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An upcoming LBGTQIA+ substance-free library and community space in the Boston area. We're dedicated to nurturing the curiosity and magic of the queer and trans community 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈📚

Check us out 👉 qtlibrary.org
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6. Finally — and this is the easiest way to support us — is to follow and share! We're on most of the platforms so you can find us wherever you may be (which I guess is on BlueSky if you're seeing this...)
Follow and share! Follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, Facebook, TikTok, and LinkedIn! We love growing our online community. Bonus points for liking and sharing.
November 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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5. The most vital part of #GivingTuesday is fundraising. We are in the middle of our From Seed to Shelf campaign and we are on our way to raising $100,000 for the future of the library, including a space to call our own. No donation is too small! secure.givelively.org/donate/92-39...
Donate: Every dollar helps us grow. Plus, it's the perfect time to give. We're right in the middle of From Seed to Shelf, the 2025 edition of our annual campaign.
November 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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4. You should sign up for our newsletter if you haven't already! It's a great way to keep up to date on upcoming events and goings-on at the QT Library. Also it's cute. tinyurl.com/QTLibrarynews
Subscribe: Sign up for our newsletter to get all the latest Q.T. updates, upcoming events, and more right in your inbox. No spam, we promise!
November 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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3. We're always looking for volunteers to join our incredible team. We already have dozens of artists, librarians, book lovers, nerds, and more helping us build what we think is a pretty great future

(Social media manager note: Volunteering is great, can confirm! 🤫)
Volunteer with us: Got an hour (or more) a week? We're always looking for more new folks to join our incredible, all-volunteer team.
November 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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2. If you can't make it to Porter Square Books or want to add to our 3,000-book collection, you can select a title from our @bookshop.org wishlist or donate your new or well-loved queer and trans books: www.qtlibrary.org/books
Grow our shelves: Can't make it to porter square books? Gift a title from our Bookshop dot org wishlist or donate new or well-loved books.
November 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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1. If you're planning to start your holiday shopping, our dear friends at @portersqbooks.bsky.social are donating 10% of the proceeds on Dec. 2 from 12-8 PM to local nonprofits, including the QT Library!
On December 2, Porter Square Books in Cambridge, Massachusetts will donate 10 percent of sales made from 12 to 8 P.M. to local nonprofits, including the Q.T. Library.
November 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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💭 Have you been wanting to support the QT Library and not sure where to start? Well, December 2 is #GivingTuesday, and that just happens to be the perfect time!

A little 🧵 on how to support the future of the QT Library and the queer and trans community:
A graphic with the text: Giving Tuesday 2025. Tuesday December 2. Swipe to learn how you can support the Q.T. Library. There are two pictures, one of Q.T. volunteers at a table. The other of some blackout poetry.
November 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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#Boston tabletop gamers: It's time to get planting 🎲

Come join us for some plant-themed board games and community fun at Pandemonium Books & Games in Cambridge, MA on December 13, from 1-5 PM.

This event is FREE but space is limited so make sure to register early 👉https://loom.ly/e4h9xYM
Q.T. Library: From Seed to Shelf game night! The text is on an illustration of a game board. The spaces have drawings of pink and orange flowers. Illustrations of cards say Saturday, December 13 from 1 to 5 P.M. at Pandemonium Books and Games in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
November 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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As we countdown to our end of year party, we fondly remember all the love we experienced at our celebration last year. ❄️

Games, crafts, a raffle, and great vibes really helped carry us through 2025 💜

RSVP to our Shelf-ebration this year and make more memories! https://loom.ly/wTnRbac
A polaroid frame with five people with their arms wrapped around each other and smiling. Text on the bottom of the frame says "What does a Q.T. Library party look like?" The frame is surrounded by snow and plant illustrations. A polaroid frame that shows a room of people sitting at tables covered in black tablecloths and interacting with each other. The frame is surrounded by snow and plant illustrations. A polaroid frame with a photo that shows two people playing Connect Four and smiling. The frame is surrounded by snow and plant illustrations. A polaroid frame that shows a person talking on a microphone in front of a snowy backdrop. The frame is surrounded by snow and plant illustrations.
November 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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#TransgenderAwarenessWeek is over, but it's always time for some trans books in your life. 🏳️‍⚧️

