We’re having our Benefit at Sidetrack tonight! As such, the Gerber/Hart Library and Archives will be closed as we are all out partying. Please stop by to visit us during our regular hours on Friday 4/19 and Saturday 4/20 this week!Continue Reading
Thanks to our supporters, Gerber/Hart Library and Archives provides free access to thousands of titles in our library, preserves LGTBQ+ history in Chicago and the Midwest, and hosts free or low-cost community events throughout the year. We are a hub for research for scholars and artists across the country andContinue Reading
Courage in Community: The Gerber/Hart Spring Soiree Thursday, April 18, 2024 from 7 PM – 10 PM at Sidetrack (3349 N Halsted St, Chicago) Join the Board, staff and volunteers of Gerber/Hart Library and Archives at Sidetrack to celebrate the courage of the LGBTQ+ communities in Chicago and the Midwest.Continue Reading
The Library at Gerber/Hart is the first thing most of our patrons experience: shelves upon shelves of books representing every topic and genre – from medical textbooks to celebrity biographies, romance novels to literary fiction, children’s books for all ages, and of course a whole lot of history. The oneContinue Reading
Happy Pride 2023! As the largest LGBTQ+ library and archives in the Midwest, June is always an exciting month at Gerber/Hart – and we are thrilled to share some of that exciting news now: Our acclaimed podcast Unboxing Queer History is coming back for Season 2! You can help produceContinue Reading