While most tuned in from the Philadelphia region, some participants zoomed in from other parts of the country. The program launched virtually in November during Transgender Awareness Week with 19 families coming together over zoom to talk about questions of identity that, until now, have gone unexplored in many library communities. “I think it’s so important for a program like this to be in place because young children in the LGBTQ+ community often feel isolated at school and are more likely to be bullied than their peers,” said Jessica Olzak, a children’s librarian and the program’s co-host. It’s called Rainbow Connections and it bills itself as a child-centered safe space for LGBTQ+ kids and families to make friends and talk about topics like gender and pronouns. The Abington Township Public Library’s newest program has it all: It’s got story time, conversation, art activities, and sometimes dancing.
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