Welcome!

 Hello everyone, and welcome to the Virtual Queer Library!


We are a small organization dedicated to making sure LGBTQ+ stories- real and fictional- are always told, and accessible to all.

The Virtual Queer Library (VQ Library) is a private collection of books centering LGBTQ+ stories and history. By filling out our Google Form request, a person anywhere in the United States or Canada can have one of our books mailed to them free of charge. The book will also come with a pre-paid return envelope for the reader to return the book when they are finished with it.

On this site, you can look through the list of books that we have and also find the link to the Google form that you must fill out to request a book.

Note-
Because the entire point of this endeavor is to reduce barriers to accessing LGBTQ+ books, we will never charge money for shipping or return postage. That means that as of now, we are paying for this ourselves. We're hoping to apply for grant funding in the near future, but if you'd like to support us and help defray shipping costs, you can send us a Ko-Fi.

Disclaimer-
Having a book in our library does not mean that we agree with everything in it. We are working on colleting a wide variety of books that address topics in many different ways. Content warnings are included on our database of books.

Contact Us-
If you have books that you would like to donate, please eMail us at vqlibrary@gmail.com.
If you would like to chat or recommend some books you think we should get, follow us on Twitter!

Help Fund Our Work-
We are currently funding this project by ourselves, so any donations to help us defray the cost of postage would be greatly appreciated! You can donate to our work by supporting us on Ko-Fi through a one-time donation or monthly.

Credits-
VQ Library logo by Char.
Background photo depicts lanterns from Traders of Tamerlane.

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