June is Pride Month!

Week of June 1-4

What is LGBTQ+ Pride Month?

A Guide to LGBTQ Young Adult Literature

Click here for an AMAZING LIST of books with LGBTQ+ characters, searchable by genre, theme, type of character, and more!

Brought to you by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)

Stonewall Book Awards

Since 1971, books have been honored for exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience. Click here for the complete list!

Click here to browse Stonewall Award winners available at the Brookline Public Library.


What was Stonewall? Click here to learn more.

Support for LGBTQ+ kids and families

BAGLY is a youth-led, adult-supported social support organization, committed to social justice and creating, sustaining, and advocating for programs, policies, and services for the LGBTQ+ youth community.

Watch an endless stream of inspiring stories shared by people just like you. Visit our Get Help page to find LGBTQ+ youth support services in your community. Or, sign our pledge to commit to a world where all LGBTQ+ young people are free to live equally and know their worthiness and power as individuals!

The list of books recommended by parents of LGBT kids and members of the LGBT community, including memoirs, nonfiction, young adult fiction and children's books.