Outhouse Book Drive Continued
Yesterday I at last
had the opportunity to travel to Dublin and donate the thirty-odd books I’d
been given for this purpose in London almost six weeks ago. It also meant I got
to meet the newly appointed librarian.
Aoife (pronunciation
‘Eva’) Fitzgerald turned out to be a charming lady who is obviously very
enthusiastic about reorganising and upgrading the book selection in
Outhouse’s wonderful library, and she accepted the books I brought gratefully. Since I’m
really only the delivery-person, I pass that gratitude on to those who donated
the books. Without your generosity I wouldn’t have been able to do any of this.
This project has proven once and for all, that despite the controversies we
occasionally find ourselves in the middle of, the MM community is and always
has been, loving, loyal and supportive.
In case you’re
curious about the titles we’ve donated over the past few months you can find
them all in this spreadsheet I created and also shared with Aoife: Outhouse
Book Drive.
Aoife told me she
is in the process of expanding the reference section of the library, and that made
me think ‘we’ might be able to offer some assistance once again.
No, I’m not asking
you to donate more books (although they are of course always welcome). What I’m
looking for this time is titles and authors of reference books you feel should
be available in any self-respecting LGBTQ orientated library. If you have any
suggestions please let me know in the comments below, and I’ll make sure they
make their way to Aoife.
I have no idea when
I’ll be posting about the Outhouse library again, but I have no doubt I’ll be
paying it a visit on most if not all of my future visits to Dublin. If I have
anything else to share, I will of course post here again. Right now, what I
really want to say to all the authors and readers who donated and to
Dreamspinner Press for all the support it has given me, is the following:
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Hi, Helena, this is such a lovely project. I'm glad it's meeting with so much enthusiasm.
ReplyDeleteIf I might suggest a couple of titles for the reference section, the first would be "The Other Man: 21 Writers Speak Candidly About Sex, Love, Infidelity, & Moving On" (edited by Paul Alan Fahey, and Elisa Rolle's "Days of Love: Celebrating LGBT History One Story at a Time," a 760 page compilation of the LGBT figures she's featured on her website over the years.
Best,
Lisa
Thank you Lisa, I'll make sure to pass those titles on :)
DeleteYou are awesome. š
ReplyDeleteNah, not really, but thank you <3
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