CONWAY — Monday's meeting of the Conway Public Library Trustees drew a crowd of 100 or so people, most of whom came to express support for the Drag Queen Story Hour, scheduled to take place next week as part of White Mountains Pride Week and Festival.
Drag Queen Story Hour will take place June 28 at 10 a.m. in the Ham Community Room of the library at 15 Greenwood Ave., Conway Village. It is limited to adults accompanied by children. Tickets will be distributed on the morning of the event. Ticket holders can enter the room at 9:30 a.m.
kAm|@?52JVD ECFDE66D >66E:?8[ ?@C>2==J :? E96 5@H?DE2:CD w2> #@@>[ H2D D9:7E65 E@ E96 3:886C A6C:@5:42=D C@@> @? E96 >2:? 7=@@C @7 E96 =:3C2CJ]k^Am
kAmQp 76H >@C6 A6@A=6 E92? FDF2=[ 2?5 x E9:?< H6 <?@H H9J[Q D2:5 ECFDE66D 492:C>2? !6E6C x??6D]k^Am
kAmpE E96 @FED6E @7 E96 >66E:?8[ x??6D C625 2 @?6\A286 DE2E6>6?E :? C6DA@?D6 E@ 4@>A=2:?ED E96 =:3C2CJ 925 C646:G65 23@FE E96 DE@CJ 9@FC]k^Am
kAm%96 DE2E6>6?E :?4=F565 2 C6277:C>2E:@? @7 E96 3@2C5VD r@56 @7 tE9:4D WE@ QDFDE2:? E96 4@C6 7C665@>D @7 @FC 56>@4C24J ]]] 3J AC@G:5:?8 6BF2= 2446DD E@ 2 3C@25 5:G6CD:EJ @7 G:6HA@:?EDQXj {:3C2CJ &D6 !@=:4J WD6CG:46 H:== ?@E 36 56?:65 Q3642FD6 @7 C6=:8:@FD C24:2=[ D@4:2=[ 64@?@>:4 @C A@=:E:42= DE2EFD[ 5:D23:=:EJ[ 286 @C D6IF2= @C:6?E2E:@?QXj 2?5 ':D:@? $E2E6>6?E WQ#6DA@?5:?8 E@ E96 5:G6CD6 ?665D @7 @FC 4@>>F?:EJX]k^Am
kAmxE 4@?4=F565 3J D2J:?8[ QxE :D E96 =:3C2CJ 5:C64E@CVD ;@3 E@ 56E6C>:?6 H92E AC@8C2>D 2C6 @776C65[ 2?5 E@ 5@ D@ 3J 7@==@H:?8 E96 8F:56=:?6D D6E :? A=246 3J E96 3@2C5 @7 ECFDE66D] %96 3@2C5 @7 ECFDE66D 92D 7@F?5 E9:D AC@8C2> E@ 36 :? 4@>A=:2?46 H:E9 E96 A@=:4:6D 2?5 AC@465FC6D 25@AE65 3J E9:D 3@2C5]Qk^Am
kAm%96 DE2E6>6?E H2D 2AAC@G65 3J E96 ECFDE66D e\_] %CFDE66 %:> (6DEH:8 H2=<65 :?E@ E96 >66E:?8 =2E6 2?5 H2D ?@E AC6D6?E 7@C E96 G@E6]k^Am
kAmp7E6C C625:?8 7C@> E96 DE2E6>6?E[ E96 ECFDE66D E@@< 4@>>6?ED 7C@> 23@FE EH@ 5@K6? A6@A=6] p>@?8 E96 7:CDE E@ DA62< H2D r9C:DE@A96C q6==:D @7 }@CE9 r@?H2J[ 2 4@\@C82?:K6C @7 (9:E6 |@F?E2:?D !C:56]k^Am
kAmQ(9:E6 |@F?E2:?D !C:56 :D 23@FE 46=63C2E:?8 5:G6CD:EJ H:E9:? @FC 4@>>F?:EJ[Q D2:5 q6==:D] Qx? 46=63C2E:?8 @FC 5:776C6?46D[ H6 D6?5 E96 >6DD286 E@ @FC 49:=5C6? E92E 36:?8 5:776C6?E :D ~z 2?5 E96J 5@?VE 92G6 E@ 766= E92E E96J ?665 E@ 4@?7@C> E@ D@>6 @FED:56 DE2?52C5 @C DE6C6@EJA6]Qk^Am
kAmqFE s2?:6= *F=6 @7 |25:D@? D2:5 5C28 BF66?D 2C6 25F=E A6C7@C>6CD 2?5 E92E E96 5C28 BF66? 4@>>F?:EJ :D >256 FA @7 D6IF2==J Q5:DD2E:D7:65Q >6? H9@ 2C6 Q6IA=@C:?8 ?6H D6IF2=:E:6D]Q w6 2=D@ D2:5 E96 5C28 BF66? 4@>>F?:EJ 92D 2 QC2>A2?E AC@3=6> H:E9 A65@A9:=:2]Qk^Am
