Information Seeking and Needs of Parents of Trans Youth: Parents of trans youth comprise an information community with the complex query of how best to support their trans child. Their information seeking requires the use of a variety of sources, from firsthand knowledge from trans people to medical research. The berrypicking model of information seeking and associated theories of browsing are used to frame the information seeking of this community as they navigate learning about transness as an identity and understanding the medical options available to their child. This information community often finds their information online and prefers information that comes directly from the experiences of trans people or from authoritative medical professionals and organizations. They often find this information online through blogs and forums. Opportunities for library programming are recommended to best serve this community. Understanding this community’s information seeking behavior will better prepare libraries to provide them with the right sources needed to support their trans children.

Kameron Ray Morton is interested in library services for queer communities and communities of color. Their previous research has focused on Africana studies, particularly in the Caribbean, and their article “Geographical and Temporal Exile in Maryse Condé’s I, Tituba and Tales from the Heart” was published in the peer-reviewed undergraduate journal L’Indécis au Précis, published by the University of California Los Angeles. Currently, they work as a Young Adult Specialist at the New York Public Library. They received their MFA in Writing and Literary Translation from Columbia University, and their creative work has been published in Eclectica Magazine and Western Humanities Review, among others. Find them online at KameronRayMorton.com.