Mychal Threets is a librarian, literacy ambassador and content creator from Fairfield, California. He worked for his local library for over a decade, and now partners with a number of organizations including PBS and the SJSU iSchool to spread stories with his millions of online followers about library joy, literacy and mental health. Mychal’s own story has been covered by the New York Times, the Washington Post, Time Magazine and the SF Chronicle, among others, and the American Library Association awarded him with a 2024 I Love My Librarian Award. Mychal has a Master’s degree in Library and Information Science from San José State University and a Bachelor’s degree in Communications from the University of Phoenix. Follow him @mychal3ts.