kAmq6==:D[ 9@H6G6C[ ?@E65 E92E QA6C7@C>:?8 2D 2 5C28 BF66? — H96E96C E96J 2C6 >2=6[ 76>2=6[ EC2?D86?56C @C 2?@E96C 86?56C[ :E C62==J 92D ?@E9:?8 E@ 5@ H:E9 E96:C D6IF2=:EJ[ 2?5 :E 92D ?@ 362C:?8 @? E96 2F5:6?46 E96J 2C6 6?E6CE2:?:?8]Qk^Am
kAmx? E6C>D @7 DE@CJ 9@FC[ 96 D2:5[ E96J H2?E QE@ 96=A 6?4@FC286 49:=5C6? E@ C625[ E@ 96=A 6?4@FC286 E96 :562D 2?5 4@?46AED @7 5:G6CD:EJ 2?5 :?4=FD:@?]Qk^Am
kAm$92?2 p:D6?36C8[ H9@ 56D4C:365 96CD6=7 2D 2 EC2?D86?56C H@>2?[ D2:5 D96 DFAA@CED E96 DE@CJ 9@FC]k^Am
kAmQx H:D9 E96C6 H6C6 AC@8C2>D =:<6 :E H96? x H2D 2 49:=5 — x >:89E 92G6 7:8FC65 @FE >JD6=7 2 =:EE=6 BF:4<6C E92E H2J[Q D96 D2:5[ 255:?8[ Qx 92G6 >6E >2?J A6@A=6 H9@ 2C6 5C28 BF66?D H9@ 2C6 2>2K:?8 A6@A=6]Qk^Am
kAm%96 C6=:8:@FD 2DA64E 3642>6 2 962E65 E@A:4]k^Am
kAmy:> wC5=:4<2 D2:5 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 q:3=6[ v@5 4C62E65 >2=6 2?5 76>2=6 — QE92EVD 2==] xE 2=D@ D2JD :? E9:D 3@@< H6 @F89E E@ DA62< E@ @?6 2?@E96C 2?5 3692G6 =@G:?8=J E@ @?6 2?@E96Cj 9@H6G6C[ :7 J@F D66 D@>63@5J 8@:?8 :? E96 HC@?8 5:C64E:@? 2?5 ?@E A=2J:?8 3J E9:D 3@@<[ :? =@G6 H6 @F89E E@ 25>@?:D9 E96> 2?5 :? =@G6 H6 2C6 E@ D2J[ V86E 96=A]VQk^Am
kAm!C:6DE s2? (6:C @7 r9C:DE tA:D4@A2= r9FC49 :? }@CE9 r@?H2J 2?5 r6?E6C r@?H2J &?:E65 |6E9@5:DE r9FC49 925 2 E@E2==J 5:776C6?E E2<6]k^Am
kAmQx 92G6 E@ D2J 2D 2 =@?8E:>6 tA:D4@A2=:2?[ H6 92G6 366? 8F:=EJ @7 >2<:?8 @FC 82J[ =6D3:2?[ EC2?D86?56C[ BF66C >6>36CD G6CJ[ G6CJ 2D92>65 @7 E96>D6=G6D[Q D2:5 (6:C]k^Am
kAmQ|J 4@?46C? 23@FE E9:D H9@=6 H@?56C7F= 2?5 A6C92AD 7@CEF:E@FD 4@?EC@G6CDJ :D E92E H92E H6 ?665 E@ D2J E@ E96 49:=5C6? @7 E9:D G2==6J :D E9:D :D 2 D276 A=246 E@ 36 E96>D6=G6D]VQk^Am
kAmp DA62<6C ?2>65 w2J=6J[ H9@ :?EC@5F465 96CD6=7 2D 2 af\J62C\@=5 3:D6IF2= >@E96C @7 EH@ 49:=5C6?[ D2:5 @?6 @7 96C 36DE 7C:6?5D :D 2 Q5C28 <:?8Q 2?5 96C 7C:6?5 H@F=5?VE H2?E E@ G:D:E E96 G2==6J 3642FD6 @7 E96 2?8CJ u2463@@< 4@>>6?ED 23@FE 5C28 BF66?D]k^Am
kAm$96 25565 D96 DA6?E >F49 @7 96C 49:=59@@5 2E E96 =:3C2CJ[ H9:49 H2D 2? :?4=FD:G6 DA246 7@C 96C]Â k^Am
kAmQx 5@?VE D66 v@5VD ?2>6 :? E9:D 3F:=5:?8[ 2?5 x 5@?VE E9:?< v@5 ?665D E@ 36 :? >J 49:=5C6?VD =:76 :7 E92EVD ?@E H92E x H2?E[Q D2:5 w2J=6J] Qx 766= >J 4@>>F?:EJVD AC@3=6> H:E9 sC28 "F66? $E@CJ w@FC :D E92E E96:C C6=:8:@? 5@6D?VE 4@>AC696?5 :E]Qk^Am
kAm$6G6C2= A2C6?ED D2:5 E96J H6C6 :? 7F== DFAA@CE @7 E96 sC28 "F66? $E@CJ w@FC]k^Am
kAm':?46?E sF56[ 9@=5:?8 @?6 @7 9:D 7:G6 49:=5C6?[ E92?<65 E96 ECFDE66D 7@C 2==@H:?8 9:> E@ D9@H 9:D 49:=5C6? :E 5@6D?VE >2EE6C 9@H D@>6@?6 5C6DD6D @C =@@<D 3FE[ C2E96C[ 9@H A6@A=6 EC62E 6249 @E96C]k^Am
