Head Tale

A Poster Created By One of the Participants

This idea is increasingly common in other public libraries across Canada but it’s very cool that that Regent Place where I work was the first public library branch in Regina to offer a Drag Queen Storytime as part of the Pride Festival.

The idea isn’t without controversy in some circles but I was pleasantly surprised that the vast majority of comments I saw on social media and that I heard elsewhere were inclusive and positive.

For example, as I write this, the CTV News story on FB has 178 reactions – 107 Likes, 41 Loves, 24 Mads (whom I assume are mad because they couldn’t attend!) ;-), 3 Laughing, 3 Sads (again, probably because they had other plans that day) and 28 shares.

Out of 31 comments on the FB story, the one that got the biggest reaction (numerous Likes & Loves) was as follows:

That an article about people reading to others at a library can inspire such hate and bigotry is beyond me.

This is one of the few uplifting pieces of news, it would be nice if everyone could keep their negative/bordering on disgusting comments to themselves.

On a related note, I was also excited to see on social media that RPL was named “Ally of the Year” by the Pride Festival for this event and RPL’s many other actions – from our programs to our policies to our hiring practices – not just during the Pride Festival but throughout the year.