{"id":10669,"date":"2024-04-26T05:13:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T05:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/?p=10669"},"modified":"2024-04-24T17:35:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T17:35:07","slug":"internet-sensation-mychal-the-librarian-and-arthur-collaborate-to-revitalize-learning-and-libraries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/internet-sensation-mychal-the-librarian-and-arthur-collaborate-to-revitalize-learning-and-libraries\/","title":{"rendered":"Internet Sensation Mychal the Librarian and ‘Arthur’ Collaborate to Revitalize Learning and Libraries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Mychal Threets, known as Mychal the Librarian, has captivated social media with his passion for books and libraries, aiming to reignite a love for reading in everyone. In a serendipitous twist, Threets has joined forces with one of his beloved PBS characters, fostering excitement for learning once again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now 34, reading and the library has been a special part of Threets\u2019 life for over 30 years. \u201cI just always loved to be that kid who thought they were gonna read every single book, all the summer reading challenges, story times, making friends at the library, seeing the self-checkouts installed and using those for the first time, but being too small and having to stand on a step stool,\u201d he told Blavity<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEvery little aspect of the library \u2014 as a kid, getting my first library card at the age of 5 and starting a lifelong love of learning from there,\u201d he said. \u201cI just started sharing my stories on the internet because they were so fun to me. They made my day and made me want to keep on going each day, serving the library and being passionate as a librarian. I found them funny and wholesome and thought maybe someone else would want to hear how unhinged library people are as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, Threets has gained over 785,000 TikTok followers, with his educational videos on learning and the library’s significance receiving over 16 million likes. His latest library-themed narrative stars the cherished PBS character Arthur, as Threets was selected to participate in a short film called “Arthur Meets Mychal the Librarian,” which debuted during the American National Library Association\u2019s National Library Week at the beginning of April. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Threets, this moment surpasses anything his younger self could have imagined. \u201cBaby Mychal would never think this would have happened,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPeople have been asking me if I ever thought it would happen, like, by me working in the library, and the answer is not at all. That\u2019s not why I joined the library. It wasn\u2019t like, \u2018This is how I\u2019m gonna get to meet my good friend Arthur.\u2019 I just wanted to be amongst the people, amongst my community, helping them to find books, helping them to remember that they belong in their local library.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arthur’s timeless appeal across generations is highlighted by Carol Greenwald, senior executive producer at GBH Kids, and her team, emphasizing that his messages remain as vital today as they were when the series debuted on PBS in 1996, if not more crucial than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWe want to be where kids are. We know that our episodes are still on PBS and we know that kids are still watching them,\u201d Greenwald explained. \u201cBut, we also know that there are a ton of kids who are consuming media on YouTube and looking at digital platforms, so we need to be there to give the same message we have for kids \u2014 about empowerment, about reading, about mental health. We have to be there if we\u2019re going to reach those kids. I think we\u2019re trying to be where the kids are, but also being consistent about what the messaging is and how Arthur and all of the things that Mychal is referring to can help you to become your best self because that\u2019s what we want for all kids.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Follow Mychal\u2019s inspiring journey of promoting literacy and libraries on Instagram<\/a> and TikTok<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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