{"id":1790884,"date":"2022-12-30T16:03:36","date_gmt":"2022-12-30T21:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1790884"},"modified":"2022-12-30T16:03:52","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T21:03:52","slug":"kirk-cameron-publisher-claim-thousands-flocked-to-his-story-hour-after-library-reportedly-backtracks-opposition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kirk-cameron-publisher-claim-thousands-flocked-to-his-story-hour-after-library-reportedly-backtracks-opposition\/","title":{"rendered":"Kirk Cameron, Publisher Claims Thousands of People Flocked to His Story Hour after Library Reports Backtrack Opposition"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkirk-cameron-publisher-claim-thousands-flocked-to-his-story-hour-after-library-reportedly-backtracks-opposition%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1790884&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/kirk-cameron\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kirk Cameron<\/a> and the publisher of his new children\u2019s book claimed thousands flocked to his story hour after one of the libraries that initially refused to host him over his new faith-based children\u2019s book reportedly reversed course, something the library is disputing.<\/p>\n<p>Brave Books and the 52-year-old actor\u00a0shared a clip on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Cmw4V2Ihobs\/?igshid=ZmMyNmFmZTc%3D\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0showing what they said were\u00a0thousands of people who turned up to the Indianapolis Public Library Thursday to hear Cameron talk about his book \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1955550298\/ref=sr_1_8?crid=2B1WJ6NAXG7WU&#038;keywords=as+you+grow+kirk+cameron&#038;qid=1670454851&#038;sprefix=As+You+Gro%2Caps%2C155&#038;sr=8-8\">As You Grow<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 137 years of the Indianapolis Public Library\u2019s history, NEVER ONCE have they had over 2,500 people show up to a single event,\u201d Brave Books captioned their post showing large crowds sitting or standing to hear Cameron discuss his new book.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUNTIL TODAY,\u201d The company was also added. \u00a0\u201cAfter being refused or ignored by over 50 libraries to read the new children\u2019s book \u2018As You Grow,\u2019 Indianapolis Library allowed us to come host a story hour. Needless to say, we showed up with a few friends!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo longer will Christians be silent,\u201d The publisher did not stop. \u00a0\u201cNo longer will we be shut away. We will be here, we will stand strong &#038; we will show the world how many of us there really are!\u00a0Thank you to everyone who gave up their morning to join us! This movement is beginning!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cameron\u2019s sister, actress <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/candace-cameron-bure\">Candace Cameron Bure<\/a>Also, the news, messaging about the post was celebrated \u201cPraise the Lord. Christians showing up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The publisher also tweeted a longer clip that showed long lines outside the library, waiting to get in for the event.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is a message for all libraries in the United States. <\/p>\n<p>In 137 years of the Indianapolis Public Library\u2019s history, NEVER ONCE have they had over 2,500 people show up to a single event. <\/p>\n<p>UNTIL NOW. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sFI9Gv4Q5g\">pic.twitter.com\/sFI9Gv4Q5g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BRAVE Story Hour (@BraveBooksUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BraveBooksUS\/status\/1608549471646027776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After the publisher\u2019s tweet, the Indianapolis Public Library <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indylibrary\/status\/1608832073426685956?s=20&#038;t=jSDu13k-8SxZ4O8IHWB8FQ\">tweeted<\/a> The claim that 2,500 people attended was inaccurate and it wasn&#8217;t the largest ever crowd that the library has ever seen. In April 2023, the Indianapolis Public Library will turn 150.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are being inaccurately portrayed in news\/social after a room rental yesterday,\u201d the library\u2019s post read. \u201cOur estimated door count during the event is around 750, not 2500. We\u2019ve had larger events. We turn 150 yrs old in 2023. And our auditorium, which our guests chose not to rent, holds 300, not 2000.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cGrowing Pains\u201d Star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/libraries-cave-after-refusing-faith-based-story-hour-kirk-cameron-celebrates\">recently\u00a0celebrated<\/a> After he stated that two libraries had changed their minds about hosting a Cameron Story Hour, he suggested it should be a message for Christians and conservatives. \u201cto be brave.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The actor\u2019s publicist told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/lifestyle\/kirk-cameron-win-two-public-libraries-denied-story-hours-now-caved?utm_campaign=later-linkinbio-foxnews&#038;utm_content=later-31821399&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_source=linkin.bio\">Fox News<\/a>\u00a0One library near New York City and one in Indiana \u201ccaved.\u201d After they\u00a0initially refused to host Cameron, he threatened legal action.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/kirk-cameron-talks-lifemark-movie-that-proves-why-life-should-be-defended-at-all-costs\">Cameron<\/a> We spoke previously with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/fundamentally-changing-the-values-of-america-kirk-cameron-talks-public-libraries-refusing-to-host-him-for-story-hour-over-faith-based-childrens-book\">The Daily Wire<\/a> Find out more about the hosting of public libraries \u201cDrag Queen Story Hours\u201d He refused to host him at his book readings, which he described as &#8220;a terrible experience.&#8221; \u201cPro-God and pro-family and Biblical values.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brave books previously noted that Cameron hadn\u2019t been booked for a \u201csingle children\u2019s story hour at a public library in America,\u201d He added that more 50 public libraries had rejected him outright or not responded to his requests.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/cowardice-kirk-cameron-slams-hollywood-studios-that-passed-on-lifemark-with-message-about-life\">\u2018Cowardice\u2019: Kirk Cameron Slams Hollywood Studios That Passed On \u2018Lifemark\u2019 With Message About \u2018Life\u2019<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kirk Cameron and the publisher of his new children\u2019s book claimed thousands flocked to his story hour after one of the libraries that initially refused to host him over his new faith-based children\u2019s book reportedly reversed course, something the library is disputing. Brave Books and the 52-year-old actor\u00a0shared a clip on Instagram\u00a0showing what they said &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":219,"featured_media":1498792,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[12581,7646,4856,6202,12580,7889,10384,5318,3760,4370,8621,4564,4178,4286,6195],"class_list":["post-1790884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire","tag-backtrack","tag-cameron","tag-claims","tag-daily","tag-flocked","tag-hour","tag-kirk","tag-library","tag-opposition","tag-people","tag-publisher","tag-reports","tag-story","tag-thousands","tag-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1790884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/219"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1790884"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1790884\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1498792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1790884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1790884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1790884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}