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LGBTQIA+: Read with Pride - Book Club

A selection of LGBTQIA+ books, resources, and programs

Read with Pride is an ongoing reading group that meets the first Thursday of each month at the Saratoga Springs Public Library. Additional copies of book selections are kept in the Reading Group Collection on the second floor.

Selections include fiction and nonfiction titles from the LGBTQ+ community. Teens and adults welcome!

 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Trifecta Book Group: Serial Killer Support Group by Saratoga Schaefer

Join us for a special crossover of three SSPL book groups We will be discussing Serial Killer Support Group by Saratoga Schaefer (they/them)

Date: Thursday, Jan 15, 2026

Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Location: Dutcher Community Room

Read with Pride

Join us for a discussion of Pain Before the Rainbow by Jack Cooper.

Date: Thursday, Feb 5, 2026

Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Location: Susman Room

Know Before You Go

ATTENDEE PERMISSION SLIP

  • Adults & teens welcome
  • Not required to finish or like the book 
  • Share thoughts or just listen
  • Ask questions, set boundaries
  • Knit, doodle, have a snack or drink, step out, move around 
  • Registration not required but recommended if you would like an email reminder
  • Contact me directly with questions and suggestions

ACCESSIBILITY @ SSPL

  • Library parking lot regulations
  • Need a library card? Register in-person or online
  • Need to update your legal or preferred name?  Ask for a "Change of Borrow Information" form at the Circulation Desk
  • Restroom locations: Women & Men on first floor & All Gender on the second floor of the library. Free menstrual products are available in all restrooms
  • Self-check machines available on all levels of library

LIBRARY PROGRAMS @ SSPL

Previous Selections

Beyond SSPL

Additional LGBTQ+ book clubs meeting locally!

  • Rainbow Reads Book Club at Guilderland Public Library. Meets monthly on Tuesday evenings.
  • Read with Pride at Mocha Lisa's Cafe in Clifton Park. Hosted by the Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library monthly on Tuesday evenings.
  • Let Me Be Perfectly Queer with Albany Public Library. Meets virtually on third Friday of the month.
  • Queer Book Club hosted by Black Walnut Books. First Sunday of the month.

Saratoga Pride

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Co-sponsored by Saratoga Pride

Saratoga Pride is a network of LGBTQ community members and allies dedicated to:

  • Fostering connections among Saratoga area LGBTQ community members and visitors

  • Enhancing the visibility of the LGBTQ community in Saratoga and the surrounding region

  • Recognizing local businesses and organizations that welcome the LGBTQ community

  • Increasing awareness of LGBTQ-owned and inclusive businesses and services in the region.