The Hollywood star Candace Cameron Bure is praising the lord after her brother Kirk Cameron’s reading of his Christian children’s book drew over 2,500 people at the Indianapolis Public Library.
Wow! What an incredible turnout!
— BRAVE Story Hour (@BraveBooksUS) December 29, 2022
Thank you to everyone who gave up their morning to join us in Indianapolis!
We are so humbled & thankful for your support!@KirkCameron pic.twitter.com/5iiVwgmIHb
Kirk Sees Huge Turnout For Library Event
Fox News reported that after originally being denied or ignored by over 50 public libraries across the country, Kirk was met by the biggest crowd that the Indianapolis Public Library in Indiana had seen in 137 years when he appeared there on Thursday to read and discuss his book “As You Grow.”
“Find great books … read them to your kids,” Kirk told the crowd at Thursday’s event.
The turnout was so large that Kirk had to use the loudspeaker to address the crowd at one point.
“You guys!” he said. “They’re gonna let me speak over the loudspeaker, the PA, because there’s about 1,000 people in the library on other floors that haven’t gotten up here, so I’m gonna be talking to everybody in just a few minutes, and I just wanna thank them for coming and thank you for coming and making this such a special event today!”
What a turnout, Indianapolis!!
— Trent Talbot (@TrentTalbot) December 29, 2022
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What’s Next For Kirk
Kirk will next head to the public library in Scarsdale, New York, which originally said it was not interested in hosting the Christian former “Growing Pains” star. Thankfully, Kirk and Brave Books were eventually able to book a room there.
“One of the things I love about our country is its commitment to the sharing of knowledge and the free expression of ideas,” Kirk previously said. “That is why I’m excited to bring Brave Books Story Hour to public libraries across the country.”
“Unfortunately, though many of these libraries gladly hosted the ‘Drag Queen Story Hour,’ several have refused to let me read about biblical wisdom from my new children’s book, ‘As You Grow,’” he continued.
Join us for the beginning of a movement!
— BRAVE Story Hour (@BraveBooksUS) December 28, 2022
If you are in the Indianapolis, IN, area tomorrow, we would love to see you at Indianapolis Public Library to enjoy Kirk Cameron's new book "As You Grow!" pic.twitter.com/x1J1LV7kFn
It’s sad that we live in a time where drag queen story hours are all the rage, but libraries are not allowing Christian children’s book readings to be held in their facilities. Kirk and Candace have long been two of the openly Christian conservative stars in Hollywood, and we applaud them for continuing to fight this good fight!