Need a lift? This heartwarming library story has it covered
Libraries are a treasure that should be cherished and protected.
They offer service users – children and adults – a passport to other worlds, the opportunity to learn, and – it turns out – a chance to connect in ways that couldn’t happen in most settings.
A librarian named Mychal, who works in the Solano County Library in California, has gone viral after sharing this uplifting anecdote about children forming a fleeting bond over a Spanish book.
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@mychal3ts Library books bring people together! #booktok #librarytiktok #storytime ♬ original sound – mychal
He added –
Library books bring people together!
TikTok users were really touched.
Literally a Bluey episode in real life.
H3ARTS4MARN1
You just wrote a best selling children’s book!
Xi Mills
I love that one kid who doesn’t even know Spanish they just saw the opportunity to make a friend. 😂
Lori Mandle
Mychal shared the post on Twitter, too.
Library kids will save the world…
one book, one day at a time…
together 📚🌎✨💚 pic.twitter.com/ildPNuZXqS— Mychal (@mychal3ts) August 16, 2023
Tweeters had much the same reaction.
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I could not love this video more! pic.twitter.com/Mzn0LYK1Ou
— Pat Zietlow Miller (@PatZMiller) August 15, 2023
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This is so wholesome and joyful and I’m gonna cry 🥹 📚 ❤️ https://t.co/1QP6HNhSd2
— Eliann, Thee Feyoncé (@MissAngryFlower) August 17, 2023
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This makes my whole heart smile! ❤️📚 Libraries are saving the world! Protect our libraries and librarians!!! https://t.co/MzMEwfCseb
— Kelly Yang (@kellyyanghk) August 16, 2023
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Love this so much. Just another reason why libraries matter https://t.co/0VhVg4BrPv
— Into The Forest Dark (@ElliottBlackwe3) August 16, 2023
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“Library kids are going to save the world”. Going to steal this line for my talk this evening at Manor Park Library. https://t.co/nAnEMPpISr
— Alom Shaha (@alomshaha) August 16, 2023
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I’m not joking when I say we have some of the best encounters with others at our local library. Libraries are reallllyyy special and reallllyyy important in a community. https://t.co/uXOQYRQaUb
— Kayla Danielle (@kaydcoop) August 16, 2023
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This is so lovely and wholesome, just what I needed to hear. Library kids forever!!! ❤️
— Oscaaargh 🏳️⚧️ (@SkeletonOscar) August 16, 2023
It isn’t just the libraries that are invaluable – it’s the people who run them, too.
If you don’t know this beautiful soul yet, you need to.
Mychal helps me aspire to joy.
Bless him. https://t.co/Zzdx2xTQJY— Stacked Librarian (@StckedLibrarian) August 16, 2023
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