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Cover of Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe

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LGBTQ Book Club Discussing Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe

In-Person and Virtual Program

2023-03-28 19:00:00 2023-03-28 20:00:00 America/Los_Angeles LGBTQ Book Club Discussing Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe Join the LGBTQ Book Club for a hybrid (in-person and online) discussion of Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe. West Hollywood Library - Meeting Room

Tuesday, March 28
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-03-28 19:00:00 2023-03-28 20:00:00 America/Los_Angeles LGBTQ Book Club Discussing Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe Join the LGBTQ Book Club for a hybrid (in-person and online) discussion of Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe. West Hollywood Library - Meeting Room

West Hollywood Library

Meeting Room

Join the LGBTQ Book Club for a hybrid (in-person and online) discussion of Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe.

This is a hybrid event and will be hosted in-person in the West Hollywood Library Community Meeting Room as well as on WebEx Meetings via the following link:

https://lacountylibrary.webex.com/lacountylibrary/j.php?MTID=mba7b1691835e16da3c49839dae72210b

West Hollywood Library's LGBTQ Book Club meets on the last Tuesday of the month to discuss literary works of relevance and interest to the LGBTQ+ community.

Please contact the library to borrow a print copy of the book. eBook is available through hoopla (no wait) and OverDrive/Libby.

Attendance is limited, and advance registration is required for in-person attendees. Please register every individual in your party. This will be used to save your spots in the program. We cannot guarantee availability for any unregistered attendees.

This event is held in-person. LA County Public Health strongly encourages masks and physical distancing indoors regardless of vaccination status. Masks will continue to be available for customers upon request. Please see the Guidelines for Attendees during the registration process for more information.

Summary provided by the publisher:

In 2014, Maia Kobabe, who uses e/em/eir pronouns, thought that a comic of reading statistics would be the last autobiographical comic e would ever write. At the time, it was the only thing e felt comfortable with strangers knowing about em. Now, Gender Queer is here. Maia’s intensely cathartic autobiography charts eir journey of self-identity, which includes the mortification and confusion of adolescent crushes, grappling with how to come out to family and society, bonding with friends over erotic gay fanfiction, and facing the trauma and fundamental violation of pap smears.

Started as a way to explain to eir family what it means to be nonbinary and asexual, Gender Queer is more than a personal story: it is a useful and touching guide on gender identity—what it means and how to think about it—for advocates, friends, and humans everywhere.

AGE GROUP: | Older Adults | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Books, Poetry, & Writing |

TAGS: | Virtual Program | LGBTQ+ Pride | Book Club |

West Hollywood Library

Phone: 310.652.5340

Hours
We're closed Monday May 29 due to Memorial Day Closure
Mon, May 29 Closed
(Memorial Day Closure)
Tue, May 30 11:00AM to 7:00PM
Wed, May 31 11:00AM to 7:00PM
Thu, Jun 01 11:00AM to 7:00PM
Fri, Jun 02 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Jun 03 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Jun 04 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the branch

West Hollywood Library began service to the area (then unincorporated ) in 1913. The library was previously located at Sherman School, a cottage on Clark Street, a building on Westbourne Drive, and a building near the present site. The Library has an active Friends of the Library group.

The new library was dedicated October 1, 2011.

Upcoming events

Wed, May 31, 11:15am - 11:45am
Let’s get ready for school! Enjoy books, songs, rhymes, and movement while learning school readiness skills and having fun. For ages 2 - 5 with their parent or caregiver.

Tue, Jun 06, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
West Hollywood Room
Join the book club for a hybrid (in-person and online) discussion of Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley.

Wed, Jun 07, 11:15am - 11:45am
Let’s get ready for school! Enjoy books, songs, rhymes, and movement while learning school readiness skills and having fun. For ages 2 - 5 with their parent or caregiver.

Sat, Jun 10, 10:30am - 11:30am
Get the most out of your library! Along with a tour of the library, learn how our collections are organized, how to find things on your own, and how our professional librarians can help with your research. Meet in the Ruth Bader Ginsburg room.

Mon, Jun 12, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room
This groundbreaking opera was created by LA Opera to engage babies with beautiful and comforting sights and sounds. In BambinO's world of soft pillows and gentle music, participation is encouraged! For ages 0 – 3 with parent or caregiver.

Wed, Jun 14, 11:15am - 11:45am
Let’s get ready for school! Enjoy books, songs, rhymes, and movement while learning school readiness skills and having fun. For ages 2 - 5 with their parent or caregiver.

Thu, Jun 15, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Keep your mind fresh with an afternoon of brain-strengthening games and activities! Learn simple, fun, and engaging games like Qwirkle, Qwix, and more. For ages 55 and up. In Community Meeting Room.

Thu, Jun 15, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Another school year is over! Let's unwind and  have some fun painting watercolors of your own design. Paper, brush and paint will be provided. For ages 13 to 17.

Fri, Jun 16, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room
Show your LGBTQ+ pride and turn river rocks into works of art! Use as gifts, garden markers, or paper weights. For adults 18+.

Tue, Jun 20, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room
Learn about 3D design and printing using the free computer-aided design (CAD) software Tinkercad. Design a small object to be printed on the library's 3D printer (to be picked up at a later date). For adults 18+.

Wed, Jun 21, 11:15am - 11:45am
Let’s get ready for school! Enjoy books, songs, rhymes, and movement while learning school readiness skills and having fun. For ages 2 - 5 with their parent or caregiver.

Fri, Jun 23, 10:00am - 3:00pm
LA County Department of Public Health is partnering with LA County Library to provide free flu vaccines, Covid-19 vaccines, and updated bivalent boosters to people 6 months of age and older, no health insurance required.
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Tue, Jun 27, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room
Join the LGBTQ Book Club for a hybrid (in-person and online) discussion of Memorial by Bryan Washington.

Wed, Jun 28, 11:15am - 11:45am
Let’s get ready for school! Enjoy books, songs, rhymes, and movement while learning school readiness skills and having fun. For ages 2 - 5 with their parent or caregiver.