A colorful poster celebrates National Library Week, April 19-25. It features an illustration of a vibrant library scene with people enjoying various activities. The phrase "Find Your Joy!" is prominently displayed. The logos of the ALA (American Library Association) and Library Champions appear at the top.

✨ Bring library joy to your walls with the official National Library Week 2026 poster!

This vibrant poster features art by Lorraine Nam, illustrator of the new children’s book "I’m So Happy You’re Here: A Celebration of Library Joy" by Mychal Threets. https://bit.ly/488zQnu

Katherine Johnson working hard at NASA

Dorothy Vaughn NASA photo

Mary Jackson NASA PHOTO

Artemis II are home safe 🥹

Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughn, and Mary Jackson would be so proud 💜🌙

Iranian national soccer players pose solemnly with tiny purple and pink backpacks in front of them

Wow 🥺 The Iranian national soccer team players with tiny backpacks as tribute to honor the children and teachers killed at the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' elementary school in Minab, Iran ❤️‍🩹

A smiling Mychal races with headphones on, text reads, “It’s a race for Chase, for Chase Kowalski”

Little Chase Kowalski racing! He wears a #20 race bib

So excited to begin training for this year’s New York City Marathon ✨

I’ll be running with & in support of Race4Chase in honor of the memory of Sandy Hook Elementary School’s Chase Kowalski ❤️‍🩹

Turning tragedy into triumph by healing and strengthening 💚

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Being autistic is not easy. But it not being easy does not mean there’s not joy. I’m learning about myself. I’m proud to be autistic 💚

(Both categories feature remarkable & wonderful fellow nominees 🙏🏽✨🥹)

THE weBBY AWARDS VOTE FOR THE BEST OF THE INTERNET PBS KIDS - Mychal Recommends PBS KIDS Photo of Mychal Threets at PBS Kids library desk

The Webby Awards - VOTE FOR US! Photos of Sidney Ras, Blair Imani, and Mychal the Librarian

Proud to be part of two nominations in categories of The Webby Awards, in passionate support of PBS Kids & @pbs.org 💚💙🩵

vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/social/social-content-series/education-science

vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/creators/creator-business/cause-driven-partnership

I am proud to be an autistic librarian, proud to be a librarian with ADHD 💚

Today is National School Librarian Day. THANK YOU, school librarians & school library workers. We celebrate you. For so many library kids, the school library is the only place they have access to books. It is where they learn to believe that stories are for them. Thank you for your library joy 💛📚🥹🤟🏽

#ReadThemHome 📚🏡💚
Bring them home ❤️‍🩹🏠🤟🏽
Let kids be kids 💛✨

TUNE IN NATIONAL VIGIL TO END FAMILY DETENTION DILLEY, TEXAS WATCH THE LIVESTREAM READ THEM HOME END FAMILY DETENTION www.ReadThemHome.org HANDS HOLDING BOOK

Kids should be kids. Close Dilley ❤️‍🩹
Join the #ReadThemHome campaign: read aloud, share your video, and take action. readthemhome.org 📖🏡

NASA is launching the Artemis II mission! Astronauts will orbit around the moon. It will be the 1st time a Black astronaut orbits the moon in Victor Glover, the 1st time a woman astronaut orbits the moon in Christina Koch & the 1st time a Canadian astronaut orbits the moon in Jeremy Hansen. WOW! 🌝✨

Trans Day of Visibility. Trans people are our neighbors. Trans people are not dangerous. Today, and every day, we see you. You are loved, you belong 💛

Ms. Rachel is helping kids get out of ICE detention—one video at a time The wildly popular children's educator is taking on ICE's notorious family detention center.

Two young boys were locked up inside ICE's notorious detention center in Texas. Then Ms. Rachel shared their stories.

Libraries are for all! @mychal3ts.bsky.social ‘s I’m So Happy You’re Here: A Celebration of Library Joy shows how everyone is welcome at the library. Go get it now! #picturebooks #kidlit #tlskychat #SMCL #FosterCityLibrary Thank you for being here, Mychal, and for spreading library and book joy! ❤️📚💳

Photo of the picture book I’m so happy you’re here: a celebration of library joy by Mychal Threets and illustrated by Lorraine Nam.

Mychal’s picture book is absolutely delightful, just like him. It will be a perfect read aloud for storytimes and class visits.

SO COOL!! 😎✨🤘🏽

Thank you, congratulations to us all!! (:

‘Reading Rainbow’ Returns! Mychal the Librarian Will Host 24 New Episodes of the Classic Kids Show | People buff.ly/3YG5YHx

✨It’s National Library Week! Join us in celebrating from April 19-25, 2026, with the theme “Find Your Joy” and Honorary Chair Mychal Threets!

#ala #nationallibraryweek

R.L. Stine and Mychal at the Indianapolis Public Library event

R. L. Stine gives us Goosebumps on Fear Street… but goes by “Bob,” I love it! 😂 📚 ✨

“Reading Rainbow” host Mychal Threets (@mychal3ts.bsky.social) celebrates the library as a place where everyone is welcome

🥹 You are always welcome at Reading Rainbow, Veda! It is blessed joy to read books with you 💜

So very cool, I love being part of a limerick!!

Cover of the March/April 2026 issue of American Libraries Magazine. Cover features a portrait of Mychal Threets wearing a "Library Joy!!" t-shirt and holding a copy of his book "I'm So Happy You're Here: A Celebration of Library Joy" and standing in front of a large rainbow. Text on cover reads: "Newsmaker: Mychal Threets p. 14. 5 Library Wins Worth Celebration p. 20. Plus: Airport Libraries, ADA Compliance, Meeting with Congress"

Check out the March/April issue of @amlibraries.bsky.social, featuring Newsmaker (and National Library Week Honorary Chair!) @mychal3ts.bsky.social, recent library wins, airport libraries, and tips for congressional advocacy.

Read here: https://bit.ly/4ueZrom

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Library conference tattoos, that’s simply the best!!

Michal Threetes being interviewed by two New Jersey librarians at the NJLA/NJSLA conference.

Mychal Threetes we were so glad you were here. Thank you for making the journey to be with us and share Library Joy with the NJLA/NJSLA library attendees! 🎉📚

And then when you think a great conference can’t get any better, this is who you run into at an elevator @njasl.bsky.social @mychal3ts.bsky.social

Librarian and Reading Rainbow host Mychal threets poses smiling widely and holding up his pic book “I’m so Happy You’re Here” next to redheaded glasses-wearing middle school librarian also beaming because she is happy to meet him

I didn’t take enough pics at #njasl #njla conference but couldn’t pass up the chance at one with THE @mychal3ts.bsky.social We were SO happy you were there! Thanks for being a perpetual #librarykid with the rest of us and for spreading #libraryjoy #bookjoy