We've got Pride at the Library!
Pride doesn’t stop when June ends. Brooklyn Public Library offers expanded access to queer books, brand new booklists, and some great events all year round. Check out our 2026 Recommended Pride Reads!
Books Unbanned
In recent years, public and school libraries across the United States have experienced an unprecedented wave of book challenges and bans, many focused on censoring queer stories. In April 2022, Brooklyn Public Library launched Books Unbanned, granting teens and young adults in the U.S., ages 13-21, free access to its entire digital collection of over half a million eBooks and audiobooks. Find out more about Books Unbanned.
Upcoming Events
Cookie Decorating for Pride
For Teens & Tweens - show your pride and decorate a rainbow cookie with us to celebrate LGBTQ Pride Month!
Teen Time: Pride Month Party!
Come to the library to celebrate LGBTQIA+ Pride Month! We will create personalized keychains and bookmarks and have Pride themed books, stickers and bracelet giveaways!
For teens in grades 6-12.
Snacks will be provided.
Watching with Whitman: Queerly Beloved Pre-Party
Come visit Walt Whitman Library at Fort Greene Park as we kick-off the Queerly Beloved film event. We'll have related books, eBooks, and DVDs for checkout, and will be sharing out information about other exciting library programming! Details about the main film event below.
Queerly Beloved:…
Audre Lorde's Sister Outsider: A Pride Month Workshop Series
Join multidisciplinary artist and facilitator Chyna Cassell in celebrating Pride Month with selected essays from Black lesbian feminist warrior poet mother Audre Lorde's essay collection SISTER OUTSIDER.
In this three-part workshop series, patrons will read and discuss three essential…
Book Talk: Gabrielle Korn in Conversation with Tyler McCall on Long Island Girls
"A dizzying triumph of queer millennial nostalgia." —Haley Jakobson, New York Times Editor’s Choice Author of Old EnoughTo register for this event, please visit: https://longisland-girls.eventbrite.com/
Event guidelines:
All attendees are strongly encouraged to wear a face mask at all…
Movie Matinee
Movie Matinee takes place on Friday mornings at 11 AM in the Saratoga Library Meeting Room. It is facilitated by Adult Librarian Donald Peebles. The feature presentation will be the classic movie NOAH'S ARC: JUMPING THE BROOM, starring Darryl Stephens, Rodney Chester, Christian Vincent,…
Kids Create: Slime
Come make something with us at Brower Park Library! Designed for ages 6-12, younger ages are welcome with supervision.
Saturday Storytime - Pride Month!
Celebrate Pride Month at the Highlawn Library with a special storytime featuring themed reads, giveaway books, and a craft!
Program capacity is limited to 15 people in total; please plan to arrive early and pick up a ticket at the front desk. If you or your child are not feeling well on…
LGBTQ+ Film Discussion Group
Join us every last Monday for a monthly LGBTQ+ film discussion group where we explore classic and contemporary queer cinema!
This month’s film is Pride (2014).The film is also available on various platforms to stream, rent, or buy. Check online for viewing options.
NOTE…
Audre Lorde's Sister Outsider: A Pride/Post-Pride Month Workshop Series
Join multidisciplinary artist and facilitator Chyna Cassell in celebrating Pride Month with selected essays from feminist poet Audre Lorde's Sister Outsider.
In this three-part workshop series, you will read and discuss three essential essays — Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power, The…
2026 | New Queer Books
Take Pride in what you're reading! Celebrate Pride with Brooklyn Public Library's list of new queer books for all ages, published since last year's Pride Month:
KIDS
TEENS
ADULTS
Staff Picks
- Pride Month 2026: Recommended Reads
- Pride Month 2026: Books for Kids
- Pride Month 2026: Books for Teens
- Pride Month 2026: Books for Adults
Online Resources
Comics Plus
A collection of thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, and manga for kids, teens, and adults.
Gale OneFile: Gender Studies
Journals relating to gender studies.