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Stonewall Library &
Archives (SLA), the largest independent circulating library
of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) materials
in the US, sets a national course with the opening of its
new facility in downtown Fort Lauderdale’s ArtServe library
building. The official opening is set for Thursday, April
23 at 11am with a variety of elected officials on hand.
Photo opportunities will be available.
Moving SLA to this new
space became a national story during the anti-gay campaign
of Fort Lauderdale’s former mayor, who opposed a city
building, which is leased by Broward County, providing space
to the library. The move required the approval of the Fort
Lauderdale City Commission and the Broward County
Commission.
Stonewall Library &
Archives is a museum, gallery, and cultural center for
locals, tourists, researchers and scholars, and has an
impact far beyond South Florida. With exhibits touring the
country, and leading literary supporters such as the
legendary Edmund White, SLA honors the past while striving
to engage, inform and inspire the next generation of GLBT
leaders.
The official opening of
Stonewall Library & Archives’ new space continues with a
building-wide open house that evening beginning at 6:00pm,
and the Gay and Lesbian Literary Festival April 24 and 25. |
