Libraries host food drives, have reading challenges with certificates for free burgers & pizza to encourage kids to read, have lunch-at-the-library programs in the Summer, have seed lending libraries to help grow your own food… Libraries are adamant our neighbors be fed, that they never go hungry 💛

Steve Irwin would be so proud of Robert Irwin’s joy on Dancing With The Stars 🥹✨

Commencement Speakers: Are you looking for an inspiring, engaging, and highly relevant speaker for your spring 2026 commencement ceremony? Consider one of the authors, educators, or librarians from The Author Village. theauthorvillage.com

Happy Veterans Day to all those who serve and have served ✨ They each have a story. I cannot help but think of their mental health. They have their worries, their grief, their struggles. They are human, just like us ❤️‍🩹 I hope their minds will be kind to them every day. Thank you for your service 💚

This comment means the world! The library is for everyone. For autistic you, ADHD you, dyslexic you, neurodivergent you 💚 It is difficult for some to use a library voice, to whisper. THAT’S OKAY. You belong in the library, we will work together. I admire YOU 😊 Take a look, it’s in a book 💛

In a world full of terrible role models for young people, I’m so glad there are also smart, joyful and empathetic people like Ms Rachel and Mychal Threets.

Mychal Threets and illustrator Lorraine Nam’s “affectionate picture book” I’M SO HAPPY YOU’RE HERE: A CELEBRATION OF LIBRARY JOY showcases “that among a library’s greatest treasures are the people who find their place within its walls”

PBS IS PUNK! 🤘🏽💙💚 @twocrowcollective.bsky.social @pbs.org twocrowcollective.com/collections/...

It’s a wonderful kind of day to support @wgbh.org 💛 Together, we can help GBH, home of beloved programs like @arthurpbs.bsky.social, fund the future! gbh.org/FundTheFuture The Fund the Future campaign aims to: 🧵 1/3

Filmed four episodes of Reading Rainbow, all are out on KidZuko on YouTube 😁 Thankful to still be in the world for this journey. Highest of honors for one of Reading Rainbow & LeVar Burton’s biggest fans ✨ Proud & grateful for all involved! 🦋🌌 “Take a look, it’s in a book!” YOU can be anything 📚🌈

@mychal3ts.bsky.social and @maggietokudahall.bsky.social so generously shared their book and library wisdom on a panel about book banning with @carolinekpritchard.bsky.social and I to launch our book just days before this visit cancellation. Grateful for our bookish community!

If you and your children are not ready for a particular book, that is okay. It is not okay to limit the access to books, stories, and experiences for other families. Every book is not for everyone, but every book is for someone. bookriot.com/the-day-the-books-disappeared-school-visit-cancelation/

POV: The new singer of the Reading Rainbow theme song and the new host of Reading Rainbow meet for the first time in Canada 🥹📚🌈 Video Description: Mychal and Bukola meet for the first time! They joyfully dance to the Reading Rainbow theme song, sung by Bukola ✨ youtube.com/@kidzuko?feature=shared

Reading Rainbow episode 3 is live now on KidZuko on YouTube! 🌈🎉📚 Let's read "More Than Peach" by Bellen Woodard, who was just 9 years old when she wrote this inspiring story celebrating every beautiful shade of who we are ✨💖😊 youtu.be/e4VIV48ZB0M?feature=shared

The first two episodes of the revival of Reading Rainbow have nearly 500,000 views each 🤯 Do you know how cool that is for literacy, for book joy?! We are all worthy of reading, we are all readers 💚 And NOW episode three is out! Take a look, it’s in a book 📚🌈🦋 youtu.be/e4VIV48ZB0M?feature=shared

Last day of AASL, I love that we’re concluding the conference with library joy & @mychal3ts.bsky.social ❤️ @simplyrain.bsky.social @themisterlibrary.bsky.social

Did you know that the movie “We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story” is based on the book by Hudson Talbott? You can borrow the book AND the movie from your local library! 🦕📖🦖

Happy #WorldMentalHealthDay 💚 Really thankful you decided to stay, my friend! You are enough ✨ bet.com/article/nx0qbf/taking-a-page-from-reading-rainbow-how-mychal-the-librarian-threets-turned-his-pain-into-purposeisekouend

“I ain’t dead yet!” The dearly beloved Dolly Parton creates a “proof of life” video, assuring those who adore her that, even though she is dealing with some things, she is fine and still going strong 💛 Long live Dolly Parton ✨📚 📹: Via Dolly Parton

PRAY FOR DOLLY PARTON ❤️‍🩹 Freida Parton, sister of Dolly Parton, asks for prayers for Dolly’s health. She says with prayers she know Dolly is going to be just fine. We all love you, Dolly! Praying 💛 people.com/dolly-parton-sister-was-up-all-night-praying-for-singer-amid-health-struggles-11826073

Reading Rainbow emphasis is encouraging kids to read. The focus is not on teaching them to read. The mission is reading should be fun! We are all readers, worthy of literacy. LeVar Burton said “but you don’t have to take my word for it” because he wanted us to look to the books. That’s the beauty 💚

Reading Rainbow… is back! 🥹 This LeVar Burton/Reading Rainbow raised human is feeling all of the library joy. We hope your kids believe they belong in books, just like you ✨ Take a look, it’s in a book 📚🌈🦋🌌 youtu.be/gHAIjSkmnYI?...

