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Happy Halloween from Gerber/Hart! . Lesbian Witch and Tricks or Treats pulp novels from our special collections. . #gerberhart by @gerberhart
TOMORROW!!! . Stop by Gerber/Hart tomorrow from 10-3:30 for the Gerber/Hart booksale and find FRIGHTENINGLY good deals on used LGBTQ+ and straight books, media, erotica (18+), and more! Plus pop-ups from our pals at AforAce Chicago and Sweet Cheeks! . Come in costume and get a free hardcover or paperback book! . Prices: . Paperbacks: $3 each . Hardcovers: $4.50 each . By the Bag: $30 . By the Box: $40 . DVD: $2 each . VHS: $1 each . Mystery Surprise Book: $5 . Erotica, rare books, periodicals, and book/media bundles all individually priced! . See you on Saturday! . #gerberhart #booksale by @gerberhart
Gerber/Hart will be closing for a few days in November and December. . In November we will be closed on Thursday 11/26, Friday 11/27, and Saturday 11/28 . In December we will close starting on Wednesday 12/23 through Saturday 1/2 (will reopen to the public on Wednesday 1/6) . Closing these days will allow a break for our dedicated volunteers as well as for our small staff from being on call during open hours. . Barring extreme weather we will otherwise be open for our regular hours (Wednesdays/Thursdays 6-9 PM, Fridays 12-4 PM, and Saturdays 10 AM - 4 PM) and look forward to seeing you! . #gerberhart by @gerberhart
Don’t be scared, but these prices are frighteningly low!! . Join us this Saturday for the Gerber/Hart booksale from 10 AM - 3:30 PM for great deals on used LGBTQ+ and straight books, media, erotica (18+), and more! Plus pop-ups from our pals at AforAce Chicago and Sweet Cheeks! . Come in costume and get a free hardcover or paperback book! . Prices: . Paperbacks: $3 each . Hardcovers: $4.50 each . By the Bag: $30 . By the Box: $40 . DVD: $2 each . VHS: $1 each . Mystery Surprise Book: $5 . Erotica, rare books, periodicals, and book/media bundles all individually priced! . See you on Saturday! . @aforacechicago @heysweetcheeksco . #gerberhart #booksale by @gerberhart
Tomorrow night! Join fiber artist, educator, and researcher Isabel Sperry (she/her) for an evening of crafting on Wednesday, October 28th, from 6-8 PM at Gerber/Hart! . Whether you are an experienced fiber artist or are looking to start your first project, you are welcome at this free community event! While Isabel isn’t an expert at every fiber art form out there, she is more than happy to provide some technical support and help to foster a community of crafters. Fiber arts not your thing? No worries! Bring a sketch book, a laptop to write on, or a novel to read and enjoy this community space. . Supplies are not provided, but we will have a limited number of collage materials, scissors, glue, markers, etc. available. Hope to see you on Wednesday, October 28th. We will be located in the Raffety/Tran Community Room at Gerber/Hart (6500 N. Clark St) on the second floor, across the hall from the elevator. See the library front desk if you have trouble finding us! . @isa.sperry . #gerberhart #queerstitchnight by @gerberhart
One week away! . Stock your shelves next week with scary low prices at the Gerber/Har Booksale! . Come in costume and get a free hardcover paperback book! . Great deals on used LGBTQ+ and straight books, rare books, media, erotica (18+), and more! . Pop-ups by AforAce Chicago in our all-ages room and from Sweet Cheeks in our 18+ room.  . Make sure you come early and are ready to browse! All proceeds benefit Gerber/Hart. Stay tuned for more updates and sneak peeks, and we’ll see you on Halloween! . @aforacechicago @heysweetcheeksco . #gerberhart #booksale by @gerberhart
Welcome Scorpio Season . 1990 printing of 1973 book Astrogay by Clu Lee Lennuck from Gerber/Hart’s Special Collections. . Scroll to find out how to make it with a Scorpio and how to hold on to your Scorpio lover. . From the back cover “Doing it by starlight is far out! Especially so because the stars arranged the whole thing to start with. If you want to know what makes you tick sexually, what kind of guy reacts to your specialties, what kind of hunky hangs to avoid like the plague…that’s ASTROGAY! It makes your cruising pay off” . #gerberhart #astrogay #scorpioseason by @gerberhart
Happy Friday - this issue of Lesbian Connection may be from 1988, but cat behavior is timeless. . Lesbian Connection is still being published today! Check them out at @lesbianconnectionmagazine and stop by Gerber/Hart to read through issues from our LGBTQ+ periodicals collection! . #gerberhart #lesbianconnection by @gerberhart
