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Drag story hour canceled at Somerville library following bomb threat
The event also attracted protesters, who claimed they did not call in the bomb threat, and pro-LGBTQ+ counterprotesters.
Bomb Threat Forces Cancellation Of Somerville Drag Storytime Event
The event promised "a fabulous afternoon of storytelling" for young children at the Central Library's auditorium.
Drag queen story hour at Somerville Public Library canceled after bomb threat
The threat came in around the time that the story hour was set to begin Saturday afternoon at the city's central library, according to a city official.
Bomb threat disrupts drag queen story hour at Somerville Library
Subsequently, a bomb threat forced the evacuation of the library and the cancellation of the story hour. No bomb was found but the threat has prompted a police investigation. It remains unclear if the threat was related to the protests and police have not yet determined if the threat was a hate crime.
Bomb Threat Disrupts Drag Queen Story Hour at Somerville Library Amid Protests
A bomb threat cancelled a Somerville library's Drag Queen Story Hour amidst protests, but no injuries or arrests occurred.
Drag queen story hour in Somerville canceled due to bomb threat
SOMERVILLE, Mass. — A drag queen story hour in Somerville had to be canceled on Saturday due to a bomb threat. According to the Boston Globe, there were protestors and counter-protestors outside of the Central Library before the event was cancelled. The Cambridge bomb squad responded and searched the building but said there was no bomb.
Mass. library cancels drag story show after bomb threat, officials say
Somerville Public Library‘s drag queen story hour was canceled on Saturday following a bomb threat, city officials said. "I am beyond outraged that a Somerville drag story time today had to be canceled because of a bomb threat called into the public library,
Protests, bomb threat interrupt Somerville drag queen story hour
The threat, which is now under investigation, followed a protest and demonstration of support at the library.
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Somerville Library Cancels Drag Show Story Time Following Bomb Threat
Somerville Public Library canceled a drag show story event on Saturday after receiving an anonymous bomb threat.
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