There have been two hosts in the history of Reading Rainbow. The Legend of Literacy, LeVar Burton! And... me, Mychal Threets, a librarian 🥹🤯 I am a reader, a librarian because LeVar Burton and Reading Rainbow made us believe and see we belong in books, we belong everywhere ✨ youtu.be/e7es7qdWVnU

🎶 Take a look, it's in a book 🎶 🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈 #FollowTheRainbow

Please kindly vote for your favorite library card design for the @pbs.org kids library card design contest 😁 And leave your graphic novel recommendations for myself and @arthurpbs.bsky.social’s Marc Brown! 🤩

Breaking news: “Library Joy” is coming to #NCTE25! PBS resident librarian and literacy advocate Mychal Threets is now part of our amazing lineup of speakers. You’ve seen him online. Now see him in person. Early-bird pricing through October 15—register now! https://convention.ncte.org/registration/

Your favorite scientist’s favorite scientist has been honored with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star! 🌟🤩 Thank you, PBS, for teaching us to embrace the joy of science with our friend Bill Nye the Science Guy 🧡🧪 www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/b...

Libraries are so cool. Whenever I'm away from home and need a place to hang out between things, I find a library. There's a bathroom, a water fountain, chairs, and I can read, meditate, use the computers, or just be, and no one tries me make me buy anything.

There are plenty of books at your local libraries and bookstores to read and learn about autism that do not focus on Tylenol. Best of all, more and more books are being written and illustrated. More and are being published! 📚 😊 Here are a few:

Sophia Forchas was shot in the head during the school shooting at Annunciation Catholic School. She is still alive ❤️‍🩹 Sophia Forchas is a miracle! Praying for you, your physical and mental health, your family, your doctors, your nurses 💛 gofundme.com/f/support-sophia-and-the-forchas-family-recover

Hi, my name is Mychal! I am neurodivergent 💚

Here are four ways anyone can support and help their local library: • Get a library card ⭐️ • Use your library card 🌟 •Visit the library 💫 •Tell everyone to get a library card and support their local library ✨

Library Joy! Libraries keep receipts 🥳

Princess Diana 💚 July 1, 1961 - August 31, 1997 ❤️‍🩹 You are so missed! Princess Di, forever the People’s Princess ✨

THANK YOU for taking us over 500 preorders! How cool 🥹 “I’m So Happy You’re Here: A Celebration of Library Joy,” words by myself and illustrated by Lorraine Nam, publishes on February 3, 2026 and… I can’t wait to find it on bookshelves! 😁 tinyurl.com/MychalLorraineBook @randomhousekids.bsky.social

🗣️ LIBRARIES ARE COOLING CENTERS! Beat the heat by visiting your local library for air conditioning. Please be kind if their AC is on the fritz! They are doing their best, just like you 🩵

Just in case you needed Machine Gun Kitty to remind you that you are not a failure! You’re doing all you can to stay another day, and she is glad you’re still here. I’m really glad you’re here ✨

(📍United States 🇺🇸) Mychal is creating a safe space at the library, a place where everyone deserves to belong and feel welcome. 💖📚 Discover your own act of kindness for the day through our #BeKind365 Kindness Generator: bekind365.world/kindnessgene... 🎥: @/mychal3ts on IG

If your child is struggling to read at grade level or at all, KEEP READING! Let them see you read. Talk about what you read, what they read. Reread their favorite books. Read them aloud! Have them read the physical book while listening to and reading along with the audiobook. 🧵 1/2

#Libraries, and the apps Libby, Hoopla, and Kanopy, have renewed my love of reading and exploring stories in an accessible way! We are sending all #library people so much love from #Canada - we see you and we stand with you. What do libraries mean to you? (Freakin’ ♥️ you @mychal3ts.bsky.social)

Libraries raised me. Libraries are third spaces. Libraries are so much more than just books… libraries are community. Libraries teach us, encourage us to come together in joy, to come together to help our neighbors. Libraries know there are times where we turn up the volume on our library voice 💚

Met with my new psychiatrist and after going over my mental health journey (which my friend believes in a PowerPoint to deliver such history and I LOVE IT) they asked, “You might want to try another assessment for autism? You don’t have to, but always know it’s an option that can happen.”

There is a crisis in Gaza. They are starving. They need you, need us! 💔 No child, no one should go hungry. Feeling helpless is a response of human kindness. Doing something is a response of human kindness. Using your voice is a response, it is human kindness. This is not political, this is human ❤️‍🩹

From a librarian who is on a journey through grief… thank you for this grief jam, Cat Burns 💚✨

The PBS local stations are at risk! PLEASE donate what you can to support them and keep them going ❤️‍🩹 My local public media station I’m supporting is KQED. Which is your local station? 💙🩵 #SupportPBSandNPR @pbs.org @npr.org

Thank you for EVERYTHING, @pbs.org ✨ We love you, we will never give up on you!The support from viewers like us for you is eternal! Public media teaches us kindness, teaches us to enjoy learning, teaches us that we all belong. PBS is my reason to stay. PBS, always and forever ❤️‍🩹💙🩵💚

Storytime is for everyone! There is joy in books being read aloud ✨ Recently, had so much fun reading a story aloud to teens at the New York Public Library! 😊

Can’t believe I’m included in the 2025 #TIME100Creators list 🥹 Congratulations to all the other creators, voices on the Interwebs! Proud of each you, thank you for being there for us on the other side of our screens 💚 Library people joy! Thank you kindly, @time.com ✨ tinyurl.com/TIME100mychal

“Be an active participant in making the world less terrible” - @blairimani.bsky.social ✨🌎💛 Video Description: Mychal smiles and holds a colorful sticker from Blair Imani Ali that has a quote of encouragement and action, which he says aloud.

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