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Please call 214-670-1662 for information about our events and any other questions you may have about our group. You may also email us at glbt@dallaslibrary.org.
DPL GLBT Adult Programming Committee Mission Statement
The GLBT Committee of the Dallas Public Library strives to enhance the quality of life for the GLBT population of Dallas by providing cultural and educational programs that enlighten, inspire, and foster a sense of community. It also aims at highlighting the role the Dallas Public Library can play in this endeavor, by sponsoring events relevant to the GLBT community and encouraging attendants to use library resources in order to strengthen the community.
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Hollywood's Closet: A Film Journey The Dallas Public Librarys GLBT Adult Programming Committee hosts a series of classic Hollywood films spanning five decades and historically significant for their varied treatments of gay/lesbian/bisexual themes and subtexts. Arnold Wayne Jones, film critic for the Dallas Voice, will introduce the showings. All showings begin at 2:00pm in the J. Erik Jonsson Central Librarys 1st floor auditorium, 1515 Young Street. Admission is free. For more information, please call 214-670-1662.
Author and physician Dr. Rafael Campo lectured on his life experiences and his authorship.
The organization Immigration Equality sponsored two programs dealing with immigration issues facing the GLBT community.
Tom Ogletree from GLAAD (Gay/Lesbian Association Against Defamation) offered a workshop on interacting with the media regarding GLBT issues.
Mark Doty is an internationally acclaimed poet and winner of both Great Britain s T. S. Eliot Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Doty splits his time between New York City and in Houston, Texas, where he is John and Rebecca Moores Professor at the University of Houstons graduate program.
Over 40 individuals attended Mark Dotys lecture at the Dallas Public Librarys GLBT Authors Series on November 19th. GLBT Committee member, Librarian Catherine Ritchie introduces Poet Mark Doty at the Oak Lawn Branch auditorium.
Poet Mark Doty fields a question from GLBT committee member, Librarian David Fettke, as fellow librarian Victor Kralisz looks on.
After his Author Series lecture on November 19, 2005, poet Mark Doty autographs a copy of his book for a lecture attendee.
Nationally syndicated comic-strip artist and satirist Alison Bechdels strip, Dykes to Watch Out For, has run continuously since 1985. Her newest book, Fun Home, was released June 8, 2006 to critical and popular success.
Nationally syndicated comic-strip artist and satirist Alison Bechdel poses with GLBT Committee members Cosette Ratliff, Catherine Ritchie, & Karyn Wilkinson after her lecture on October 29, 2006.
After a well attended lecture on October 29, 2005, syndicated comic strip artist Alison Bechdel relaxes with GLBT Committee members Karyn Wilkinson & Leonardo Melo at a local restaurant.
Julie Ann Peters is an award winning young adult novelist. Her 2004 title Luna continues to receive critical acclaim. Her latest novel Far From Xanadu was published in May 2005.
Author Julie Ann Peters addresses the audience at her September 17, 2006 lecture at the Oak Lawn Branch auditorium.
Author Julie Ann Peters poses with committee members Catherine Ritchie and Karyn Wilkinson, in front of a display of her books set up at the Oak Lawn Branch prior to her lecture on September 17, 2005 |
