a - PRIDE CENTER NEWS and ACTIVITIES
389 Waller Ave. 859-253-3233 Mon-Sat we open at 10 am. On
. most Mon, Tues, Thms. and Sat. we stay open until 5pm. On Wed
until 7pm. You may want to all after 3 to be sure a volunteer is here.
pride Center Library providers routinely neglected. That we E
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Dream Becomes Reailtq a reflection of ourselves. Your support and c:
On June 2nd the Pride Center Library use has made the dream a reality. 81
will celebrate its third anniversary. When The Pride Center Library is located at 0.
we opened in 2001 we were so pleased to 389 Waller Avenue, Suite 100. It is open to fL
be able to say that we had over 300 books, the public Monday—Saturday from 10 to 3 |[
videos, and audio recordings, all of which and some nights until 7_ Use it and 5:
were donated by individuals in the commu- become part of the dream. 01
nity and all of which were available to any-
one with a library card. Discussion Group w
We could not have imagined that in The discussion group meets every in
three short years the collection would have Wednesday night at 7 pm at the Pride w
grown to nearly 2,000 items, including over Center and is open to all. We strive to make g
700 works of fiction, 125 videos and DVDs, this a safe space where you can be your- V(
and 75 sound recordings. We COUId ”‘3" self. We discuss a wide range of topics, 3,
have imagined a collection that covered some serious, some hilarious. Join us on K
religion, travel, history, culture, politics, any Wed. For more info contact Jane at St
biography, relationships, sex, parenting, ladyjaneky@yahoo.com
family, health, education, humor, literature,
poetry, music, art, and so much more. MEN or All COLORS TOGETHER
We are sincerely grateful to all those
who made this library a reality. To all the KY Men of all Colors Together (MACT)
volunteers that helped get the library off the is a local chapter of a national gay multira- 3‘
ground and those that continue to keep it cial organization which fosters a supportive hi
going. To the GLSO for supporting this environment where friendships and part- r
project by giving it a home that made it nerships can be celebrated free of racial
available to everyone. To the hundreds of and cultural barriers. They will meet at the I
individuals who donated materials, supplies Pride Center on Sunday, June 20 at 7 pm. I I
and even shelving. This is truly a commu- For information email MACTky@aol.com,
nity library because our community made it call 859-351-4453 (Jon) or see www.mac- I ‘
happen. tky.com I 1
Lastly we would like to thank all the peo- .
ple who have used the Pride Center Library. Lyons Lew/leather C1111)
We-had a dream back in 2001 that the The Lyons meet every other month at '—
Library WOUId become a unique and useful the Pride Center. The next meeting will be '—
resource for our community. That it would in August. They also meet at brunch at —
entertain and inform; educate and enlight- Mia's on the last Sunday of each month at 1 '—
en. That it would provide much needed pm. The Lyons are proud to be GLSO pride '—
resources that traditional information Patron of the GLSO Pride Center.
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