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ECC Library

Official account of the Equality Community Center (ECC) Library. Providing LGBTQ+ books since 2016. Our online catalog is linked! Mon-Fri 9am-6pm.

05/06/2026

A look into the Archives 👀 — The Other World Kingdom in Pictures by the Other World Kingdom

• photography
• “the Other World Kingdom (OWK) was a large, commercial B**M and fe**om facility, resort, and purported micronation ruled in the style of absolute monarchy and matriarchy”
• published 1996

The ECC Library keeps an archive of various materials. These items aren’t on display on the public floor, but all items are available to be checked out upon request. The library is open Mon-Fri 9am-6pm.

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05/05/2026

Book of the day: Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by Carrie Brownstein

• memoir
• riot-grrrl era
• Brownstein tells of her time in the feminist punk band, Sleater-Kinney, and her life/career before and after
• published 2015

All the books we post can be checked out! The library is open Mon-Fri 9am-6pm.

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05/04/2026

Book of the day: Sapphistry by Patrick Califia

• subtitled The Book of Le***an Sexuality
• nonfiction
• comprehensive guide to le***an sexuality
• published 1980

All the books we post can be checked out! The library is open Mon-Fri 9am-6pm.

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05/01/2026

Book of the day: The Second Draft by Carrie Byrd

• romance
• friends to lovers
• published 2026

All the books we post can be checked out! The library is open Mon-Fri 9am-6pm.

04/28/2026

Next month’s pick for Radical Reads book club is America, América: A New History of the New World by Greg Grandin.

Join us Monday, May 25th @ 6pm at the ECC! There will be tea, snacks, and great conversation. The sign up form and additional details can be found in the link in our bio.

04/23/2026

A look into the Archives 👀 — The Muse of the Violets: Poems by Renée Vivien

• collection of poems
• “inspired largely by her tempestuous relationship with fellow le***an poet Natalie Barney, as well as her unrequited passion for her childhood friend, Violet Shillito, who would remain a fixture in her work until her premature death at the age of 32”
• published 1982

The ECC Library keeps an archive of various materials. These items aren’t on display on the public floor, but all items are available to be checked out upon request. The library is open Mon-Fri 9am-6pm.

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04/22/2026

A look into the Archives 👀 — Lea’s Book of Rules for the World by Lea DeLaria

• collection of essays
• humorous “glimpses of life as a Butch”
• published 2000

The ECC Library keeps an archive of various materials. These items aren’t on display on the public floor, but all items are available to be checked out upon request. The library is open Mon-Fri 9am-6pm.

04/21/2026

A look into the Archives 👀 — Leatherwomen, edited by Laura Antoniou

• anthology
• “representations of power exchange between women”
• published 1993

The ECC Library keeps an archive of various materials. These items aren’t on display on the public floor, but all items are available to be checked out upon request. The library is open Mon-Fri 9am-6pm.

Anyone else think the person on the cover looks like Geena Davis?

04/17/2026

A look into the Archives 👀 — Body Alchemy by Loren Cameron

• subtitled Tr*******al Portraits
• photography collection
• published 1996

The ECC Library keeps an archive of various materials. These items aren’t on display on the public floor, but all items are available to be checked out upon request. The library is open Mon-Fri 9am-6pm.

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04/16/2026

A look into the Archives 👀 — Profiles by Baron Wolman

• if you love side b🍈🍈b, well then do we have a book for you!
• photography collection of breast profiles
• published 1974

The ECC Library keeps an archive of various materials. These items aren’t on display on the public floor, but all items are available to be checked out upon request. The library is open Mon-Fri 9am-6pm.

04/15/2026

A look into the Archives 👀 — Cowan by Craig Cowan

• erotica
• small photo book of n**e portraits of men
• published 1995 by St. Martin’s Press as part of the Stonewall Inn Book series

The ECC Library keeps an archive of various materials. These items aren’t on display on the public floor, but all items are available to be checked out upon request. The library is open Mon-Fri 9am-6pm.

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Portland, ME
04101

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Tuesday	9am - 6pm
Wednesday	9am - 6pm
Thursday	9am - 6pm
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