FFRPL, Central Library, and all City Branches will be closed Wednesday, December 24 and Thursday, December 25 for Christmas … will be closing at 5pm on Wednesday, December 31 (New Year’s Eve) and will be closed Thursday, January 1 (New Year’s Day).
Evelyn Bailey, 2014 Pride Parade Grand Marshal. Photo credit: Annette Dragon Photography. Image used with permission.
LGBTQIA+ activist, educator and historian Evelyn Bailey spent decades tirelessly chronicling the struggles and achievements of Rochester’s active, progressive LGBTQIA+ community.
In the last year of her life, Evelyn partnered with Central Library and FFRPL to establish the Evelyn Bailey Shoulders to Stand On Endowed Fund, which will help provide staff and resources at Central Library to preserve and share the history of Rochester’s LGBTQIA+ community, through archival collections and programming.
View/download the ‘Legacy of Pride’ brochure (link opens document in new window)
Watch the 5-minute video of Evelyn Bailey’s wish for the FFRPL fund
