Finally, after the longest year of our lives, school is out, and it is summer time. Usually during summer, you could catch some incredible, kid friendly events in our stores each week. This year, we are doing things a little differently. Each Friday at noon throughout summer, you can tune into any Bookmans Tucson Facebook and Instagram to watch some of our favorite local partners sharing their expertise.

Summer is the perfect time to be fabulous, especially for National Pride Month. We have invited some of our friends at Drag Queen Story Hour to host a Storytime! Inclusivity in diversity is of the utmost importance to us at Bookmans and some of our favorite queens will be reading a few stories to inspire us to be kind to one another.

Drag Queen Story Hour (DQSH) is just what it sounds like—drag queens reading stories to children in libraries, schools, and bookstores. DQSH captures the imagination and play of the gender fluidity of childhood and gives kids glamorous, positive, and unabashedly queer role models. In spaces like this, kids are able to see people who defy rigid gender restrictions and imagine a world where people can present as they wish, where dress up is real.