Pride Month
Celebrate Pride at the Library
Celebrate Pride at the Library
Throughout June, join us as we celebrate Pride Month with programs, books, podcasts, and more.
Pride Reads
Search our catalog or print our curated list below for books and other titles that celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and commemorate LGBTQ+ history.
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Tune into our Tales from the Kentucky Room and Turning the Page podcasts as LPL librarians interview local artists, poets, activists, and educators, who share stories about LGBTQ+ life, art, and history in Lexington and surrounding areas.
Gay Poems for Red States: An Interview with Willie Carver, Jr.
A Tales from the Kentucky Room interview with Willie Carver, Jr., Kentucky poet, 2022 Kentucky Teacher of the Year, and author of the book Gay Poems for Red States
Bad Sex in Kentucky: An Interview with Kevin Lane Dearinger
A Tales from the Kentucky Room interview with Kentucky actor, author, and playwright Kevin Lane Dearinger about his memoir, Bad Sex in Kentucky, his Broadway career, and his second career in education
Henry Faulkner Week: Sweet Evening Breeze
From Tales from the Kentucky Room: A conversation with artist and activist Robert Morgan about Sweet Evening Breeze, one of Lexington’s first notable drag queens
Henry Faulkner Week: An Interview with Robert Morgan
A Tales from the Kentucky Room interview with artist and LGBTQ+ activist Robert Morgan
Faulkner Morgan Pagan Babies Archive
A Tales from the Kentucky Room interview with Dr. Jonathan Coleman about the “Out in Plain Sight” exhibit at Lexington Public Library and the founding of the Faulkner Morgan Pagan Babies Archive
An Interview with Savannah Sipple
A Turning the Page interview with poet, essayist, and educator Savannah Sipple about her writing and career
