Thousands of children and their families attended Kirk Cameron’s “See You at the Library” event held at hundreds of libraries across multiple states.
On Saturday, families rallied at story hours in libraries participating in Cameron’s “See You at the Library” event, held in coordination with his faith-based children’s book publisher Brave Books.
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“304 story hours happened today across 46 states!” Brave Books’s Zach Bell told the Washington Examiner. “Absolutely incredible!”
The participating libraries included the Madison Public Library in Huntsville, Alabama, which originally canceled its participation due to capacity concerns. It, however, reinstated the gathering to allow 225 people inside, which is the capacity limit for the meeting room.
Moms for Liberty Madison, Alabama chapter chair Emily Jones told the Washington Examiner that the day went better than she could have anticipated.
“It was a wild ride, but it was absolutely unbelievable,” Jones said. “It was so much bigger than I could have ever imagined it being.”
While the 225 people attended the story hour at the Madison Public Library, more than 300 others went to a nearby church in Huntsville as a secondary location.
“We didn’t have to go find a location because God had already handled that for us, but it was just coordinating with them,” Jones added. “I think yesterday’s event was a reflection of all of the volunteer effort that went into making the event a possibility.”
Jones said Cameron read his faith-based children’s books, As You Grow and Pride Comes Before the Fall, and women’s sports advocate Riley Gaines spoke at both locations. And while more than 100 protesters were present with signs and some tried to get into the events, Jones praised local law enforcement for their support and help with keeping the event peaceful.
Cameron thanked families for coming out to the Madison Public Library and said he was grateful for the protesters who helped spread the message of the story hours “far and wide.”
“Thank you for coming to an event that is so wholesome like this, that is so faith-filled like this, because those who are out there yelling and screaming and disrupting, and maybe even intimidating are helping to spread our message far and wide. And they’re illustrating so clearly everything that we are not about, and that stark contrast will flame the fires of the revival that is so needed in our country,” Cameron said. “So, I thank God that they are here. We welcome them, and we want to include them in our time of learning more about loving God, loving our families, and loving our country.”
Cameron also traveled to libraries in Tennessee and Texas. Pinal County, Arizona, Sheriff Mark Lamb, podcaster and author David Harris Jr., and former mobster Michael Franzese also made appearances at other library gatherings across the country, with some seeing crowds as large as 1,000 people, according to Brave Books.
Brave Books said there were multiple accounts of how other parents and grandparents have been inspired to host their own story hours.
“I have been incredibly encouraged that so many parents have the honesty to acknowledge there is a real problem with the environment our kids are growing up in and then the courage and fortitude to do something about it,” Brave Books CEO Trent Talbot said. “Our kids are worth fighting for.”
Cameron previously told the Washington Examiner that he hopes to continue to grow the movement of families reclaiming traditional values and biblical morals.
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“I want to start new fires,” Cameron said. “I want to continue to grow the movement — not just of reading books in libraries, but parents and grandparents taking back the leadership role in the country morally, and spiritually, and economically. I want them to fight for the hearts and minds of their children and protect their grandchildren’s future.”
As part of that mission, Cameron said he is currently working on a third children’s book that will focus on how one can show love to those who disagree with you or might consider you an enemy.