That's the idea we took into our virtual Trans YA Book Club. We've collected the books we've picked so far and put them into this handy post for you, along with some bonus recs.
Book covers for "Felix Ever After" and "I Wish You All the Best" on a gradient trans-colored background paired with their titles and authors. They're surrounded by thin orange frames. Book covers for "Cemetery Boys" and "Hell Followed With Us" on a gradient trans-colored background paired with their titles and authors. They're surrounded by thin orange frames. Book covers for "Pet" and "One of the Boys" on a gradient trans-colored background paired with their titles and authors. They're surrounded by thin orange frames. Book covers for "Lake Lore," "The Lilies" and "Bianca Torre Is Afraid of Everything." on a gradient trans-colored background paired with their titles and authors. They're surrounded by thin orange frames.
November 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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🧑‍🌾We've been slowly, deliberately planting the seeds for the QT Library's future through these programs, and we're honored by everybody who's joined us so far.

And now is the perfect time to help us continue our work with a book or dollar donation! secure.givelively.org/donate/92-39...
Two Q.T. volunteers stand in front of a shiny backdrop. One is wearing sparkly, disco clothes. They're both smiling. There's also a service dog staring at the camera. A Q.T. volunteer stands in front of a Q.T. Library queer blackout poetry poster smiling. Two square red boards that have the letters Q and T. Above them are stacks of books placed on top of a Pride flag.
November 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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🌱 What started as the dream of four people has already blossomed into a vibrant community. We may not have a physical location (yet) but we held our very first Pride event this year, numerous virtual book clubs, multiple author talks, affinity groups, and a whole lot more.
Two square red boards that have the letters Q and T. Above them are stacks of books placed on top of a Pride flag.
November 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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BIG NEWS. We reached the first $10K milestone. Thank you to everybody who helped us get there. We see you, we love you 💜
An illustration of a brown bookshelf surrounded by grass and covered in shelves with blank books and empty potted plants. However, the first half of the first shelf is filled in with plants and colored books. A wooden sign hanging from the top says Q.T. Library: From Seed to Shelf.
November 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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UPDATE: We are in the middle of our annual campaign and are just $66 AWAY from reaching $10K raised. Those are real numbers!

You can help bring us one step closer to the LGBTQIA+ library and community space of our dreams with a donation of any size! secure.givelively.org/donate/92-39...
A wooden sign that says Q.T. Library at the top. Text underneath says "from seed to shelf: Our annual campaign to deepen our roots, grow our team, and raise $100,000 for, by, and with you."
November 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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It's been quite the year, and through it all, the QT Library has survived and thrived. We all are still here!

That's why we're still celebrating 2025. 🥳 Join us at More Than Words in Boston for a great afternoon of games, vibes, friends, and raffles! RSVP 👉 https://loom.ly/wTnRbac
"From seed to shelf-ebration" on a dark blue background. A Q.T. Library wooden sign hands from above. Under the text is a bookshelf covered in snow and flowers. Text on the snow reads, "Saturday, November 6 at More Than Words. 3 to 6 P.M. in Boston, Massachusetts."
November 13, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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NEXT WEEK, we have two virtual opportunities to get your book on:

👑 Sapphic Sci-Fi & Fantasy: "The Jasmine Throne" by @tashasuri.bsky.social
🏃‍♂️ Queer Nonfiction: "The Other Olympians" by @michaelwaters.bsky.social

Come hang out on Zoom with us. RSVP at our Eventbrite: https://loom.ly/-3Q8vh4
November book clubs: Sapphic Sci-Fi & Fantasy on November 18 at 7 P.M. E.T. on Zoom. Queer Nonfiction on November 20 at 7 P.M. E.T. on Zoom. RSVP on Eventbrite.
November 12, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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THIS WEDNESDAY: We are thrilled to be hosting @michaelwaters.bsky.social for our latest digital author talk! 🏈⚾🏒 https://loom.ly/lEYIVIs

