Presentation
Sex and the Library
Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries Annual Conference
(2012)
Abstract
"Sex and the Library" presents three perspectives involving sex or sexuality and libraries. Ellen Corrigan discusses the image of the Librarian, from shrewish unmarried spinster to hyper-sexual "nymphomaniac" to the recent 'Men of the Stacks' male calendar fundraiser for the It Gets Better project. Todd Bruns discusses the Library As Place, focusing on strategies for making the campus safer for LGBTQA students, and presenting some projects at Eastern Illinois University's Booth Library that are supporting LGBTQA students. Kirstin Duffin presents on challenged materials, particularly those related to sex or sexuality, demonstrating that academic libraries can fill the materials gap left by public and school libraries.
Keywords
- Libraries,
- Librarians,
- Image of the Librarian,
- LGBTQ,
- Gay,
- Lesbian,
- Transgender,
- Queer,
- LGBTQA,
- Challenged Books,
- Censorship
Disciplines
Publication Date
March 16, 2012
Comments
This presentation is in Prezi format (for more information, go to Prezi.com). The presentation was also given, by invitation, at the 2012 Illinois Libraries Association annual conference.
Citation Information
Todd Bruns, Ellen Corrigan and Kirstin Duffin. "Sex and the Library" Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries Annual Conference (2012) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/ellen_corrigan/2/