Quote Originally Posted by iris lilies View Post
I’m curious to know why you think our youth librarians would have introverted persons blandly reading? You’ve got be a bit theatrical in that situation, drag queen or not.

One time I nearly had to give a story hour back 30 years ago when one of our youth librarians took sick, but fortunately someone came to my rescue. I can’t do that. The idea still horrifies me.
I love to read to my grandkids and I like to think they enjoy it--after all, I was a theatre major in college. But I do think that some drag queens may have a more festive and fun flair to their performances that may be appealing to youngsters. As a one-time actor whose cerebral approach to acting prevented me from attaining success, I suspect that a lot of librarians might have the same Achilles heel. I would LOVE to be a youth librarian, because I love books and I love kids, but I suspect my ability to draw families in is pretty dismal. OTOH if people who really know how to perform--no matter how they identify themselves--can bring kids into the library, I'm all for it, as long as they stay within the boundaries of propriety.

I am definitely going to check out the next drag queen show at our local library.