Christians Plan On Largest Story hour record at Public Libraries August 24
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 the D.C. and Virginia area.
"We don't want to abandon these states," Camon said of the "hurting" areas "crying out for a change." "We want to be part of their revival and resuscitation." The Brave team even invited Gov. Gavin Newsom to attend a story hour in California "in hopes that he will learn about the values that will return blessings to his state."
Kids and parents who show up for See You at the Library Day can expect to "learn about gender identity from God's perspective," Cameron told The Federalist in an interview. "It's a book called Elephants Are Not Birds, and Culture the Vulture tries to convince Kevin the Elephant that he might be happier living as a bird because he likes to sing. But Kevin discovers the truth, and he becomes the local hero when he embraces who God made him and designed him to be."