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Local library boasts trans collection

Started by Shana A, September 09, 2009, 12:26:51 PM

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September 09, 2009, 12:26:51 PM
Local library boasts trans collection
by Steven Chaitman
2009-09-09

http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=22845

When the Oak Park Public Library ( OPPL ) evaluated its collections back in 2005, there was one glaring hole in its diversity collections. There were books and other materials for the "LGB" portion of the LGBT community, but there was very little for the "T."

Since 2007, the OPPL has amassed a collection of around 150 transgender-related books and other resources, making it the first public library outside of San Francisco, Calif., to have a trans collection.

"We were looking under the GLBT umbrella and realized we had completely missed ( the transgender community ) ," said OPPL Collection Development Manager Bleue Benton.
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