Thrive with Pride | Live music, refreshments, and thought-provoking conversations #NoCeilingCPL

Thrive with pride, an engaging conversation to raise awareness and inspire action around concerns in the LGBTQ+ community including homelessness and alarming levels of violence against transgender people. Enjoy live music, refreshments, and thought-provoking conversations with other young professionals and career-focused individuals in Main Library’s Eastman Reading Garden in downtown Cleveland. Friday, June 24 | 5:30 – 8:30pmMain Library, Eastman…

Cleveland Public Library’s Rainbow Readers Donates LGBTQIA+ themed books to the Beyond Identities Community Center

BICC Collection courtesy of: Cleveland Public Library rainbow readers. LGBTQIA+ Employee Resource Group. Find books, movies, and more at our 28 locations and online at cpl.org

On February 17, 2022, the Rainbow Readers (Library employee resource group) presented a collection of LGBTQIA+ themed books to the Beyond Identities Community Center (BICC) at their brand new space on Euclid Avenue near downtown Cleveland. Founded in 2004, the BICC has served as a safe haven for hundreds of LGBTQIA+ youth of color in Greater Cleveland. The Library’s partnership with BICC demonstrates to…