Pride at PACL

Join us throughout June as we celebrate equality, love, acceptance, and inclusion. Commemorating the anniversary of New York City’s Stonewall Riots, communities around the world gather every June to demonstrate support of the LGBTQ+ community. Celebrate Pride with Palo Alto City Library in June and all year round!  

Events

Kids

• June 3: Family Storytime: Celebrate Pride Month! 
• June 7: Family Storytime: Celebrate Pride Month! 
• June 11: Little Ones Storytime: Celebrate Pride Month! 
• June 12: Hora de Cuentos en Español: Celebrate Pride Month! 
• June 13: Family Storytime: Celebrate Pride Month! 

Adults

• June 4: ESL/Learn English Online Conversation Group, opens a new window 
• June 11: Palo Alto’s Queer Legacy: From Archives to Action 
• June 26: YA Reads (for Adults and Teens) 

Book Recommendations

Kids

• Rainbow Reads for Kids   
• Read with Pride: Middle-Grade Books   
• Pride Month: Desi Stories - Young Adults & Kids 

Teens

• Read with Pride for Teens   
• Read with Pride for Teens: Graphic Novel Edition   

Adults

• Pride Month 
• Read the Rainbow: Biographies and Memoirs  
• LGBTQ+ e-Reads for Adults   
• LGBTQ+ Romance for Adults   
• Pride Month: Stonewall Book Award Winners - Adult 
• Stonewall Book Award Nominee's & Winners (All ages) 

eLibrary Resources

Access these resources FREE with your library card!, opens a new window 

• Check out eBook collections on Hoopla, featuring LGBTQ+ stories and experiences. 
• You can also find digital magazines such as The Advocate and Out on Libby 
• Explore LGBTQ+ documentaries & films on Kanopy. 

Other Resources:  

• GLBT History Museum (San Francisco) 
• National Museum of American History: LGBTQ History  

Local Resources:  

• Silicon Valley Pride 
• The LGBT Youth Space (San José) 
• Outlet (Santa Clara) 
• Billy DeFrank LGBTQ+ Community Center (San José) 
• Santa Clara County Office of LGBTQ Affairs