Dear New Yorker,
For the first time ever, the NYC Council, in coordination with the NYC Department of Education and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) centers across the five boroughs, is launching a book drive to collect books that can be used in the NYC public school system to help heighten awareness and promote understanding for children and youth on LGBT issues. Right now access to these books in our city's public schools is limited.
Below are some of the titles that we are looking for:
Picture Books
And Tango Makes Three - Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson
King and King - Linda De Haan and Stern Nijland
Young Adult
The Vast Fields of Ordinary - Nick Burd
Izzy Willy Nilly by Cynthia Voigt
Funny Boy by Shyam Selvadurai
Blue Boy by Rakesh Satyal
Annie on my mind - Nancy Garden
Boy Meets Boy - David Levithan
Ash, Huntress - Malinda Lo
God loves hair - Vivek Shraya
The God Box - Alex Sanchez
The Sistahood on the Mic - E-fierce
You can help by bringing any one of these titles to our Council Pride Celebration on Tuesday, June 12th at Cooper Union, featuring guest emcee Whoopi Goldberg and a special performance by members of the cast of "Sister Act". (For more information, click here !)
You can also bring copies to one of the drop-off box locations listed below:
Bronx
Bronx Community Pride Center
975 Kelly Street, Suite 202
Bronx, NY 10459
Telephone: 718-292-4368
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Community Pride Center
310 Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Telephone: 347-889-7719
Manhattan
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
208 West 13th Street
New York, NY 10011
Telephone: 212-620-7310
Queens
Office of Council Member Danny Dromm
District Office
37-32 75th Street
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
Telephone: 718-803-6373
Office of Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer
District Office
47-01 Queens Boulevard, Suite 205
Sunnyside, NY 11104
Telephone: 718-383-9566
Staten Island
The Staten Island Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT) Center
25 Victory Boulevard, 3rd Floor
Staten Island, NY 10301
Telephone: 718-808-1360
If there are other books that aren't on this list that you would like to bring, we 'll be happy to donate them to one of our local libraries. The important thing is to collect books with positive messages about LGBT issues for our children and youth!
For more information about our book drive and Pride Celebration, please log on to http://council.nyc.gov/LGBT .
Thank you!
Sincerely,
Christine C. Quinn
Speaker
NYC Counci