[3] The library began fundraising in the summer of 2023 and launched the collection of LGBT ebooks and audiobooks on October 23, 2023.
[1][3] The Queer Liberation Library is in part a response to the increasing number of book bans and challenges targeting LGBT materials in the United States.
[7] Book challenges in libraries and schools are key component of the 2020s anti-LGBT movement in the United States.
[8] Membership with QLL is open to any person with a mailing address within the United States, with no age restrictions.
[10] Users can access the Queer Liberation Library collection from desktop or mobile device through the Overdrive website or Libby app.