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Mychal Threets

Mychal Threets is a librarian and literacy advocate named one of Time’s 100 most influential creators. Online, he shares videos of affirmations to assure people that their mental health always matters, and he encourages everyone to know they belong at the library. A former PBS kid himself, Mychal is proud to serve as PBS resident librarian. This is his first book. His cats, Machine Gun Kitty and Kissin’ Kat Barlow, did not help at all, but he still appreciates them.
I'm So Happy You're Here: A Celebration of Library Joy

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I'm So Happy You're Here: A Celebration of Library Joy

Penguin Random House Author Mychal Threets to Serve as 2026 National Library Week Honorary Chair

Mychal Threets, award-winning librarian, author of I’m So Happy You’re Here (Random House Books for Young Readers), and new host of the children’s program “Reading Rainbow”, will serve as Honorary Chair of the American Library Association’s National Library Week, on April 19-25, 2026, a weeklong celebration of the important role libraries and library workers play in

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