July - Pride Week Spotlight

July 16-24th 2022 is Pride Week here on PEI, and on this episode we are shining a spotlight on some programming and resources aimed towards 2SLGBTQIA+ Islanders and their families. Joining us are Vanessa Bradley and Scott Alan from PEERS Alliance, and Lucky Fusca from Pride PEI. Vanessa and Scott will be chatting with Krystal about some of the programs and resources that PEERS Alliance offers; and Lucky joins Alicia to talk about PEI Pride Festival’s return to in-person events, and the importance of representation both in our communities and the media we consume. And be sure to listen all the way to the end of this jam packed episode for the debut of our new Book Picks segment. Books that were recommended throughout the episode can be found listed below - follow the links to place a hold and borrow each one! 

For more information on the great programs and resources mentioned in the PEERS Alliance segment, check out the PEERS Alliance website and follow them on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. 

Don’t forget that the OUTspoken Pride Poetry Slam is happening on July 20th from 7-9 at the new Charlottetown Library Learning Centre.

For more information about Pride PEI and the PEI Pride Festival 2022, you can visit the Pride PEI website or check out their Facebook and Instagram. 

You can also stay up-to-date on what’s happening at your local library by checking out the PEI Public Library Service’s online Program Calendar or follow them on Social Media.

Follow these links to borrow some of the books and dvds mentioned by Vanessa & Scott from PEERS Alliance, Lucky from Pride PEI, and in our Book Picks Segment. 

Vanessa Bradley, PEERS Alliance

• This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar (Adult Fiction)

Scott Alan, PEERS Alliance

• Julián is a Mermaid by Jessica Love (Children’s)
• Epekwitk : Mi'kmaq poetry from Prince Edward Island by Julie Pellissier-Lush (Adult NonFiction)

Lucky Fusca, Pride PEI

• The Umbrella Academy Vol. 1 (Adult Graphic Novel)
• The Umbrella Academy Season 1 (DVD)

Books Picks Recommendations 

• Perfectly Norman by Tom Percival (Children’s)
• Not Quite Narwhal by Jessie Sima (Children’s)
• The Girls I’ve Been by Tess Sharpe (YA)
• Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo (YA)
• Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender (YA)
• Carry On by Rainbow Rowell (YA)
• Heartstopper Vol. 1 (YA Graphic Novel)
• Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (Adult Fiction)
• The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (Adult Fiction)
• The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (Adult Fiction)
• The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (Adult Fiction)
• Untamed by Glennon Doyle (Adult NonFiction)
• Me by Elton Joh...