Far from a Drag: How One Library Embraced Drag Queen Story Hour

Authors

  • Chelsea Condren

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5860/cal.16.1.21

Abstract

Children’s librarians and drag queens have more in common than our shared love of glitter.

When Drag Queen Story Hour (DQSH) approached the Early Literacy Department at the New York Public Library (NYPL) to ask us about facilitating their programs in our branches, we were eager to get started. Conceived of by Michelle Tea and Radar Productions in San Francisco, DQSH now operates out of Los Angeles, New York, and New Jersey, inspires events around the world, and can be found at DragQueenStoryHour.org.

Author Biography

Chelsea Condren

Chelsea Condren is an Early Literacy Coordinator for the New York Public Library. She received her master’s degree in library and information science in 2014 from the University of Denver, where she was also an Early Childhood Fellow.

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Published

2018-03-15

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 1 (2018): Spring

Section

Features

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