Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 7pm Gerber/Hart Library and Archives, 6500 N Clark Gerber/Hart’s award-winning podcast Unboxing Queer History is back for Season 2, and you’re invited to celebrate! Join us for an exclusive first-listen of a new episode and…
Join us for an author talk with with Marguerite L. Harrold and Brad Walrond on Saturday, September 6th, at 1:00 PM at Gerber Marguerite will discuss her 2024 book, Chicago House Music: Culture and Community. Brad will discuss their debut poetry…
Join fiber artist, educator, and researcher Isabel Sperry (she/her) for an evening of crafting at on Wednesday, August 20th, from 6-8 PM at Gerber/Hart! Whether you are an experienced fiber artist or are looking to start your first project, you…
Update: This event is being rescheduled by the organizer. We will update this page with more information as it becomes available! Join our friends at Before Sunset for a Networking Mixer at The Parlour at The Albion on Saturday, September…
The Ace Book Club, a collaboration between AforAce and Gerber/Hart Library and Archives, is a welcoming space for aces, allos, and allies to explore the diverse world of asexuality through literature. Our next meeting—in person AND virtual!—will discuss the fiction…
Join us at Aurora’s Santori Library for a conversation about pulp novel author and activist Valerie Taylor on Monday 8/18 at 7 PM! Jen Dentel, Gerber/Hart’s Community Outreach & Strategic Partnerships Manager, will present on Taylor’s life and work. Born…
Gerber/Hart volunteer Scott has programmed a screening of New York City Inferno, a 1978 gay pornographic film from Bijou Video on Sunday, August 10th, at 7 PM at the Leather Archives & Museum (6418 N Greenview Ave). Gerber/Hart will be…
Join Gerber/Hart’s Play Reading Club on August 23rd at 11 AM as they read along to She Kills Monsters (2011) by Qui Nguyen. We’ll divvy up the roles, read aloud, and have a short discussion after. This event will be held in…
Join us for a day of Queer Crafting at Awakenings in Ravenswood on Friday 7/25! The event will take place from 12 PM – 8 PM at Awakenings (4001 N. Ravenswood Ave, Suite 204-C). Gerber/Hart staff will be on site…
Join us on Thursday, July 24th at 7 PM at Gerber/Hart for a conversation about Victor J. Banis, also known as the “Godfather of Gay Pulp Fiction” & the “Queen of Gothic Romance”, and the Revolution He Helped Create With a career…