Kieren Hickey and his team of librarian volunteers at the Queer Liberation Library work to elevate queer voices in places where LGBTQ+ people may not have access to those types of books at their home libraries.
Find Insider Deals for items perfect around the house and on the go– Kieren Hickey and his team of librarian volunteers work to elevate queer voices in places where LGBTQ+ people may not have access to those types of books at their home libraries.operates as a nonprofit with librarians who have specialized knowledge in curating for specific audiences, spanning from adult fiction to young adult to children’s books. Their goal is to find and share queer stories in various formats.
“By prioritizing living, out authors, we’re able to sort of like put money back into the hands of those queer people who are writing and telling stories today,” Hickey said. “So it’s sort of a balance deciding between how much we do of each particular sort of subset. The choosing comes down to librarians with more specialized knowledge.”
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