Penn Closes PLA 2022 in Portland with Insight and Humor
“When the email came through that PLA wanted me to be a keynote speaker, I was very excited,” said Kal Penn during PLA’s Closing Session on Friday (Mar. 26). He extended a huge thank you to librarians who have been so supportive of his book, You Can’t Be Serious, noting all the social media tags that came from libraries.
Having been asked before, “As an actor best-known as a stoner and a doctor, what made you qualified to work in the White House?” he knew exactly what to say to the thousands of librarians in attendance. “Having an interest in acting and public service didn’t seem strange in my heart.” He always kept part of his life private, so people didn’t know he had an interest in politics or public service.
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