Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
6-27-2026
Publication Title
ALA 2026 Annual Conference & Exhibition
Publisher
American Library Association (ALA)
Publisher Location
Chicago, IL
Abstract
This poster session presents findings from a content analysis of queer picture books published from 2000 to 2024. In an initial review of more than 650 books, the authors analyzed narrative themes and the identities, orientations, and BIPOC and/or disability intersectionality of queer characters in each book. This research built a final book sample of more than 430 unique titles with identifiably queer characters. The findings map queer representation and narratives in picture books published in the U.S. and Canada during the twenty-first century.
Controlled Subject
Picture books; Queer fiction; Library catalogs; Library resources
Disciplines
Cataloging and Metadata | Collection Development and Management | Queer Studies
File Format
File Size
1250 KB
Language
English
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT. For more information about this rights statement, please visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Repository Citation
Melilli, A.,
Rosenzweig, J. W.,
Vaandering, A. G.
(2026).
Charting Queer Visibility: A Content Analysis of Queer Picture Books, 2000-2024.
ALA 2026 Annual Conference & Exhibition
Chicago, IL: American Library Association (ALA).
https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/lib_articles/779
Included in
Cataloging and Metadata Commons, Collection Development and Management Commons, Queer Studies Commons