{"id":1991836,"date":"2023-08-05T10:28:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T14:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alabama-library-reverses-decision-after-canceling-kirk-cameron-riley-gaines-faith-filled-story-hour-event\/"},"modified":"2023-08-05T10:30:28","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T14:30:28","slug":"alabama-library-reverses-decision-after-canceling-kirk-cameron-riley-gaines-faith-filled-story-hour-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alabama-library-reverses-decision-after-canceling-kirk-cameron-riley-gaines-faith-filled-story-hour-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabama Library Reverses Decision, Restores Kirk Cameron and Riley Gaines&#8217; Faith-Filled Story Hour Event."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Falabama-library-reverses-decision-after-canceling-kirk-cameron-riley-gaines-faith-filled-story-hour-event%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=1991836&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--><h2>An Alabama Public Library Reverses \u200bDecision to Cancel Moms for Liberty \u2062Book Reading Event<\/h2>\n<p>An Alabama public library \u200bhas reversed its decision to cancel a \u2064Moms for Liberty book reading event featuring actor Kirk Cameron and women\u2019s sports advocate Riley Gaines. The event, \u2063organized by \u200bpublishing company Brave Books, is part of a \u201cSee You at the Library\u201d national tour\u200b taking place in nearly \u200c300 libraries across 45 states.<\/p>\n<p>The Huntsville-Madison County Public Library System initially canceled the\u2063 event due to concerns about security and capacity. However, \u200dafter facing backlash and receiving\u200b a letter from\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-democrats-get-filthy-rich\/\" title=\"Democrats' Path to Wealth\">law\u200b firm<\/a> First \u200cLiberty Institute, \u200bthe library \u2063system decided to allow \u200cthe event to proceed.<\/p>\n<p>Brave\u2064 Books CEO Trent Talbot expressed his happiness at the\u200d library&#8217;s change of heart, stating, \u201cWe must stand our\u2062 ground and fight for our public\u200b institutions. The foe we fail \u2062to \u2064meet at the gate in our own generation is\u200c the foe we let into the city for the next.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063event had faced opposition from protesters who threatened to \u2063crash the event. As the number of interested attendees grew, the library offered additional space, but the organizers declined and suggested holding the event outside. However, due to confirmed threats of protests, local law enforcement advised moving the event to a private location.\u200b Despite this, Brave Books insisted \u200bon holding\u2062 the event in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/historic-significance-of-georgia-senate-contests\/\" title=\"Historic Significance of Georgia Senate Contests\">public space<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Brave Books immediately challenged the decision\u2064 to cancel the event, and law firm First Liberty Institute sent a letter to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/east-coast-universities-conduct-anti-racist-audit-in-libraries\/\" title=\"East Coast Universities Conduct \u2018Anti-Racist Audit\u2019 In Libraries\">library system<\/a>, stating it was prepared to \u2064take legal action to\u200d protect their \u200cclient&#8217;s civil\u200c rights.<\/p>\n<p>The Moms for Liberty \u200dorganizers, Emily Jones and Elizabeth Stewart, expressed their disagreement\u200b with how the library system and the Madison City Police Department handled \u2062the\u2063 safety\u2064 concerns. Jones, the organization\u2019s \u2064Madison County chapter \u2063chair, criticized the \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/he-killed-my-sister-like-an-animal-sister-of-victim-speaks-out-after-dem-gov-hochul-releases-felons-with-less-is-more-act\/\" title=\"\u2018He Killed My Sister Like An Animal\u2019: Sister Of Victim Speaks Out After Dem Gov. Hochul Releases Felons With \u2018Less Is More\u2019 Act\">police chief&#8217;<\/a>s directive, stating, \u201cTo me,\u2062 that just \u2062indicates that he is not interested in making this event go well. He wants it to go away.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>A National\u2064 Tour to Provide an\u2063 Alternative to\u200c Controversial Drag Queen Story Hours<\/h3>\n<p>The\u2063 event, led by Kirk\u2064 Cameron, star of the 1980s sitcom \u201cGrowing Pains,\u201d aims to\u200d provide \u200bconservative Christian families with an alternative to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alabama-library-reverses-decision-after-canceling-kirk-cameron-riley-gaines-faith-filled-story-hour-event\/\" title=\"Alabama Library Reverses Decision, Restores Kirk Cameron and Riley Gaines' Faith-Filled Story Hour Event.\">controversial drag queen story hours<\/a> \u2064that target children. Initially, Cameron and Gaines were not scheduled to appear at the Madison County event, but their planned\u200b attendance was\u2064 announced later, \u200cgenerating more attention and excitement.<\/p>\n<p>Join thousands of faithful Americans this\u2064 Saturday, August 5th, for the first National &#8216;See You\u200b at the Library\u2019 day, where participants will engage in singing, praying, and reading. Kirk Cameron, Riley \u2063Gaines, and Brave Books will be visiting three libraries as part of this event.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Join me this Saturday, August 5th, for the first National &#8216;See You at the Library\u2019 day \u2062with thousands of faithful Americans for a\u200b day of singing, praying, and\u200d reading.<\/p>\n<p>I \u2062will be visiting 3 libraries with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BraveBooksUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BraveBooksUS<\/a> and\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Riley_Gaines_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Riley_Gaines_<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>1. TENNESSEE: \u2064We will be at the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N9fK2EirAz\">pic.twitter.com\/N9fK2EirAz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kirk\u200c Cameron (@KirkCameron) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KirkCameron\/status\/1687104714004148224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Brandon Drey contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1690455510071000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0zc8zwWGoXeRzcNJLiJVWI\">CLICK HERE\u200d TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Alabama library initially canceled a Moms for Liberty book reading event with Kirk Cameron and Riley Gaines. However, they have now reversed their decision and will allow the event to proceed on Saturday. The Huntsville-Madison County Public Library System made the announcement on Wednesday, permitting the event at the Madison Public Library.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":324,"featured_media":1991837,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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":[],"class_list":["post-1991836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-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\/1991836","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\/324"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1991836"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1991836\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1991837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1991836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1991836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1991836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}