Creative Communities - BC Library Conference 2015

Canadian teenagers like to read about Canadian characters. What if announcing at the reference desk "I'm a Canadian" was daunting to a teenager? What if when she said it, the reference desk person had trouble helping her find resources? LGBTQ YA readers are an important and unique subset of Canadian readers. Let's look at strategies for putting books into their hands. We'll explore various studies on the subject and present findings from our own survey circulated to Gay Straight Alliance High School Clubs in 2015. As part of the session, we'll provide attendees with the opportunity to fill out optional surveys. Results from these will be compiled and shared electronically afterward. The PowerPoint of the Session, together  with Reading Lists, etc., will also be shared. So bring your strategies, your questions, your challenges and your favourite LGBTQ titles. We're hoping you'll leave energized with many titles to recommend and many ideas about how to recommend them.