What Librarians Wish You Knew About Libraries

There is so much more to libraries than you might think! || Get your first audiobook and 2 Audible Originals free when you try Audible for 30 days. Visit www.audible.com/arielbissett or text arielbissett to 500500! Thanks to Audible for sponsoring this video!
thank you so much to Maddy Vian for her incredible animations: / maddyology
Thanks to all of the librarians who took part in my video: Rosemary Kiladitis, Lucianne Pastorello, Sari Warren, Jean Simpson, Jolie Hamer-Conroy, Laura Pilkington, Kari Wall, Jessa Franco, Sara Deignan, Christina Dufour, Barb Werner, Michelle Morris, Jim Collins, Louis Muńos
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[@anastasiagirl1342]

The librarians at my library: “We offer free audiobooks through Hoopla! Do not pay a corporation like Audible when Hoopla is free!!!”

[@sarac6704]

Omg I use overdrive through my library and I've read more than 70 books without paying anything. Libraries are magic.

[@Buenanueva1]

If you go to a huge branch the wait times are weeks long so I can see it both ways. As for me, physical books all the way!

[@priscilla9995]

anastasiagirl1342 Yesss!! I love Hoopla!!! ☺️

[@sarac6704]

@@Buenanueva1 you right. I always put in a hold and find other books to read in the mean time

[@Otherwise88]

I use Hoopla and other library resources but they dont always have what I want. And sometimes their vendors dont either.

[@jessethereader]

i love this so much!! & the illustrations have me melting bc they're so pure & perfect.

[@westonsbookworld777]

Same here, they were so well done!

[@anjalijoshi1173]

Oh hey jesse.. i'm a subscriber

[@thethirdversionofalex3398]

jessethereader I agree

[@CallMeSketchie]

JESSE! I love your videos!

[@holliebrooke7327]

hi jesse!! i watch your channel and i'm not surprised i've found u on a video about books!!

[@zaink.7243]

we stan libraries and librarians. truly one of the Few good things about planet earth.

[@zenzonerzz4789]

Well thet do kind of kill alot of trees on this planet but other than that they're cool

[@Axel-qz2rj]

@@zenzonerzz4789 nah eating meat and palm oil destroy way more trees than books

[@zenzonerzz4789]

Im not denying that,that is true. There can be multiple readons why somethings is getting destroyed XD.

[@IkeOkerekeNews]

There is a lot of great things on Planet Earth.

[@apriliavidhaestika]

@@zenzonerzz4789 paper companies kill trees, not librarians. librarians collect, manage and protect not only books, but also other media that has information, such as videos, audios, etc.

[@schlagie]

I lived near a library when I was younger and whenever I visited I always thought the librarian hated me for some reason. I went regularly every school year and I always thought that she was being rude to me. When I went to that library for the last time my mom told her that we would be moving a few hours away and she said “I’m so glad I got to see you grow up” and was super nice to me when I took the time to talk with her. I feel so childish for just jumping to conclusions and thinking she disliked me for something I don’t even remember. We still keep and touch and she even mails me cards for my birthday and holidays!!💖

[@thornprick2645]

That's so sweet!

[@mamber4100]

this is so cute

[@lexisb]

THIS! Working at a library I have so many people come in and say “this is so different from the libraries I grew up with!” And I’m like YES! The library’s purpose is to serve the community, we have changed with the times.

[@westonsbookworld777]

I love this video! Libraries are really great and Booktubers rarely discuss the need to keep these libraries alive. I'm a new Book Tuber and I'm gonna try and check out my local library because of this! Thank you!

[@paramkore1101]

That's awesome, welcome to booktube!

[@westonsbookworld777]

@@paramkore1101 Thank you!

[@annasmall1070]

Welcome!

[@westonsbookworld777]

@@annasmall1070 Thank you!

[@mattiai]

So positive! Welcome and good luck with your booktube journey

[@Kayla-pi1lu]

I know my library also has free museum/zoo passes and a lot of people don't know about that. Library is so much more then people think.

[@thornprick2645]

Mine does too! My library also has a pretty comprehensive website and I can just check it out anytime I'm wondering about community activities or if there's any new programs. Usually there's stuff I wouldn't even think of. It's great.

