Friday Night Pride - RAIN DATE JUNE 9th

UPDATE: Friday Night Pride is now on the Rain Date June 9th from 6-9pm

FRIDAY NIGHT PRIDE!

Friday June 2nd
Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
Warburton Avenue 6-9pm
Pre-event at The Good Witch 3:45-5:45

Picture Book is thrilled to join Friday Night Pride this year! We're bringing new books, primarily for kids, that celebrate LGBTQ+ families, love, and equity. Books will be available for purchase to continue the celebration at home.

I’m honored to be included in this amazing event because it helps define Hastings as an inclusive and affirming community for all of us, in a way that is completely joyful and fun!

Find me on Warburton Ave 6-9pm

Other participants in Friday Night Pride include Broadway vet Jamie Karen, stage and recording artist Amy Lynn of @amylynnandthehoneymen, Brass Queens, art teacher Katie Reidy of @iamurbanillustration, Jimmy Award Winner Marla Lou, Hastings Public Library, drag artist Amber Guesa, Hastings Beauty Salon. Kat Gang, Hastings Nursery School (The "Co-Op!"), Broadway star James Jackson Jr., Wildly Cakes, and many more!

You can shop the selection of books curated by Picture Book online here: https://bookshop.org/lists/hastings-pride

The list was pulled together with recommendations of The Rainbow Book List from the American Library Association, Stonewall Book Awards List and the assistance of:

MacKenzie Cadenhead, local author and book lover
Allee Manning, Youth Services Librarian of Hastings on Hudson Public Library
Brian Harris and Jen DiBonaventura Co-Organizers of Friday Night Pride
Tasslyn Magnusson, Program Consultant with Freedom to Read, PEN America



Three ways to help today

  1. Donate to organizations like Florida Freedom to Read Project

  2.  Read Buy or order banned books from your library

  3.  Spread the Word tell friends and family about what's happening & start a banned book club

 

Learn more at https://pen.org/issue/book-bans/