PRIDE Week 2025

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Join us for Library Pride Week as we celebrate the vibrant LGBTIQA+ community through creative activities and engaging events. Everyone is welcome to connect, express, and explore in a space that uplifts and empowers.

We embrace and celebrate diverse identities, experiences, and perspectives and are committed to fostering inclusive, respectful, and safe spaces across all RMIT Library locations and online platforms. Our library goal is to support self-expression and learning in an environment free from discrimination.

Join us for Library Pride Week as we celebrate the vibrant LGBTIQA+ community through creative activities and engaging events. Everyone is welcome to connect, express, and explore in a space that uplifts and empowers.

๐Ÿ“… Check the timeline below for event details.
๐ŸŽ‰ Letโ€™s celebrate RMIT PRIDE 2025 together!

๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿงก๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’œ

Event timeline

Online games

๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๏ธ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹18 - 31 August 2025 ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๏ธ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ Open at all hours

Read, play, slay: library for pride

๐ŸŒˆ๏ธ๐ŸŒˆโ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹ 26 August 2025 ๐ŸŒˆ๐ŸŒˆ 10AM - 4PM ๐ŸขSGS Campus: REC Building 10 ๐ŸขHN Campus: Level 5, Tower B Classroom 003- 004-005

Wear it purple day

๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ’‹โ€๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿ’œ 29 August 2025 ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ‘จโ€โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ’‹โ€๐Ÿ‘จ 8AM - 5PM Hanoi & SGS campus

Mark your calendar: Explore the key dates and exciting activities during our Pride Week 2025!

๐ŸŽฎ Try our online pride games:  Match Up & Quizziz

๐ŸŽ Total of 30 fun prizes to be won

๐ŸŒˆ๏ธ Celebrate Pride with hands-on fun! 

We have creative stations to keep your day filled with colours

๐ŸŽจ DIY bookmark decorating
๐Ÿงถ Dried clay station to craft your own creations
๐Ÿ“š Pride-themed displays 

๐ŸŽ‰ Play games to win exclusive Library Pride tote bags!

The event is open to all staff and students, so come and join us!

๐ŸขCelebrate inclusion at RMIT VN Library

๐Ÿ’œ Wear It Purple is a youth-focused LGBTIQA+ awareness day celebrated across Australia.
๐Ÿ’œShow your support by wearing something purple!
๐Ÿ“ธ Snap a photo at our themed Pride photo backdrops

๐ŸŽ Comment on the Libraryโ€™s Wear it Purple day post with your picture for a surprise treat and get a chance to win amazing prizes!


 

Sharing corner

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Leave a message to express your support for the LGBTQIA+ community, then stick it on the board in our library.

  • Take a photo of your meaningful message(s)
  • Post it in the comments section of the libraryโ€™s Pride Week social media post with your student/staff ID as the caption. (The post will go public on 18 August 2025)

10 valid comments will receive Pride lanyards and be featured in the Pride Week warm-up post. 

Additionally, 20 valid comments will be randomly selected to win a library sticky note or a stuffed animal.

Deadline for comments: 5:00 PM, 29 August 2025

Book display

๏ธ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๏ธ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ Pride in Our Pages

๐Ÿ’œ Celebrate diversity, inclusion, and the power of stories with our Pride Book Display!

Featuring a curated selection of fiction, memoirs, and non-fiction that highlight LGBTQIA+ voices, the collection explores identity, resilience, and love. Discover titles that inspire, spark conversation, and celebrate diversity. Visit our interactive booths and explore the vibrant spectrum of human experience through reading and creativity.

Digital display

๐ŸŒˆ๏ธ๐ŸŒˆโ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹ Celebrate Pride anytime, anywhere with our curated digital collection!

Accessible through the Libraryโ€™s online databases, this display features eBooks, shows and documentaries, and movies that highlight LGBTQIA+ voices, histories, and experiences. Whether you're reading for pleasure or seeking inspiration, discover powerful stories that promote inclusion, understanding, and pride.

From proquest e-book central

From library databases

From kanopy and informit databases

Library subject guide

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Library subject guide

This guide will help you discover the LGBTIQA+ books, ebooks, academic journals, and films we have in our collection. Also included are links to organizations that provide services to the LGBTIQA+ community.

Read RMIT University Library's Safe and Inclusive Spaces statement and more LGBTIQA+ Resources below.