Collection Development Ideas
The GLBT Round Table recognizes that libraries need sources to find material to fill the needs of your GLBT community. Please see below for ideas. Feel free to contact us also if you have any questions about material.
From the ALA GLBTRT web page “The first and most enduring award for GLBT books is the Stonewall Book Awards, sponsored by the American Library Association’s Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Round Table. Since Isabel Miller’s Patience and Sarah received the first award in 1971, many other books have been honored for exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgendered experience.”
ALA GLBTRT list of Bibliography’s and other Resources
A comprehensive list of material and links to materials that gives a good list of a variety of material.
Oak Park Public Library Transgender Resource Collection
A collection developed under the guidance of Bleue J. Benton, Collection Development Manager, with the help of a LSTA grant provided by the Illinois State Library, this collection deals primarily Chicago and Illinois libraries. However the list of books available via their catalog gives a good overview of what is available for your transgendered patrons. A web site of resources is also included.