%7Cb3fdb947b89747fd718b08db684352d3%7C25eb78d160a04eb4aa539f80c186b3e5%7C1%7C0%7C638218410609786320%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=gvTBGik5CEDNGTaLnwWmKfJPvIiH7VlejXQJNlQ8IVE%3D&reserved=0 > < > https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2Fvideos%2Fus%2F2012%2F03%2F03%2Fpiers-kirk-cameron-gay-marriage-unnatural.cnn&data=05%7C01%7Cbbartley%40KVCC.ME.EDU%7Cb3fdb947b89747fd718b08db684352d3%7C25eb78d160a04eb4aa539f80c186b3e5%7C1%7C0%7C638218410609786320%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=gvTBGik5CEDNGTaLnwWmKfJPvIiH7VlejXQJNlQ8IVE%3D&reserved=0 > < > http://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2012/03/03/piers-kirk-cameron-gay-marriage-unnatural.cnn > >> > https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theatlantic.com%2Fculture%2Farchive%2F2012%2F03%2Fkirk-cameron-finally-weighs-in-on-how-gays-will-destroy-civilization%2F330993%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cbbartley%40KVCC.ME.EDU%7Cb3fdb947b89747fd718b08db684352d3%7C25eb78d160a04eb4aa539f80c186b3e5%7C1%7C0%7C638218410609786320%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=kh6bjxJbZ%2BZyg4NmJWDDM8rE5dAIXWDEBzWQllfht24%3D&reserved=0 > < > https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theatlantic.com%2Fculture%2Farchive%2F2012%2F03%2Fkirk-cameron-finally-weighs-in-on-how-gays-will-destroy-civilization%2F330993%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cbbartley%40KVCC.ME.EDU%7Cb3fdb947b89747fd718b08db684352d3%7C25eb78d160a04eb4aa539f80c186b3e5%7C1%7C0%7C638218410609786320%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=kh6bjxJbZ%2BZyg4NmJWDDM8rE5dAIXWDEBzWQllfht24%3D&reserved=0 > < > https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2012/03/kirk-cameron-finally-weighs-in-on-how-gays-will-destroy-civilization/330993/ > >>* > > 2. * > https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrc.org%2Fcampaigns%2Fnational-state-of-emergency-for-lgbtq-americans&data=05%7C01%7Cbbartley%40KVCC.ME.EDU%7Cb3fdb947b89747fd718b08db684352d3%7C25eb78d160a04eb4aa539f80c186b3e5%7C1%7C0%7C638218410609786320%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=yval4LHoADe7sFkzRL28XhhFpzJnUe%2BOZOxyKZkHmzo%3D&reserved=0 > < > https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrc.org%2Fcampaigns%2Fnational-state-of-emergency-for-lgbtq-americans&data=05%7C01%7Cbbartley%40KVCC.ME.EDU%7Cb3fdb947b89747fd718b08db684352d3%7C25eb78d160a04eb4aa539f80c186b3e5%7C1%7C0%7C638218410609786320%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=yval4LHoADe7sFkzRL28XhhFpzJnUe%2BOZOxyKZkHmzo%3D&reserved=0 > < > https://www.hrc.org/campaigns/national-state-of-emergency-for-lgbtq-americans > >>* > > -- > Danie Fortin > she/her > Young Adult Librarian > York Public Library > 15 Long Sands Road > York, ME 03909 > 207-363-2818 >
