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The Santa Clara City Library is celebrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning (LGBTQ) Pride Month this year with inclusive programming throughout the entire month of June. We are hosting events for all age groups, including a family storytime, educational programs, free movie screenings, arts & crafts events, and our fourth annual Teen Pride crafts party!
Celebrating 50 Years of LGBTQ Pride
The month of June was chosen to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall Riots in Manhattan, widely regarded as the beginning of the modern LGBTQ rights movement in the United States. This year marks the 50th anniversary of Stonewall and the movement for LGBTQ equality.
LGBTQ Pride Display
Come visit Central Park Library during LGBTQ Pride Month to check out our display of books, movies, and music from our LGBTQ collection.
We are also collecting donations of socks and unopened toiletries until the end of the month to support the LGBTQ Youth Space in San Jose, a non-profit serving local LGBTQ youth and young adults ages 13-25 in Santa Clara County. You may drop off your donations in the bin beside the LGBTQ Pride display at Central Park Library.
Santa Clara City Library LGBTQ Pride Month is made possible with support from the Santa Clara City Library Foundation and Friends.
LGBTQ Pride Month Event Schedule
Click here for a digital copy of our LGBTQ Pride Month event schedule.
CENTRAL PARK LIBRARY
For Adults
PRIDE WORKSHOP: WELCOMING GENDER DIVERSITY
Monday, June 10, 6:30-8:30pm
For adults ages 18 and up
Join The Diversity Center of Santa Cruz County for a workshop on the spectrum of gender and sexuality, inclusive language, myths and barriers for LGBTQ+ people in our communities and workplaces, as well as practical actions you can take to embrace and celebrate diversity in all its forms.
PRIDE MOVIE NIGHT: BOY ERASED
Thursday, June 13, 6-8:30pm
For adults ages 18 and up
Celebrate Pride Month with a free screening of Boy Erased (R) and stay to the end of the movie for a chance to win a copy of the memoir that inspired the film.
About the film:
The son of a Baptist preacher is forced to participate in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents. Based on the memoir Boy Erased by Garrard Conley.
ART AFTER DARK: PRIDE TOTE BAGS
Monday, June 24, 7-8pm
For adults ages 18 and up
Design and create your own Pride-themed tote bag with washi tape and rainbow paint, just in time for Pride weekend!
For Families
PRIDE STORYTIME & CRAFTS
Friday, June 14, 11am-12:30pm
For all ages
Our very first Pride Storytime & Crafts is an inclusive event for the entire family, featuring diverse stories, songs, puppets, and crafts! We will be reading A Tale of Two Mommies and Prince & Knight to celebrate all types of love and all kinds of families. Stay after the stories to make your own personalized paper crown or tiara.
PRIDE PARENTING PROGRAM: IMPORTANCE & CREATION OF FAMILIAL SUPPORT
Wednesday, June 26, 7-8:30pm
For ages 13 and up
Learn how you can best support youth who identify as LGBTQ or are questioning and hone your skills as an ally. This presentation by the LGBTQ Youth Space of San Jose will include an overview of local resources for parents and families, a speaker panel of youth from the community, and a Q&A session.
For Teens
TEEN PRIDE
Friday, June 21, 2-5pm
For grades 7-12
Our fourth annual Teen Pride event is an inclusive crafts party where teens can hang out and have fun in a supportive environment. We will be making Pride-themed felt pillows, rainbow candles, washi paper kites, and more. There will be door prizes and a chance to win your own customizable Ita bag! We’ll also be serving up Chinese food and dessert to celebrate Pride Month.
TEEN PRIDE MOVIE NIGHT: GEOGRAPHY CLUB
Friday, June 28, 6-8pm
For grades 7-12
Celebrate Pride Month with a free after-hours screening of Geography Club (PG-13) and stay to the end of the movie for a chance to win special prizes! No movie night would be complete without pizza, popcorn, and nachos too.
About the film:
At Goodkind High School, a group of students with varying sexual orientations form an after-school club as a discreet way to share their feelings and experiences. Based on the novel Geography Club by Brent Hartinger.
MISSION BRANCH LIBRARY
PARENTING PROGRAM: RAISING CHILDREN IN A GENDER INCLUSIVE WORLD
Wednesday, June 19, 6-8pm
For all ages
Join Parents Place in a presentation on talking to your child about gender diversity beyond stereotypical language and binary choices. Develop strategies to help your child be more respectful, kind, and supportive of all people, as well as feel good about themselves and their own gender identity.
PRIDE MOVIE NIGHT: THE IMITATION GAME
Thursday, June 20, 6-8pm
For ages 13 and up
Celebrate Pride Month with a free screening of The Imitation Game (PG-13), a movie featuring the life and work of Alan Turing, a mathematician and cryptanalyst who was prosecuted because of his sexual orientation.
About the film:
During World War II, the English mathematical genius Alan Turing tries to crack the German Enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians. Inspired by the biography Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges.
NORTHSIDE BRANCH LIBRARY
KIDS RAINBOW CRAFTS
Friday, June 7, 10:30-11:30am
For all ages
Come experience a fun and colorful day of making rainbow paper crafts for LGBTQ Pride! Create your own Heart Rainbow out of heart-shaped paper and beautiful Rainbow Pinwheel Flowers!
RAINBOW STEM: RAINBOW WOAH!
Friday, June 7, 2:30-3:30pm
For grades K-2
Explore the science of color mixing and rainbow making with these STEM-based activities! We will be making rainbows with colored water, M&Ms, and more!
TEEN PRIDE PARTY
Friday, June 7, 4-5:30pm
For grades 6-12
Celebrate LGBTQ diversity and acceptance while making bath bombs, rainbow string art, bags, and more! Pizza will be provided!