“Those looking to celebrate Pride Month will find no shortage of ways to do that in Downers Grove…. Deiss and her fellow coordinators are thrilled to see the support for and engagement with the LGBTQ+ community continue to grow each year. ‘It’s very telling to… Read More »Pride Month celebrations growing in Downers Grove, surrounding communities
“The wall features historic LGBTQ+ figures throughout four millennia, from Alexander the Great to James Baldwin. There are more than 125 mini-biographies to view…. The Legacy Wall will be in the library for the duration of Pride Month, and organizers hope it will leave some… Read More »Downers Grove library hosts LGBTQ+ Legacy Wall months after drag show controversy
“Downtown Downers Grove will feature brightly decorated windows and LGBTQ events to celebrate Pride 2023.” Read more on The Patch website
Grab a drink, relax, and settle in with a copy of Answers in the Pages provided by one of your favorite Downers Grove establishments! While you are there, you can check out the book and read it at your leisure while enjoying your favorite wine,… Read More »Sip and Read
EQDG, in partnership with the Downers Grove Public Library, is excited to invite residents of Downers Grove to join us our community-wide reading event and conversation, One Book, One Town. The book we’ve chosen for this initiative is Answers in the Pages by David Levithan, “a bold,… Read More »Join Us for One Book, One Town
Supporters outnumber detractors 61% to 35% The Downers Grove Public Library announced at its September Board meeting that it had received 1,215 comments in response to its planned Drag Queen Bingo for teenagers program, with a clear majority in favor of holding it. Feedback was… Read More »Community Feedback Overwhelmingly Supports DGPL Drag Queen Bingo Program
The EQDG Board is saddened and angered that hateful homophobic actions and words have led to threats to the Downers Grove Public Library staff, leadership, and community. There is no excusing these threats. We support our Library staff and leadership in making the difficult decision… Read More »EQDG Supports DGPL Amidst Threats to Staff and Community
EQDG wholeheartedly supports the Downers Grove Public Library in its efforts to bring diverse programming to the DG community with the offering of Drag Queen Bingo for Teens. Acceptance, kindness, and respect should never be controversial, and can only serve to strengthen a community. Representation… Read More »EQDG Supports Drag Queen Bingo Program at DGPL
“The 2022 Illinois Library Association’s Intellectual Freedom Award is beinggiven to the students of Downers Grove High Schools, in particular, to a group ofstudent leaders who stood up to a book ban at their school. This award, presented bythe ILA Intellectual Freedom Committee recognizes the… Read More »Downers Grove High School student leaders named 2022 recipients of the ILA Intellectual Freedom Award
EQDG condemns the Supreme Court’s decision to reverse the 1973 Roe vs. Wade ruling. We are outraged and deeply disturbed by this blatant disrespect for previously secured individuals’ rights in our country. This decision harms the rights, privacy, and safety of women and poses a… Read More »Dangerous Supreme Court Decision