WILCO IRIS LIBRARY
We are proud to offer high quality LGBTQIA+ literature and banned/censored books for loan to Williamson County high school students.
HOW DOES PICKUP/DELIVERY WORK?
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Books can be picked up in a discrete, no-contact, central location in Williamson County
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A Wilco Iris student leader can deliver your book to you at school
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We are happy to deliver the book to your house
Please browse our collection below and fill out the form to request a book.
They Both Die at the End
Adam Silvera
Death-Cast #1
On September 5, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to give them some bad news: They’re going to die today.
Mateo and Rufus are total strangers, but, for different reasons, they’re both looking to make a new friend on their End Day. The good news: There’s an app for that. It’s called the Last Friend, and through it, Rufus and Mateo are about to meet up for one last great adventure—to live a lifetime in a single day.
TRIGGER WARNINGS:
Animal death; Blood; Child Death: Death: Drowning; gang Violence; Grief; Gun Violence; homophobia; Mental illness; Panic attacks; Suicide (past, parental); Suicidal ideation
They Called Us Enemy
George Takei
In 1942, at the order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, every person of Japanese descent on the west coast was rounded up and shipped to one of ten "relocation centers," hundreds or thousands of miles from home, where they would be held for years under armed guard.
They Called Us Enemy is Takei's firsthand account of those years behind barbed wire, the joys and terrors of growing up under legalized racism, his mother's hard choices, his father's faith in democracy, and the way those experiences planted the seeds for his astonishing future.
TRIGGER WARNINGS:
Racism (including slurs); War/Violence; Hate Crime
This Is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids
Dannielle Owens-Reid and Kristin Russo
Written in an accessible Q&A format, here, finally, is the go-to resource for parents hoping to understand and communicate with their gay child. Through their LGBTQ-oriented site, the authors are uniquely experienced to answer parents' many questions and share insight and guidance on both emotional and practical topics. Filled with real-life experiences from gay kids and parents, this is the book gay kids want their parents to read.
TRIGGER WARNINGS:
Informational Q&A format for Parents/teachers/anyone looking to learn more about understanding LGBTQ+ youth
This Winter
Alice Oseman
A short story, based on characters from Solitaire. Solitaire #0.5
I used to think that difficult was better than boring, but I know better now …
I’m not going to think about the past few months, about Charlie and me, and all of the sad. I’m going to block it all out. Just for today.
TRIGGER WARNINGS:
Very frank and frequent discussions of mental illness; Eating disorder; References to past self-harm; References to time spent at a psychiatric ward; ignorant views regarding mental illness; ableism; Attempted suicide (mentioned);