The University Library Celebrates LGBTQ+ Pride Month 2023

Jun 1, 2023 8:00am to Jun 30, 2023 4:45pm
Online and University Library Lobby

Please join us as the CSUN University Library celebrates LGBTQ+ Pride Month, and create your own Pride buttons at our button-making station in the Main Floor Learning Commons!

Every year in June, Pride Month honors the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, widely regarded as a turning point for LGBTQIA2S+ rights in the United States. On this page, you can learn about how the University Library is celebrating Pride Month, check out Pride events in the Los Angeles area, and browse recommended books and resources.

LGBTQ+ Resources

Make Your Own Pride Buttons

On June 15^th and 20^th from 2-4pm, stop by our button-making station on the Main Floor to create your own Pride buttons! Choose from a variety of Pride identity flags and pronouns so you can show off your Pride in style.

Pride Month Media Wall Slideshow

Come check out our Media Wall Slideshow featuring photographs and other materials from the Bullough Collection on Sex and Gender in Special Collections and Archives. Located on the Main Floor, East Wing of the Library in the ASRS Viewing Room. See map of the Main Floor.

Local Events

Interested in attending an in-person Pride celebration? Check out some of these local events happening this month!

• June 9 - Youth Pride Prom
• June 10 - Dyke Day LA
• June 16 & 17 - Trans Pride LA

Many Los Angeles Public Library branches are offering a wide variety of free events for all interests and ages, both online and in-person, centering around LGBTQIA+ Pride. Highlights include:

• June 8, West Valley Regional Branch - Celebrate Pride Month With Our Artist in Residence: Debra Disman
• June 12, Chatsworth Branch - Rainbow Paper Hearts
• June 12, (Online) Granada Hills Branch - Film Club Discussion: Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
• June 17, West Valley Regional Branch - Understanding Personal Pronouns
• June 21, Chatsworth Branch – Rainbow Bracelets
• June 22, (Online) Mark Twain Branch - Sci-Fi Short Story Club
• June 24, Central Library - Out & Around: Documentary & Discussion
• June 26, (Online) Sherman Oaks Martin Pollard Branch - Book Club: The Guncle by Steven Rowley
• June 27, (Online) Central - Virtual Film Discussion: Weekend

Websites & Resources

• CSUN Pride Center & Pride Center Resources
• Los Angeles LGBT Center
• Los Angeles Public Library - LGBTQIA Resources
• Library of Congress - LGBT Pride Month

Recommended Books

Check out our Virtual Book Display for even more titles by LGBTQIA2S+ writers that you can access from home.

Assistive Services

Requests for accommodation services (e.g. sign language interpreters or transcribers) must be made at least five (5) business days in advance. Please email library.event@csun.edu in advance of the event.