Tahiat Mahboob writes: “When Miss Freida Whales (left) stepped into the Okanagan (B.C.) Regional Library last September, she was not prepared for the crowd waiting for the inaugural Drag Queen Story Hour. Despite the event’s success, when ORL invited Cook to read stories to kids during its storytime hour, it provoked pushback from many Kelowna residents. Following the first DQSH, an ideological battle broke out between the library board, librarians, drag queens, politicians, and parents, forcing the community to reassess the role of libraries and where drag queens fit into such public spaces.”