On June 1, the first day of “pride” month, drag queens set a Guinness World Record for attendance when 263 people showed up in Philadelphia to hear one of their infamous story hours. On Aug. 24, one of the hundreds of Americans hosting wholesome story hours in nearly every state across the country hope to dwarf that record on See You at the Library Day.
They shouldn’t have much trouble. After 50-plus libraries denied actor and author Kirk Cameron public rooms to host age-appropriate story hours for kids in 2022 and 2023 — despite many of those same rooms being used for drag queen story hours — Cameron and his team resorted to renting out private rooms. The effort was a booming success, with more than 300 total story hours across the United States. The very first story hour Cameron hosted in Indianapolis drew thousands of people.
This year, Cameron is again partnering with Brave Books to set up story hours, with hundreds of patriotic Americans hosting events in their hometowns. Some of the hosts — such as a Christian fireman, an immigrant from Soviet Russia, and a homeschooling mom — are returners from last year, while others are jumping into the fray for the first time.
According to Brave Books, as of Friday night, Texas alone has 39 story hours planned, with deep blue California planning to host 16. Cameron told The Federalist that he and Pastor John Amanchukwu plan to attend some of the story hours in
