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.
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
Community Singing Event
Join us for our Community Songshare singing circle at the Brooklyn Heights Library!
We will come together and share songs with each other that are relatively short, and easy to teach via call and response. Please consider coming with a song you might like to share! Our facilitator will…
2025 | 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 2025: Books for Kids
- Pride Month 2025: Books for Teens
- Pride Month 2025: Books for Adults
- Pride Month 2025: Sports Romances
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.