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Jake Stepansky @jakestepansky.bsky.social · 3h

ANYWAY WE'RE BUILDING A GAY LIBRARY AND WE NEED YOUR HELP (ask me how)

QT Library @qtlibrary.org · 9h

🌱 A small seed is capable of turning into a beautiful garden. Likewise, from the simple idea of liberation and hope, QT Library has sprung up.

Introducing From Seed to Shelf: the QT Library's annual campaign! Donate, volunteer, RSVP... help us grow today: https://loom.ly/MRSIouU

QT Library covered in tiny flowers on a wooden board. Text underneath says, "from seed to shelf" surrounded by leaves. Text under that says, "our annual campaign to deepen our roots, grow our team, and raise $100,000. For, by, and with you." At the bottom is a brown bookshelf with blank books and some colorful potted flowers.

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Carli Velocci👽 @carlivelocci.com · 8h

🧵The QT Library, an upcoming brick-and-mortar LGBTQIA+ library and community space in the Boston area, is doing something big.

We're looking to raise $100K and get a new influx of volunteers while celebrating our community and the resilience of the queer and trans community! Join us!

QT Library @qtlibrary.org · 9h

🌱 A small seed is capable of turning into a beautiful garden. Likewise, from the simple idea of liberation and hope, QT Library has sprung up.

Introducing From Seed to Shelf: the QT Library's annual campaign! Donate, volunteer, RSVP... help us grow today: https://loom.ly/MRSIouU

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QT Library @qtlibrary.org · 8h

We count on the generosity, belief, and championship of our miraculous community to make this work and this campaign possible.

And no matter how you're showing up for the QT Library or for queer and trans folks, we are immensely grateful 💜

QT Library @qtlibrary.org · 8h

There are a few ways to help us:

💸Help us reach our $100K fundraising goal: tinyurl.com/donatetoqt
🤝Join our volunteer team: www.qtlibrary.org/get-involved
🎟️ RSVP to an event (we have *many* coming up, including virtual ones!): www.eventbrite.com/o/qt-library...

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QT Library @qtlibrary.org · 8h

From now until Dec. 15, we'll be looking to honor all that we've done and all we have left to do.

We've brought in 60+ volunteers, 3,000+ books, and held countless events. But we need your help to truly blossom. 💐

Two people sitting behind a QT library table and smiling. The table is covered in books, papers, and flyers.

Two people sitting at a table with a rainbow tablecloth. One is painting with facepaint on the other's hand.

A big room with many shelves filled with books in bins.

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QT Library @qtlibrary.org · 9h

🌱 A small seed is capable of turning into a beautiful garden. Likewise, from the simple idea of liberation and hope, QT Library has sprung up.

Introducing From Seed to Shelf: the QT Library's annual campaign! Donate, volunteer, RSVP... help us grow today: https://loom.ly/MRSIouU

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David Futato @dfutato.bsky.social · 23h

Check out this author talk to hear about the new generation of queer leaders. It’s online, so you can do it from the comfort of your own home!

QT Library @qtlibrary.org · 1d

NEXT WEEK: We are honored to be hosting @kimmtopping.bsky.social for a digital author talk about their inspiring debut book "Generation Queer," a collection of stories about 30 young LGBTQIA+ leaders shaping our world 🙌

RSVP now over on Eventbrite 👉 https://loom.ly/seCXr2A

#BookSky

A blue banner that says "author talk." Underneath is a hole-punch card with the text, "Kimm Topping: Generation Queer." Under that is a photo of Kimm holding the book Generation queer in an ornate frame with a microphone. The date is October 20 from 7 to 8 P.M. Zoom.

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Sara K-M @sarakm.bsky.social · 1d

So excited for this! Please help spread the word 📚

QT Library @qtlibrary.org · 1d

NEXT WEEK: We are honored to be hosting @kimmtopping.bsky.social for a digital author talk about their inspiring debut book "Generation Queer," a collection of stories about 30 young LGBTQIA+ leaders shaping our world 🙌

RSVP now over on Eventbrite 👉 https://loom.ly/seCXr2A

#BookSky

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QT Library @qtlibrary.org · 1d

NEXT WEEK: We are honored to be hosting @kimmtopping.bsky.social for a digital author talk about their inspiring debut book "Generation Queer," a collection of stories about 30 young LGBTQIA+ leaders shaping our world 🙌

RSVP now over on Eventbrite 👉 https://loom.ly/seCXr2A

#BookSky

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QT Library @qtlibrary.org · 1d

One of the first books we ever added to our collection was "Miss Major Speaks: Conversations with a Black Trans Revolutionary." It's powerful, of the moment, and so very special.

RIP to a legend.

Book cover for Miss Major Speaks: Conversations with a Black Trans Revolutionary.

