City of West Hollywood and West Hollywood Library Present the 2026 Season of Drag Story Hour

The City of West Hollywood and West Hollywood Library begin the 2026 season of Drag Story Hour on Saturday, February 7, 2026.

Drag Story Hour is a series of story time readings by drag performers for children of all ages presented by the City of West Hollywood in partnership with West Hollywood Library, part of LA County Library. The program aims to create a safe and welcoming space for children and their families to explore the beauty of diversity, acceptance, and self-expression.

Drag Story Hour was created by Michelle Tea and RADAR Productions in San Francisco in 2015. In 2017, the City of West Hollywood funded the first Drag Story Hour at West Hollywood Library. The West Hollywood series is produced by Drag Arts Lab and Pickle the Drag Queen, who is the City of West Hollywood's first Drag Laureate.

The 2026 West Hollywood season opener features drag performer Amber Crane and will take place on Saturday, February 7, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the West Hollywood Library Community Meeting Room, located at 625 N. San Vicente Boulevard. The program is free to attend, and RSVPs are not necessary.

The full schedule of story time readers for 2026 is as follows:

• Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11 a.m. features Amber Crane

• Saturday, April 4, 2026, 11 a.m. features Queen Angelina, the 2023 José Sarria Drag Pageant winner

• Saturday, June 13, 2026, 11 a.m. features City of West Hollywood Drag Laureate Pickle the Drag Queen

• Saturday, August 8, 2026, 11 a.m. features drag king and musician Odious Ari

• Saturday, October 3, 2026, 11 a.m. features Miss Barbie-Q

• Saturday, December 5, 2026, 11 a.m. features Tia Wanna Ross

The City of West Hollywood delivers a broad array of arts programs including Art on the Outside (temporary public art), Arts Grants for Individuals and Nonprofit Arts Organizations, City Poet Laureate, Drag Laureate, Free Theatre in the Parks, Library Exhibits and Programming, Summer and Winter Sounds, Urban Art Program (permanent public art), WeHo Reads, and the WeHo Pride Arts Festival. More information at: https://www.weho.org/arts.

For more information, please visit go.weho.org/dragstoryhour or contact the City of West Hollywood Arts Division at [email protected].

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