October is LGBTQIA+ History Month, and we're re-sharing some of our past episodes where we spoke to guests about queer history and the queer experience. In this episode, originally published October 19, 2021, we were joined by Kate Wells and Angela DiVeglia from Providence Public Library to talk about the new RI LGBTQ+ archive. They give us details about the archive from it’s planning stages to it’s roll-out in June and their hope for its continued growth. They also talk about romance novels and their many sub-genres, smart engaging podcasts (besides this one) and the Public Universal Friend. During The Last Chapter they discuss: Have you ever had a crush on a book character and if so who?

Looking for an update on the LGBTQ+ Archive? Check out this episode of Rhody Radio from June 21, 2022.

Like what you hear? Rate and review Down Time on Apple Podcasts or your podcast player of choice! If you’d like to submit a topic for The Last Chapter you can send your topic suggestions to downtime@cranstonlibrary.org. Our theme music is Day Trips by Ketsa and our ad music is Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes. Thanks for listening!

BooksKnitting in the City series by Penny Reid

What the Robin Knows by Jon Young

Browse books by Richard Brautigan

Cream of the Crop by Alice Clayton

Be Gay, Do Comics: Queer History, Memoir, and Satire from The NibAnne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery

AVFirebug (podcast)

Smartless (podcast)

Maintenance Phase (podcast)

Ologies (podcast)

Finding Our Way (podcast)

Just Between Us (podcast)

OtherRhode Island LGBTQ+ Community Archive hosted by the Providence Public Library

The History Project, Boston, MA

Public Universal Friend (Wikipedia)