Everyone is welcome and everyone belongs at the Free Library. We value the LGBTQ+ community and remain committed to providing high-quality programs, services, and materials by and for members of the LGBTQ+ community, including transgender people and youth. This year's Pride celebration theme is Always Been Here, Always Will Be, acknowledging that LGBTQ+ people are not a modern phenomenon. LGBTQ+ people are not a modern phenomenon. Queer individuals lived, loved, created, resisted, and thrived ? often in the margins, sometimes in the spotlight, but always present. Our identities are not trends or deviations, but are deeply rooted in human history. And just as we?ve endured erasure and oppression, we will continue to exist, resist, and shine.