Cooperative Collection Development -- CCD: LGBTQ Studies
• The School Library System (SLS) Cooperative Collection Development Plan is developed as part of the resource sharing component of the plan of service.
Sora Titles
This collection . . .
This collection is for everyone in New York, and includes the following:
- Materials about and for LGBTQ+ students & adults
- Resources on contemporary and historial LGBTQ+ issues such as gay marriage & the gay liberation movement
- Services for librarians who need to add LGBTQ+ materials to their collections.
LGBTQIA+ Collection in Sora!
Sources for book reviews & book lists
- I'm Here, I'm Queer, Now What do I Read?Lee Wind provides an immense number of reviews (some submitted by authors), including manga. Of particular note is a series of lists on the left-hand side of the blog which "sort" books into categories--helpful if you need to fill gaps in your collection.
- GLBTRT: Rainbow BooksBook lists from the last decade. An excellent resource.
- YA Pride: LGBTQIA+ characters in YA fiction & LGBTQ YA AuthorsThis blog has reviews, teen stories & lots of good information about what is going on in publishing as it relates to YA fiction.
- We Need Diverse Books OurStoryA great book finder for all kinds of diverse books.
- The Stonewall Book AwardsThe first and most enduring award for GLBTQ books.
- Disability in KidLitThere are some LGBTQIA books reviewed, and it's important to think of disabled kids within the LGBTQIA community. The Honor Roll is now their focus.
- Gay-Themed Picture Books for ChildrenA blog run by our very own Patricia Sarles!
- Queer Books for TeensThis is a “comprehensive database of LGBTQIAP+ YA Literature 2000-2017.” Not a list of book recommendations, though they do have a best books section—Kyle Lukoff curated one of the lists.
- Lambda Literary Reviews, Features, & InterviewsLamba Literary is a great resource to follow for up-to-date releases of young adult and adult writing about and for the LGBTQI community.
- ALA: GLBTRT (GLBT Round Table) NewsUse this page to subscribe to their quarterly newsletter. This is the ALA GLBTQ organization, which gives a number of prestigious literary awards, as well as consolidating information of interest to GLBTQ members & those that serve GLBTQ people (everyone!)
Curator
Andrea Swenson, Librarian
If you are a librarian in a New York City school library, you may contact the curator to inquire about this collection.
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