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Beloved librarian and viral internet personality Mychal Threets has been announced as the new host of the “Reading Rainbow” revival, per HuffPost .

Threets, a supervising librarian in California’s Solano County Library system, has become a TikTok sensation with his viral videos that promote “library joy,” inclusivity, and the transformative power of reading. Threets’ heartwarming presence and love for storytelling have sparked comparisons to “Reading Rainbow’s” original host, LeVar Burton .

“The people they compare me to are my literal heroes,” Threets said. “It makes my day every single day because it means I’m getting close to making them proud.”

Threets first became a viral sensation in 2020 with his idea for an adult Scholastic Book Fair. In 2024, Threets was aw

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