2024 NATIONAL MEDAL
for Museum and Library Service Finalist

Kids

The Pants Project

My name is Liv (Not Olivia) ... I'm not technically a girl. I'm transgender. Which is a bit like being a transformer. Only not quite as cool because I probably won't get to save the world one day.' Liv knows he was always meant to be a boy, but with his new school's terrible dress code, he can't even wear pants. Only skirts. Operation Pants Project begins! The only way for Liv to get what he wants is to go after it himself. But to Liv, this isn't just a mission to change the policy -- it's a mission to change his life. And that's a pretty big deal.

The Lotterys More or Less

Nine-year-old Sumac Lottery considers it her job to make sure none of the Lottery celebrations are forgotten, especially now at Christmas time, and in her large, gay, and multiethnic family there are a lot of occasions for celebration in the house they all call Camelottery -- but when a terrible ice storm hits Toronto, one of her dads, and her favorite brother cannot make it home from India, and it becomes increasingly difficult to hang on to the holiday spirit.

Small Town Pride

When Jake comes out to his dad, who hangs a ginormous pride flag in their front yard as a show of love and support, the mayor begins receiving complaints and Jake fights to throw his town's very first pride festival.

The Stonewall Riots

Three teenagers--Natalia, Jax, and Rashad--are magically transported from their modern lives to the legendary Stonewall Inn in the summer of 1969. Escorted by Natalia's eccentric abuela (and her pet cockatiel, Rocky), the friends experience the police raid firsthand and are thrown into the infamous riots that made the struggle for LGBTQ rights front-page news.

If It’s Pride and You Know It...

This colorful sing-along novelty book features families and friends showing their Pride in different ways: sharing stories, wearing their favorite rainbow clothing, waving flags, and of course watching the Pride parade. Sliders chunky enough for small hands to easily grasp push, pull, or turn to reveal a surprise on every page. The song can be sung or read aloud, or scan the QR code on the back of the book to hear the music!