Naidoo, Jamie Campbell2025-09-242025-09-242015Chapman, Elizabeth. “No More Controversial Than a Gardening Display? Provision of LGBT-related Fiction to Children and Young People in U.K. Public Libraries.” Library Trends 61, no. 3 (2013): 542-568. Cooperativa Culturale Giannino Stoppani. Famiglie: Papà, mamme, fratelli, zii, nonni, cugini e amici. Bologna: Giannino Stoppani edizioni, 2013. Gelnaw, Aimee and Margie Brickley. “Supporting Children in Lesbian/Gay-Headed Families.” In Anti-Bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves, by Louise Derman-Sparks and Julie Olsen Edwards, 122-124. Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children, 2010. Janmohamed, Zeenat, and Ryan Campbell. Building Bridges: Queer Families in Early Childhood Education. Toronto, ON: Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development, 2009. Naidoo, Jamie Campbell. The Importance of Diversity in Library Programs and Material Collections for Children. Whitepaper. Chicago, IL: Association for Library Service to Children. Available: http://www.ala.org/alsc/importance-diversity. Naidoo, Jamie Campbell. Rainbow Family Collections: Selecting and Using Children’s Books with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Content. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited, 2012. Naidoo, Jamie Campbell. A World of Rainbow Families: More Children’s Books and Media with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Content from Around the Globe. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited, In Press. United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF). “Eliminating Discrimination against Children and Parents Based on Sexual Orientation and/or Gender Identity..” Position Paper, no. 9 (November 2014). Available: http://www.unicef.org/media/files/Position_Paper_Sexual_Identification_and_Gender_Identity_12_Nov_2014%283%29.pdf . Vygotsky, Lev. Thought and Language. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1986.https://repository.ifla.org/handle/20.500.14598/5692This paper explores the theme of Rainbow Families’ access to information and library collections throughout the world. Specifically, it describes the role of LGBTQ children’s literature in the lives of Rainbow Families, provides a brief overview of international LGBTQ children’s books publishing, suggests library collaborations with Rainbow Family or LGBT Family associations, and profiles a selection of literacy or educational programs designed for children in Rainbow Families. The intent is to call attention to resources available for Rainbow Families around the globe and highlight the need for collaboration and library outreach in these countries to enhance access to these rich materials.enAttribution 3.0 Unportedhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Articlehttp://conference.ifla.org/ifla81open accessLGBT familiespublic librarieschildren’s literaturelibrary programslibrary partnerships