Quatrefoil Library

Today is Give to the Max Day and Quatrefoil Library needs your support to meet our goal! https://www.givemn.org/organization/Quatrefoil-Library
Dear Patrons, Volunteers, & Friends of the Library,
Quatrefoil Library is a special place. For nearly forty years we have served as one of the only free LGBTQ+ lending-libraries in the nation, and we continue to be entirely volunteer-led and run. That’s right – for decades we have championed access to LGBTQ+ literature, materials, and media, all carefully curated and upheld solely through the support and engagement of our community.

Matching Grant for Give to the Max 2024
Thanks to a generous gift from an anonymous donor, the first $10,000 donated will have a 50% matching grant. That means every dollar you give to Quatrefoil Library will go 50% further to help us support expanding access to community spaces and literature. Every donation, no matter the amount, helps us reach this goal and builds a future where every q***r person can feel seen and connected within their community. Please donate today and share with your friends so we can continue to provide outstanding community connections.

🌈Hey lovely folx---please take a look👀. You might have a book (or a few books) 📚---that need to be returned! We have a book drop next to the back door--if you don't have time to stop in--we get it! ⬇️📚🙏💜

The Quatrefoil Library will be closed TONIGHT, Friday August 23rd, for building maintenance. We apologize for the inconvenience. However, we will be open during regular hours this weekend.

On Tuesday! July 16th at 7pm, enjoy hearing author Reid Vanderburgh read selections from his memoir: Work in Progress. Reading will be followed by Q&A and social time. This event is the first in Quatrefoil Library's Summer Memoir Series. Check out the event on our page!

This book presents a deeply personal point of view. I leave it to others to write histories of trans people at a more sociological level. Trans people need to tell our stories to each other, to provide this continuity that has been sadly lacking in previous times. Isolation and feelings of being negatively unique are common among many trans people, in part because this historical continuity has been lacking. It’s an overwhelming proposition, writing this autobiography; all the layers co-exist from the beginning, and my story can be told from perspectives as superficial as my outward appearance, to the deepest subconscious thoughts and feelings buried in my mind from my earliest childhood. When one questions gender, one is questioning the bedrock of one’s existence as a human being and the archaeology involved is formidable.