Midsumma Events with Melbourne Library Service

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Beyond the colourful parades and parties of Melbourne's top annual gay and lesbian festival, there is a vibrant history of the queer community who help shaped the unique culture of the city. In support of Midsumma , the Melbourne Library Service is hosting a series of FREE events that highlight the men who loved men and women who loved women, their struggles, stories and lives that make them an integral part of the world's most liveable city .

[SECTION]Gay Liberation Photo Exhibition - 15 January[/SECTION]



The City Library is launching its Queer Collection of books by authors including Alison Bechdel, Tom Cho, Christos Tsokias, Sarah Waters, WH Auden, James Baldwin, David Sedaris and Jeanette Winterson. As part of the launch, the Library is working with the Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives (ALGA) to host a special event from 6pm to 7.30pm. Entitled 'Out of the Closets, into the Streets: histories of gay liberation', the photo exhibition illustrates the very beginning of the gay liberation movement in Australia between 1971 to 1973 through the works of Ponch Hawkes, John Storey, Barbara Creed, Philip Potter, Rennie Ellis and John Englart. Phone 03 9658 9500 for more information.

Address: 253 Flinders Lane, Melbourne VIC 3000

Queer Reading Circle - 21 January



The City Library invites everyone to drop in for tea and biscuits and a lively discussion about queer reads from 6pm to 7pm. This follows from the launch of the Queer Collection on 15 January and support of Hares and Hyenas.

Address: 253 Flinders Lane, Melbourne VIC 3000

ALGA Queer Flicks - 22 January



Head over to Library at The Dock for a screening of seminal film 'Homosexuality: a film for discussion' (1975) hosted by Dion Kagan from 6pm to 8pm. There is also a discussion with Professor Barb Creed from the University of Melbourne on the importance of this film, which was taken into schools during the mid-1970s as part of educational talks by queer liberation.

Address: 107 Victoria Harbour Promenade, Docklands Vic 3008

Rainbow Storytime Festival - 23 January



Take the kids over the Library at The Docks for a morning of storytime from 10am to 12pm. This special storytime will celebrate Midsumma with songs, crafts, games, stories and rainbows.

Address: 107 Victoria Harbour Promenade, Docklands Vic 3008

Queer History Walks with Graham Willett - 24 January

Join Graham Willett for a walk around Melbourne and learn about the queer history of the city from 11am to 12pm. Graham knowledge of Melbourne's gay and lesbian subculture is extensive having headed the Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives (ALGA) for more than 25 years. He is also an author of 'Secret Histories of Queer Melbourne', which is the result of decades of investigation by historians.

The meeting place will be the City Library located in the CAE building near the corner of Degraves Street and Flinders Lane, between Swanston and Elizabeth Streets. Places are limited to only 15 places so make your reservations here now. For more information, phone 9658 9500.

Address: 253 Flinders Lane, Melbourne Victoria 3000

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