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QT Library @qtlibrary.org · 6d

Or maybe a library 👀

Since you can help build out our collection by buying a book off or @bookshop.org wishlist and all that

bookshop.org/shop/qtlibrary

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QT Library @qtlibrary.org · 6d

Or maybe a library 👀

Since you can help build out our collection by buying a book off or @bookshop.org wishlist and all that

bookshop.org/shop/qtlibrary

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QT Library @qtlibrary.org · 8d

next time!

QT Library @qtlibrary.org · 8d

JOIN US in celebrating #BannedBooksWeek with this amazing panel at @bpl.boston.gov 📚🎉We'll be discussing how we can push back against book censorship, along with other amazing guests.

Register to claim your seat 👉 https://loom.ly/Wkl8hoo

A graphic with the text "banned books panel: read with pride, resist with pages. Featuring a dynamic panel of authors, educators, and activists, we’ll discuss the alarming rise in book bans across the country—particularly those targeting queer narratives and diverse perspectives" and an illustration of a book with flowers growing out of it.

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QT Library @qtlibrary.org · 13d

We have 3,000~ books to recommend, but what would you have the LQBTQIA+ community enjoy?

Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 13d

This is LGBTQ+ History Month, and I urge my followers who are LGBTQ+ (or just curious) to dive into one thing--a movie, novel, TV show--from your childhood or before. Look at an older gay work as something other than a relic or an error. You'll be rewarded. Your world, your SELF, will get bigger. >

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QT Library @qtlibrary.org · 14d

September 30 ➡️ October 1

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QT Library @qtlibrary.org · 15d

Our monthly newsletter has just... fallen 🍂

We’re just so excited for fall, and all that falls in fall, including a new QT book club, TWO author talks, and TWO important volunteer opportunities.

Read and subscribe 👉 mailchi.mp/qtlibrary/se...

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QT Library @qtlibrary.org · 19d

📢 NEW GROUP! NEW GROUP!

Looking for some dedicated time to work on some crafts and engage in some tomfoolery with the queer community? That's why the QT Library is so excited to announce our newest virtual group: Stitch & Bitch! 🧶✂️🧵

RSVP on Eventbrite 👉 https://loom.ly/nU_C2LQ

A bright orange box that says "New group alert: crafting edition." A colorful mix of crafting supplies, including pens and paper, is strewn about with the text "Q.T. Library: Stitch and Bitch" on top.

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QT Library @qtlibrary.org · 21d

📣👻 NEW BOOK CLUB ALERT

Hey #BookSky, the spookiest and queerest of all book clubs is coming to a Zoom near you! The QT Library's Queer Horror Book Club is having our very first meeting, when else, but in October.

RSVP now, if you dare! https://loom.ly/MvXVVt0

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 22d

Happy fall 🍁

A screenshot from Seinfeld of George saying "I gotta focus. I'm shifting into soup mode." Harrow Nonagesimus's head is copied over George's

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QT Library @qtlibrary.org · 26d

We hope that in 100 years, people will be going through old QT Library books and finding withered pride flags and Gideon the Ninth fanart doodles.

Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 26d

Welcome to the world of “inclusions,” an ecosystem known to archivists the world over in which they come across all sorts of things readers have purposefully or inadvertently left between a book’s pages. Recently at the Library, the objet du jour was... a snakeskin. 🐍 blogs.loc.gov/loc/2025/09/...

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QT Library @qtlibrary.org · 26d

Later in life! Still counts 👉👉

QT Library @qtlibrary.org · 27d

Can confirm. We have many 30s-40s queers!

Fox Harper @foxharper.bsky.social · 27d

okay one, serious topic so if this impacts you, consider this resource

BUT ALSO (sorry, everyone) I love the "affinity group!" banner up top because it has "boss approaching overlay in a bullet hell" energy and I'm just imagining a screen full of queers in their 30s-40s offering to hug you

QT Library @qtlibrary.org · 27d

How do you find your place in the larger queer community when you come out later in life? Many of us have been there, which is why we started the Late in Life Affinity Group. And we'll be meeting again next week! RSVP for our virtual (and anonymous!) group 👉 https://loom.ly/Hbd_DXg

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QT Library @qtlibrary.org · 27d

Weird because we do have a bunch of queers in their 30s and 40s who love to get sentimental!

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QT Library @qtlibrary.org · 27d

How do you find your place in the larger queer community when you come out later in life? Many of us have been there, which is why we started the Late in Life Affinity Group. And we'll be meeting again next week! RSVP for our virtual (and anonymous!) group 👉 https://loom.ly/Hbd_DXg

Autumn leaves in the background of a graphic. A banner up top says "Affinity group." An illustration of an orange sun and the text "late in life Affinity group Q.T. library" is underneath. Topic: Finding your place in the larger queer community. Next meeting is on Wednesday, September 24 at 7 P.M. E.T. on Zoom.

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