The Guardian

‘So happy you’re here’: how a librarian became an advocate for mental health

Mychal Threets’ sudden rise to fame as a pusher of ‘library joy’ isn’t over despite his exit from his job to focus on himself Mychal Threets has spent most of his 34 years in libraries – first as a ...
New York Post

Fed up librarians struggle to contain rampant sex, drug use and violence at branches across the country

A stern “shush” doesn’t cut it anymore. Once relied upon as hushed oases of learning, American libraries are now under siege, with staffers from California to New York complaining of rampant disorder ...
The New York Times

Mychal Threets Wants Everyone to Experience ‘Library Joy’

The 33-year-old librarian from California has become popular on TikTok and Instagram with his upbeat take on libraries. By Orlando Mayorquin However relevant the stereotypical, silence-enforcing ...
Rolling Stone

Trolls Targeted This Librarian. Now He’s Quitting To Rediscover His Library Joy

Mychal Threets has always been proud to be a library kid. The Fairfield, California native was homeschooled by his mother and spent so much time in the Solano County Library that he genuinely can’t ...
Newsweek

Librarian Told to Pull ‘Upsetting’ Books—What Happened Next ‘Ruined Her Career’

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A school librarian from the United Kingdom was told to pull books that ...
The New York Times

Put Kids’ Interests First, This Librarian Insists

Working in a Louisiana middle school has made Amanda Jones a culture warrior, a process she describes in “That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America.” Credit...Rebecca Clarke Supported ...