The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) is offering programs and resources for people to celebrate LGBTQIA+ Pride Month.

Held each year in June, Pride Month commemorates the 1969 Stonewall Uprising and to uplift voices of the LGBTQIA+ community. June is also recognized as Rainbow Book Month, an initiative of the American Library Association that fosters community, understanding and access to LGBTQIA+ literature.

Pride Family Dance Party

Community members are invited to wear their most colorful clothing or a costume and dance and craft at the library to celebrate Pride Month, at 6 p.m. on Friday, June 7, at the Sequim Library temporary location (609 W. Washington St.) and 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 11 , at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.

Rainbow Reads for Teens

Teens can sample books at a “book tasting” event to find LGBTQIA+ stories and authors in all genres at a Rainbow Reads event set for 3:30 p.m. Thursday, June 6, at Hurricane Coffee Company, 104 W. Washington St.

Rainbow Book Month

Find a great LGBTQIA+ read for free with a library card. Visit any NOLS branch, browse the catalog at nols.org, or ask a staff member for assistance finding fiction and nonfiction books with LGBTQIA+ narratives and experiences. Digital formats are available through the catalog and on the Libby and Hoopla apps.

Library programs are supported by local Friends of the Library groups.

For more information about events at your library, visit nols.org, email to discover@nols.org or call 360-417-8500.