Bay Area city celebrates ‘hometown success,’ new host of ‘Reading Rainbow’

The Brief

  • A Bay Area city is expressing pride over one of its own, a popular librarian who will host a beloved children’s show.
  • “Reading Rainbow” is returning after almost 20 years.
  • Librarian and well-known social media figure Mychal Threets will be the show’s new host.

FAIRFIELD, Calif. A Bay Area city is expressing major hometown pride for one of its own, a well-known and beloved librarian, who will take on a new role, as the popular children’s educational show “Reading Rainbow” makes a return after almost 20 years.

On Tuesday, Fairfield native Mychal Threets and the YouTube channel KidZuko, announced the return of the iconic show, in a trailer featuring Threets as its new host.

Threets, known widely on social media as “Mychal the Librarian,” has gained a substantial following promoting libraries and sharing his love for reading.

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