Pride Month in US Libraries: How to Prepare and Help Track Targeted Attacks in 2026, Book Censorship News, May 8, 2026

Book Riot | 08.05.2026 17:15
We’re less than one month out from Pride month, and with it, the programs, book displays, and conversations about LGBTQ+ identity and history across the USA and beyond. For libraries, Pride has traditionally been a month for joyful displays of queer books, with periodic and predictable complaints. But several years into surging book bans, escalating violence, and swift-rising fascism, it is important to prepare for the upcoming month of events to anticipate all that has, does, and might arise.