Ottawa Trans Library

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Ottawa Trans Library
FoundedMay 29, 2022;3 years ago (2022-05-29)
FounderTara Sypniewski
TypeNot-for-Profit Corporation November 1, 2022 (2022-11-01)
Location
ProductsBooks by trans authors, historical works on trans issues and people, non-trans titles, and future plans include a music library.
ServicesLending library
Resource center
Community space
Community events
Book donations
Website Ottawa Trans Library

The Ottawa Trans Library is a library focusing on transgender books, founded by Tara Sypniewski in the Hintonburg neighbourhood and opened on May 29, 2022. [1] The library functions as a non-profit lending library and community center. [2]

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Background

In the late 1970s, Tara Sypniewski sought to research transgender experiences using limited resources like Deborah Heller Feinbloom's Transvestites & Transexuals: Mixed Views from the Ottawa Public Library. Since the 1980s, Sypniewski had participated in Ottawa's transgender community and its organizations, and she established the Ottawa Trans Library in 2022 as a library and community space. [1] [3]

Services

The library is structured into a lending section dedicated to trans-themed books and a free library housing non-trans titles. The library receives donations, and its catalog includes graphic novels, local zines, and even transphobic titles. [3]

Since its inception, the Ottawa Trans Library has experienced significant growth, expanding its collection from 190 titles to approximately 700 by February 2024. It has plans to establish a music library, supported by a donation of 500 albums from trans musicians. [4] [5]

References

  1. 1 2 Turcotte, Bradley (5 August 2022). "Curating community: Ottawa Trans Library turns the page in Hintonburg". Kitchissippi Times. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  2. ↑ Soucie, Joshua (22 June 2022). "Ottawa Trans Library opens in Hintonburg". apt613. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  3. 1 2 Laucius, Joanne (22 July 2022). "A non-judgmental space". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  4. ↑ Hughes, Arielle (23 April 2023). "Ottawa Trans Library reflects on successful first year". Kitchissippi Times. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  5. ↑ Tselios, Vasileios (23 February 2024). "The Ottawa Trans Library continues its growth as a safe space and community resource". apt613.

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