Just over halfway through LGBTQ+ History Month, and we’ve added in a few more events! Here’s where you can find us this month! . On Monday 10/19 we’ll be at Nobody’s Darling for a Mixer with Chicago’s LGBTQ+ Bar Association (@lagbac @nobodysdarlingbar ) . Next Thursday, 10/22, we’ll be popping up at Music Box Theatre for a special screening of Rufus Butler Seder’s SCREAMPLAY (1984) (@musicboxchicago @musicboxlounge @muscledistribution @opinions__based @gay_cigarettes ) . On Wednesday 10/28 we’ll be hosting Queer Stitch Night with Isabel Sperry - stop by with a fabric project of your own or feel free to collage or color with some of our art supplies (@isa.sperry ) . And finally don’t forget to join us on Halloween from 10 AM - 3:30 PM for the Gerber/Hart Booksale! SCARY low prices! :) Plus AforAce will be popping up for Ace Week! (@aforacechicago ) . #gerberhart #lgbtqhistorymonth by @gerberhart
Next Thursday! . Join us at the Music Box Theatre for a special screening of Rufus Butler Seder’s SCREAMPLAY (1984)! . Gerber/Hart will bring a selection of materials from our LGBTQ+ Library and Archives that relate to the film (and queer horror). Director Rufus Butler Seder, Art Director Cheryl Hirshman, and Film Historian Elizabeth Purchell in person for a post-film Q&A . New 4K restoration by Muscle Distribution in association with Matchbox Cine! . About the film: . Edgar Allan (Rufus B. Seder) is an aspiring screenwriter who has just come to Hollywood to make it in the movies... only to wind up working as the janitor at a fleabag apartment complex run by the greasy ex-boxer Martin (George Kuchar) instead. When Edgar begins channeling his frustrations with his kooky neighbors into fodder for his latest screenplay, the vivid murder scenes he writes begin to happen for real. As the bodies begin to pile up and the line between reality and fiction become increasingly blurred, Edgar, who is convinced that the only way to be a real writer is to suffer, is slowly driven mad. . Inventively produced using a host of early cinematic techniques and featuring a memorable performance by underground film legend George Kuchar, Rufus Butler Seder’s Screamplay is a singularly charming tribute to Old Hollywood and a marvel of low-budget but high-concept filmmaking. New 4K restoration by Muscle Distribution in association with Matchbox Cine. . Get your tickets at the link in our bio! . #gerberhart #musicboxtheatre #screamplay by @gerberhart
Postponed! . Beyond the Covers: Gender-Affirming Pelvic Health, One Book at a Time is postponed to February - you can still register for tickets on our website. . Learn more and register for a ticket (sliding scale - $25-$35) at the link in our bio! And learn more about Dr. Laura Ross at @groovephwellness ! . #gerberhart #drlauraross #pelvichealth #queerpelvichealth by @gerberhart
Update - sold out! To add your name to the waitlist please email me (Jen) at jen.dentel@gerberhart.org . Join us at Gerber/Hart on Sunday November 8th at 2PM for a conversation with acclaimed author and historian Susan Stryker about her new book, Changing Gender! . Stryker will sit down for a public interview with Loyola University Chicago historian Michelle Nickerson to talk about the book and how it can help us understand and reckon with the challenges facing the LBGTQ+ community in the current political landscape. . Seating is limited – RSVP for a seat at the link in our bio for this free event! . Doors will open at 2pm to welcome registered participants to a reception in the Gerber Hart’s Raffety/Tran Community Room. Visitors can visit the library reading room (and perhaps find a LGBTQ+ book to check out) and exhibit space while enjoying a beverage and bite. At 3pm the event will start in the Atrium with introductory remarks. Audience Q and A will follow. . Staff from Women & Children First Books will also be on site selling copies of Changing Gender for purchase at the event. . Sponsored by the Gannon Center for Women and Leadership’s Ann F. Baum Speaker Series and the Departments of History and Women’s Studies & Gender Studies at Loyola University Chicago . RSVPS required for this free event. RSVP at the link in our bio! . #gerberhart #susanstryker #changinggender by @gerberhart

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