National Coming Out Day is just one opportunity throughout the year that allows libraries to celebrate our queer-identifying community members. During the year 2023, our academic library seized this opportunity by hosting two exciting events tailored for our LGBTQ+ students and community members. The library collaborated with ALLIES and Queers & Allies to organize a Queer Closet event during the day. In the evening, we hosted a Boy Band-themed fitness class. While one of these events was incredibly successful, receiving excellent feedback, the other event was poorly attended and missed the mark. This experience provided valuable insight, highlighting events that the library could annually participate in while prompting a reassessment of the less successful event. This poster aims to showcase both our successful and less successful attempts to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community in an academic setting.