Learn about the often overlooked narratives of queer athletes in Michael's debut book, followed by a Q&A!
Author talk! Hole punch paper at the top says "Michael Waters: The Other Olympians." The date listed underneath is November 5 from 7-8 P.M. E.T. on Zoom. A headshot of Michael Waters with red glasses is underneath in a gold frame with a microphone.
November 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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We LOVE tea here at the QT Library, so it only makes sense that we would do a tea tasting event eventually! 🫖🤤

Wwe've partnered with the beautiful folks at Panethnic Pourovers for this delicious, instructional, cozy autumn event (paired with snacks, of course!): https://loom.ly/NNK8TPg
Tea tasting! Two banners at the top and bottom repeat the word "event." In the middle is an illustration of a teacup filled with tea from above with the QT Library and Panethnic Pourovers logo. Under that is the info for the event. November 15 at 11 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. at 89 South Street in Boston.
October 30, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Hey #BookSky, it's SPOOKY SEASON. Ghosts, monsters, and books! 👻📙

Here are queer and trans horror book recommendations based on movies and TV. Check out books from @riverssolomon.bsky.social, @scumbelievable.bsky.social, @ardenpowell.bsky.social and more! Full list in the 🧵

October 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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✨Meet our beautiful new board members ✨

We are so, so honored that Jen Sarduy, Adriana Raines, and @beccapodos.bsky.social have joined our board. Their work fostering communities is exactly what the QT Library needs to continue planting the seeds for our perfect LGBTQIA+ future!
A photo of Jen, who has clear glasses, a pink top, and is smiling. A quote from them at the bottom says, "I joined because libraries have the power to activate our imagination, connect us to our community, and create opportunities." A photo of Adriana, who's in a dark room in the middle of moving and smiling. Text at the bottom from her says, "I joined because I believe in the power of queer and trans storytelling." A photo of Rebecca standing in front of a tree. Text from them at the bottom says, "I'm a former Bostonian who believes that both stories and community can change and save lives."
October 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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From now until Dec. 15, we'll be looking to honor all that we've done and all we have left to do.

We've brought in 60+ volunteers, 3,000+ books, and held countless events. But we need your help to truly blossom. 💐
Two people sitting behind a QT library table and smiling. The table is covered in books, papers, and flyers. Two people sitting at a table with a rainbow tablecloth. One is painting with facepaint on the other's hand. A big room with many shelves filled with books in bins.
October 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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🌱 A small seed is capable of turning into a beautiful garden. Likewise, from the simple idea of liberation and hope, QT Library has sprung up.

Introducing From Seed to Shelf: the QT Library's annual campaign! Donate, volunteer, RSVP... help us grow today: https://loom.ly/MRSIouU
QT Library covered in tiny flowers on a wooden board. Text underneath says, "from seed to shelf" surrounded by leaves. Text under that says, "our annual campaign to deepen our roots, grow our team, and raise $100,000. For, by, and with you." At the bottom is a brown bookshelf with blank books and some colorful potted flowers.
October 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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NEXT WEEK: We are honored to be hosting @kimmtopping.bsky.social for a digital author talk about their inspiring debut book "Generation Queer," a collection of stories about 30 young LGBTQIA+ leaders shaping our world 🙌

RSVP now over on Eventbrite 👉 https://loom.ly/seCXr2A

#BookSky
A blue banner that says "author talk." Underneath is a hole-punch card with the text, "Kimm Topping: Generation Queer." Under that is a photo of Kimm holding the book Generation queer in an ornate frame with a microphone. The date is October 20 from 7 to 8 P.M. Zoom.
October 14, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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One of the first books we ever added to our collection was "Miss Major Speaks: Conversations with a Black Trans Revolutionary." It's powerful, of the moment, and so very special.

RIP to a legend.
Book cover for Miss Major Speaks: Conversations with a Black Trans Revolutionary.
October 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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JOIN US in celebrating #BannedBooksWeek with this amazing panel at @bpl.boston.gov 📚🎉We'll be discussing how we can push back against book censorship, along with other amazing guests.

Register to claim your seat 👉 https://loom.ly/Wkl8hoo
A graphic with the text "banned books panel: read with pride, resist with pages. Featuring a dynamic panel of authors, educators, and activists, we’ll discuss the alarming rise in book bans across the country—particularly those targeting queer narratives and diverse perspectives" and an illustration of a book with flowers growing out of it.
October 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM