News 12 Westchester was outside of Cameron’s Deli in Cross River July 13 interviewing locals about Drag Queen Story Hour (DQSH) making a debut in Westchester on July 14.
The TV crew met up with Ridgefield residents Amy Paige Ciota and her sister Rebecca who were sitting at the picnic tables having lunch. “They wanted my reaction to a drag queen reading to children at a local library,” says Ciota, who told us that the segment aired on News 12 Westchester.
Hosted by Angel Elektra, a drag queen trained by children's librarians at both the Brooklyn Public Library and New York Public Library, DQSH took place at Lewisboro Library on Saturday, July 14.
Lewisboro Library says, “A first for Westchester! At the surface this truly colorful event is just what it sounds like: A drag queen reading a story to kids, but it’s more than that, really. It’s celebrating differences and recognizing the commonality between all of us. Plus, it’s just plain fun!”
Angel Elektra has been reading to children with DQSH since July 2017.
*Image courtesy Lewisboro Library