[@mariahdavey8821]

omg this is so important!! libraries are so important!! as a low-income person who loves to read i genuinely don't know what i would do without the library. thank you for using your platform for this kind of thing. ❤️

[@StoriesForCoffee]

I’m so proud of how this came out! The animation is so cute, diverse, and heart warming, and each librarians’ answers are so helpful and assuring! You did a great job!

[@ArielBissett]

Stories For Coffee thank you, Olivia!

[@emmmabooks]

Ariel this is incredible 💕

[@ArielBissett]

emmmabooks thank you Emma 🙈

[@_sarathedreamer]

Ariel omg as a lover of libraries and a future librarian I am crying this is amazing 💗💗💗

[@ASparkleyPenguin]

Sara the Dreamer :O a fellow library science student? I’m going to be one of those too!!!

[@rachellewaldon467]

Woohooo current LIS student here too! 🤓

[@mariap2673]

Hello my fellow colleagues!

[@lisahoffmann3634]

I study Library and Information Science too!

[@su3009]

Omg you have such a subject there?? That's so cool

[@cosmoreverb3977]

I think what these librarians are getting at is: libraries are the physical centres of knowledge of a people, and as new methods of learning this knowledge become widespread, such a centre must adapt. Great video and love the illustrations. They look like something you'd see in an illustrated book, which gives me all sorts of warm fuzzies inside.

[@SunflowerSpotlight]

When I was a kid, I thought the library was magical. It felt almost like a place of worship to me (and I’m religious, so I’m not saying that lightly). So much possibility just waiting, patient but expectant, on the shelves. So many possible lives to slip into. The victory and defeat, the love and hate.... I’d mourn and celebrate with the characters in turn and it was like having the most reliable friends to turn to, no matter what. When I was able to get a permit, I mostly got it and learned to drive so I could go to the library. It was my haven, my sanctuary. I moved to a bigger town, but the main library is on the other side of town and the branch closer to me is open only on normal work hours during the week and Saturday morning from 9-12. It hurts me that so many people won’t get the opportunity to stroll through the shelves at their leisure. By 11 on a Saturday, the shelves are pretty depressing. I’ve since gotten on several ebook lists that alert me when books are on sale for the day and I’ve had Audible for ten years, and I buy sparingly to increase a core collection (hardbacks; my vice) so I have a lot of books to choose from anyway. But it just... makes me sad that I don’t have a magic place like that now, to just commune with myself and all those adventures waiting to be picked up and embarked upon. When I do go, I inevitably feel bad because I can afford to get some books here and there, and if I rent out that copy, that’s maybe someone’s shot at getting it. Maybe they hardly ever get to leave work an hour early, but because of a doctor’s appointment they have some time before closing. Or they’d pick it up on Saturday when they can sprint in with everyone else on their day off, but it’s not there because I’m camping out on it. Now that I’m learning Spanish and would love some books that have an English and Spanish version, I’m going to be in there more. But I still feel a bit conflicted. I’d be swiping some middle schooler’s Spanish copy of Matilda or something. I wish our branch was less stressed, and then not only would we have more options without making an order, but we’d not feel conflicted. I hope the next time I move, I find a town with a wonderful and gorgeous library that is well staffed and stocked. It would be a joy and a pleasure to roam the isles again like when I was a little girl. I know these magic places still exist and are even flourishing. I just have to stumble into the right wardrobe to find my way back to my literary Narnia, most likely when I least expect it to appear.

[@whistletoe]

This was beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@GummyDinosaursify]

DO NOT feel bad about checking out books. You have no idea if that book has moved or not. And it not moving means it will probably get purged sooner rather then later. Besides, every circulation helps fund the library. Numbers mean a lot when it comes to funding. Does your library have interloan? That's another option.

[@jules.s-treehouse]

Librarians are some of the nicest, warmest people I know. Right up there with hair stylists and vocal teachers.

