Drag Story Hour at Library Canceled After Suspicious Package and Threats, Authorities Say

Drag Story Hour at Library Canceled After Suspicious Package and Threats, Authorities Say
Police K-9's patrol around the blocked off 100 block of Queen Street in Lancaster City, Pa., on March 23, 2024. Amber Ritson/LNP/LancasterOnline via AP
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LANCASTER, Pa.—A scheduled “Drag Queen Story Hour” at a Pennsylvania library that had drawn opposition was canceled Saturday after a suspicious package was found in the building and two blocks were evacuated after threats were reported, authorities said.

Police evacuated the Lancaster Public Library after the package was found. A state police bomb squad later cleared the library, but police said “additional reported threats” were still being investigated. Residents of the block and another block nearby were told to evacuate, an order lifted several hours later.