Renew your commitment to Gerber/Hart
Your Year-End Giving is Matched 2022 has been a year of renewal at Gerber/Hart, and one of our most dedicated supporters has not only renewed but increased their commitment with an extraordinary $10,000 matching challenge. That means that now through Dec 31, the impact of anything you donate will be doubled!Continue Reading
AIDS Activism Show and Tell with QZAP at CPL Merlo
Observe AIDS Awareness month by joining guest speakers from the Queer Zine Archive Project (QZAP) and the Gerber/Hart Library and Archives for a panel discussion about AIDS activism and organizing! This talk will feature archival material such as zines and comics that were created by and used by activists. Gerber/HartContinue Reading
Holiday Closures – Week of 11/21
Gerber/Hart will have slightly different hours the week of 11/21 on Thursday and Saturday. Wednesday 11/23 – open 6:00 – 9:00 PM Thursday 11/24 – CLOSED Friday 11/25 – open 12:00 – 4:00 PM Saturday 11/26 – open 10:00 AM – 2:00 PMContinue Reading
NEW DATE 1/21 – Memories of a Gay Catholic Boyhood – Book Talk with Historian John D’Emilio
John D’Emilio is one of the leading historians of his generation and a pioneering figure in the field of LGBTQ history. At times his life has been seemingly at odds with his upbringing. How does a boy from an Italian immigrant family in which everyone unfailingly went to confession andContinue Reading
Read & Run Chicago – The Girls in 3B by Valerie Taylor
Learn about queer women in the 1950s Chicago and all about one of the 20th century’s most important lesbian pulp fiction authors Valerie Taylor on this 3-mile running tour in the Loop! Guide Quinn Sluzenski will stop at real-life queer hangouts from Chicago history and discuss characters from The GirlsContinue Reading