During the opening event of LibroMobile’s second annual literary arts festival Saturday, about a dozen children sat on a colorful mat in anticipation of Drag Queen Story Time.
LibroMobile’s founder Sarah Rafael García, a local writer, welcomed a crowd of approximately 400 throughout the day-long event in Santa Ana of live readings and performances by local and visiting artists of color.
As my toddler and I listened to Electra Young read stories about inclusivity to her young audience, my gaze wandered to the pop-up bookmobile across from us.
On the bookmobile — a repurposed gardening cart or the “original” LibroMobile — sits recent works by writers of color, bilingual and Spanish books for children and adults, small press publications and handmade zines.
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