[@mathildem6714]

Yeeess! As someone who’s worked in a library my entire working life, this is something I wish more people would realise. Libraries have and are evolving, we’re no longer that “hush hush” space; We’re a social arena, for people of all walks of life. At my library we do live music during lunch, every now and then, and that’s something I often tell others who might still have that old, narrow view of libraries to kind of “burst their bubble” a bit. We literally do everything from making food, and hosting events to helping disabled people take of their jacket, or do some heavy investigating to try and find that book you loved when you were twelve 💙.

[@cathrynwha]

I was like "GOTTA CLICK CUZ LIBRARY/ARIEL" and I want to be a librarian so promotion of libraries are awesome to me

[@TheNovelSanctuary]

As a library science student THIS IS AWESOME

[@singingthere6729]

May I ask what exactly you study so what kind of subjects and topics you're dealing with? :)

[@ducklingscap897]

@@singingthere6729 I study that too (but in another country I suppose) I learn a lot about Information itself (how to find it and how to make it findable), libraries and how that system works, copyright, multimedia, marketing and pr. We also have many IT courses where we learn html, css and python. We learn how to structure information (like in Thesauri) and of course we learn how to help users. There is probably way much more but that is what popped into my head just now.

[@bookmovietvworm]

Library science student here as well!

[@maggiimora7072]

I haven’t gone to my local library in three months. I miss it. It’s like my safe haven. I feel so calm when I’m there.

[@Vtsonos]

I love this! As a librarian I get asked all the time what it is that I do! People are so unaware of all the different things that libraries offer, not just at the public level but across all sectors.

[@julesnymo]

Can you add closed caption on this one? I love your channel but I really need closed caption to get what you're talking about because I'm deaf. Thanks!!

[@SlashCrash_Studios]

Time to read friend!

[@maryl7067]

This is so cute

[@ASparkleyPenguin]

I adore this video with all of my heart. As a young person who wants to be a librarian, this honestly is the video that needs to get shared and spread like wildfire.

[@mudpuud]

As a librarian (school librarian) I really appreciate this video 😭💙

[@princepeterwolf]

Can someone give the illustrator an award? This was beautifully done

[@centzon]

Libraries have always been my refuge. If I could do my life over again, I would go into Library Science...but in the meantime, much respect to you librarians for all you do for the community. ❤️

[@GummyDinosaursify]

You can still be a Librarian without a degree. Source: I am a Technical Services and Circulation Librarian with only a HS diploma.

[@itzdumb]

Take advantage of the library's electronic resources as well! Hoopla, Libby, Overdrive, etc. There's a ton of ebooks, audiobooks, and movies!

[@nickjoffe8433]

My town's public library is within biking distance and they have a big collection of DVDs and movies. Apart from the books, I love borrowing classics films from the 80s and 90s. It's a great way to experience great films without commercials on tv, or having to subscribe to a streaming service. Blockbuster may be gone, but libraries are keeping what made video rental stores great alive today.

[@LindsayPuckett]

LOVE THIS SO MUCH MAKES ME WANT TO GO TO THE LIBRARY

[@gone4728]

tbh,librarians are one of the sweetest people in the world. Our librarian at school was actually one of our friends. She helped me in my studies and I promised her that I’ll study hard. I love her,our whole school loves her. rest in peace ms.Nida, I promise that I’ll study hard and graduate college in the future

[@EmmaCarpenterIllustration]

Such a great idea for a video. I loved hearing all the librarians sharing their stories; and Maddy's animations fit perfectly.

[@kkldiia]

I worked in a library for an internship three years ago (I’m studying Librarianship and Information Science in Warsaw), so from the perspective of the librarian - I’M ABSOLUTELY IN LOVE WITH THIS VIDEO! Thank you so much for creating it ☁️💓📚

[@ASparkleyPenguin]

That’s awesome!!! Nice to see more ppl studying LIS

[@emanas2530]

In eighth grade, I had moved in from abroad, so I ended up spending at the very least, half an hour every day at our school library... Would come in every day during lunch. After school, I went to the public library a couple of times, but truly our school library was my home. I learnt a lot of this that year. Thank you so, so much Mrs. F and Mrs. W. I truly adored you guys... Ha, By the end of the year, I would recommend books to kids coming into the library, so the interview thing you mentioned. Some of my best memories. One day, maybe, I'll go back and volunteer or work in a library myself, in some capacity. It's too much of home for me not to.

