Highlighting LGBTQ+ authors and stories, Rainbow Reads Book Club provides a safe and inclusive space to gather and discuss books. ASL interpretation provided.
Adults are invited to explore the world of LGBTQ+ literature. Come discuss some of our favorites with us!
Everyone is welcome to join for any or all Rainbow Reads Book Club 2026 sessions:
Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar
Borrow this title through The Library
Tuesday, February 10th from 6 - 7:30 PM
Southport Branch (2630 East Stop 11 Road, Indianapolis, IN, 46227) 317-275-4510
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
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Tuesday, May 12th from 6 - 7:30 PM
Michigan Road Branch (6201 Michigan Road, Indianapolis, IN, 46268) 317-275-4370
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
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Tuesday, August 11th from 6 - 7:30 PM
East 38th Street Branch (5420 East 38th Street, Indianapolis, IN, 46205) 317-275-4350
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
Presented in partnership with the Indianapolis Public Library Latin Culture Committee
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Tuesday, November 10th from 6 - 7:30 PM
Fort Ben Branch (9330 East 56th Street, Indianapolis, IN, 46216) 317-275-4570
Book club titles are available to borrow through any Indy PL Location and extra physical copies will be provided at each hosting branch. If you would like to purchase your own copy, we have partnered with Loudmouth Books to provide a 15% discount to Rainbow Reads book club members. Enter the code “BOOKCLUB” at checkout if purchasing online at loudmouthindy.com or mention the book club discount in person at 212 E. 16th Street, Indianapolis, 46202.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | LGBTQ+ | Book Discussion | ASL Interpreted |
TAGS: | Community Meet Up | Book discussion | Book club | Adult | #connect | #community | #bookclub | #Adult |
The first library to serve the neighborhood opened in 1957 as the Emerson Branch. This frame house near East 38th Street and North Emerson Avenue soon became too small to meet the neighborhood's needs, leading to the construction of a 7,500-square-foot branch at the same location in 1962. The Emerson Branch closed its doors in 2003 when the current 16,000-square-foot library opened as the East Thirty-Eighth Street Branch.
