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Colette Townend deposited How Drag Queen Storytime in libraries helps early years children develop multi-literacies, empathy and centres inclusion in the group
CityLIS on Humanities Commons 6 years, 6 months ago Drag Queen Storytime has become increasingly popular in public library early years programmes. The model learns from and build upon the established success of library early years storytime. Providing a playful performance of gender DQS requires an expected standard of storytelling skills, helps develop mulit-literacies as well as learning development, play, community cohesion and empathy. Looking at studies and observing reports from DQS sessions this essay considers how DQS can extend library storytime and provide a unique fulfilling experience for children.