kAmQx7 D@>6@?6 H2?ED E@ C625 2 DE@CJ E@ >J <:5[ 96VD 8@:?8 E@ 36 ADJ4965[ :EVD @?6 @7 9:D 72G@C:E6 E9:?8D[Q D2:5 sF56] QxV> ?@E D42C65] xV> ?@E H@CC:65]Qk^Am
kAmqFE s63@C29 wC5=:4<2 @7 v=6?[ H9@ D2:5 D96 925 H@C<65 b_ J62CD 2D 2 49:=5 ADJ49@E96C2A:DE 2?5 49:=59@@5 65F42E@C[ D2:5[ QxEVD E@E2==J :?2AAC@AC:2E6 7@C 2 5C28 BF66? E@ 36 2DD@4:2E65 H:E9 49:=5C6? :? 2?J H2J D92A6 @C 7@C>]Qk^Am
kAmr@?H2J $49@@= q@2C5 >6>36C r96C: $F==:G2?[ DA62<:?8 7@C 96CD6=7[ 2?5 DE2E6 #6A] t5 qFE=6C Ws\w2CEVD {@42E:@?X 3@E9 DA@<6 :? 72G@C @7 E96 FA4@>:?8 6G6?E]k^Am
kAmp A6CD@? ?2>65 #:@[ H9@ :56?E:7:65 2D QEC2?D ?@?\3:?2CJ[Q D2:5 D@>6 J@F?8 A6@A=6 H9@ BF6DE:@? E96:C 86?56C >2J 766= 2=:6?2E65 2E E:>6D 2?5 E92E :>A24ED E96:C >6?E2= 962=E9] %96J 42==65 7@C >@C6 @A6? 4@?G6CD2E:@?D 23@FE 86?56C]Â k^Am
kAm!65:2EC:4:2? #:49 {2C24J D2:5 5:G6CD:EJ ?665D E@ 36 AC@>@E65 2?5Â E96C6 2C6 J@F?8 49:=5C6? :? 9:D AC24E:46 H9@ 2C6 9@>@D6IF2=[ 3:D6IF2= 2?5 EC2?D86?56C]k^Am
kAmQ$@>6 @7 E96> 92G6 E@=5 >6 E96J C62=:K65 E96J 2C6 9@>@D6IF2= @C EC2?D86?56C 2E 2 G6CJ 62C=J 286 W2?5X E96J H:D9 E92E E96J 4@F=5 92G6 4@>6 @FE 62C=:6C[Q D2:5 {2C24J[ 255:?8 E92E sC28 "F66? $E@CJ w@FC :D 2? @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ =6E 2== 49:=5C6? 766= 2446AE65]k^Am
kAm{:46?D65 4=:?:42= D@4:2= H@C<6C y6? q6==2 D2:5 D96 766=D DE@CJ 9@FC :D 2 Q=@G6=J @AA@CEF?:EJQ 2?5 D2:5 82J[ =6D3:2?[ 3:D6IF2= 2?5 EC2?D A6@A=6 2C6 9FCE 3J Q92E67F= 4@>>6?ED 2?5 ;F58>6?ED]Qk^Am
kAmu@C>6C =:3C2CJ ECFDE66 $E24J $2?5 D2:5 2E r9C:DE>2D E:>6 D96 5C6DD6D 2D $2?E2 2?5 C625D DE@C:6D E@ 49:=5C6? 23@FE 2?:>2=D 2E r@?H2J pC62 wF>2?D $@4:6EJ]k^Am
kAmQx <?@H E92E 3642FD6 $2?E2 92D 2 362C5[ $2?E2 :D 4@?D:56C65 2 >2=6[ H9:49 x 8F6DD E96? xV> C625:?8 DE@C:6D :? 5C28[ D@ :EVD ?@E E96 7:CDE E:>6 :EVD 366? 5@?6 :? E96 G2==6J[Q D2:5 $2?5] Qx ;FDE H2?E65 E@ A@:?E @FE 2 =@E @7 FD H62C 4@DEF>6D E@ 4C62E6 ;@J]Qk^Am
(1) comment
Bravo to those who came out in support of this. Did the Eaton Posse show up? For those who showed up to protest, fine, you are allowed to do so thanks to the laws in our great country. But as i have commented before, if you don't want people in drag to read to your kids, don't go. it's really so simple. As for the Hrdlicka's, i have seen your many letters to the editors over the past couple of years, and i truly wonder if you have read the entire bible and if you stand behind EVERYTHING in it. If so, you support something much worse than a couple of guys in drag reading to kids. Please don't tell me you cherrypick what you want and ignore the rest.
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.