LGBTQ+ history month 2021

Throughout February libraries are sharing stories that promote equality and celebrate diversity at special story time sessions for pre-school children and their families.

You can watch story time on our YouTube channel at 10.15am on:

• Monday 1 February
• Monday 8 February
• Monday 15 February
• Monday 22 February

Story time from Pride 2020

You can watch story time sessions from August, celebrating Pride 2020 at 10.15am on:

• Friday 5 February
• Friday 12 February
• Friday 26 February

Drag Queen Story Hour

We’ll be celebrating LGBTQ+ history month in style! 

Watch Drag Queen Story Hour live on Brighton & Hove libraries Facebook page on Monday 15 February at 2pm.

Make a Pride flag with Frances and find out some fun facts about what the Pride flag represents. This session is recommended for children aged 2 to 5 years.

Watch the craft session on our YouTube channel on Wednesday 17 February at 11am.

Every Tuesday and Thursday at 7pm watch our top picks for adults on Brighton & Hove libraries Facebook page, where we share our favourite literary gems.

This month’s collection has been specially curated to celebrate LGBTQ+ history month.

Our online library, Borrowbox, has a fantastic LGBTQ+ collection of fiction and non-fiction eBooks and eAudiobooks, to borrow anytime, anywhere.

Download the free app and login with your library card to start borrowing.

Brighton & Hove Libraries in partnership with New Writing South and Writing Our Legacy presents LGBTQ+ Voices Poetry workshop with AFLO.

The workshop is open to people of all backgrounds, aged 16 and older. It is suitable for beginners as well as more experienced writers.

Come and get inspired to write!

About AFLO.

AFLO. the poet is a spoken word artist, activist and academic based in Brighton. AFLO. uses poetry as a vehicle to address hard-hitting topics, particularly mental health, racism, and trauma.

Although she has been writing and performing for less than 2 years, her voice was described as one of the most prominent in Brighton in 2020 following her involvement with the Black Lives Matter protests.

AFLO. believes creativity is at the heart of the revolution and encourages her audiences to continue fighting the good fight.

Register for the workshop

The workshop will run on Sunday 21 February from 3pm to 4.30pm.

Tickets to the workshop are free, but you must register on Eventbrite for security reasons as the event is online using Zoom. 

To register you will need your library membership number. If you're not a member, you'll need join the library first.

Get your free ticket for the workshop.

Featured writers

Join us for an evening of new writing from LGBTQ+ Writers of Colour including:

• Joyoti Grech Cato
• Lisa Climie-Somers
• Suchi Chatterjee
• Ameet Vaghela

Authors featured are from the recent Writing Our Legacy publications; Hidden Sussex Anthology (2019) and Covert literary magazine Edition 1 (2020), produced in association with New Writing South.

MC’ed by the wonderful AFLO. the poet and followed by a DJ set to get you dancing in your living room. Join us for this celebration of new writing from new voices from across Sussex and bring a bit of cheer to those long dark February nights.

Register for the event

The event will run on Thursday 25 February from 7pm to 8pm.

Tickets to the reading are free, but you must register on Eventbrite for security reasons as the events are online using Zoom. 

To register you will need your library membership number. If you're not a member, you'll need join the library first.

Get your free ticket for the workshop.
 
Find more information about New Writing South and Writing Our Legacy.

Join Frances as she explores the fascinating history of the Pride flag. This talk is recommended for audiences aged 11+.

Watch on our YouTube channel on Saturday 27 February at 3pm.