[@kittyact180]

My local library is my happy place! I wish more people would see the value that a library holds!

[@kc42291]

On behalf of librarians, THANK YOU AND WE LOVE YOU, ARIEL!💕

[@omaroats]

Ariel, you're lit.

[@emilysfeather]

This made me so happy. I love my local library so much! It feels like the whole city comes together in one place.

[@flynn5109]

THIS! I work in a library in the UK and literally this is what I'm constantly telling people because libraries are amazing spaces and offer so much! For free! People need to use their libraries otherwise they'll close due to government funding cuts (because libraries are easy to close as it's something, sadly, most people won't notice). Libraries are constantly changing so they can stay relevant to the communities they serve.

[@claudette1519]

This is such a cute video!! Especially with the illustrations it’s like a picture book in video form.

[@booknerdwithlipstick]

Has a librarian, I say YES. (Also I don't know if you remember me, we met years ago has I was starting my librarian program and you encouraged me 😇 )

[@wave631]

YES! I've noticed that libraries are a great place to build a community these days. I love libraries!

[@johannaandrade6652]

I love my library. All the librarians know my son by name and talk to him. He just got his card today and checked out his first set of movies. In the kids section at the library they a ton of toys for kids to play with while parents look at books, read or work on computers. One of our librarians said she loves when when she heard kids being loud because she hated the "quiet in the library" stigma. I tell everyone to utilize their library. It's a dying resource. There are people who really need them and if people don't patronize them they go away.

[@thescarediest]

woow the gale courses thing is amazing. our libraries have so many resources!!! I can't wait to LEARN

[@bettyreads222]

My first job was the library and somewhere I always go to for comfort so i loved this video so much. :)

[@LouieLaCompte]

I do love my library. I am there at least 3 days a week, and pretty much everything I read these days come from there. ❤️ 📚 ❤️ #LibraryLove

[@MsKakay12]

Omg i clicked so fast. i got a library card last year and it was the best decision ever 💛

[@ASparkleyPenguin]

MsKaykay12 Yessss Im so happy for you ❤️ thank you for supporting your community ❤️

[@erinnakasone8761]

As a public librarian, thank you for making this video! We are not just books, we are community resources! Also most libraries have their summer reading programs going on right now so sign up and support us! 😊😊♥️

[@smcaaz1966]

Glad to have found your channel. I love my local library and love to support it.

[@giselle371]

This video is lovely! I loved listening to the librarians and how eager they are to help people. I could tell how passionate they are about their job. The illustrations were so cute ❤

[@jillianunrau2387]

As someone who works at a library, this is all so true and such a great, informative video! Sometimes it's hard to get adults to come out to programs (often because they're not aware that they exist) and so it's nice to see the information that libraries are more than just books being spread!

[@Brenda_Castillo95]

Absolutely love this video! Great way to inform more people about the many great resources libraries have to offer!

[@imkesalz8059]

I also realized how different libraries and how much they do are depending on the country and size of the city! Like my home library is in a German small town, they do have online services but very limited and also only a few events because its only a small town, but when I then moved to New Orleans in the US for a period of my life, there the library had any book I could think of, locations all over the city, an app, a lot of free online streaming stuff, free classes, like I did a journaling workshop, and you could even get free tickets to otherwise expensive museums through the library! SO amazing!

[@nataliavalencia1099]

this is one of the most beautiful things i've ever seen! thank you for making this

[@booksforsarah2197]

I’m just getting back into my library for the first time since childhood and I love this so much ❤️

[@carmenleigh1320]

Beautiful collaboration!! I love the library and have been taking advantage of my libraries since I was a kid. I wish people knew libraries have grown and changed so much over the past years. They are more than just reading, and such a special community resources 💜

[@allisoneuph1]

I’m studying to be a school librarian now. Love your video

[@crayonpaint3]

I love Maddy's work! So excited to see a collaboration between the two of you.

[@sydneysbooks]

This was amazingggg and as someone who works in a library, YES to all of the above!

[@inkpage3769]

This is fantastic, such a fabulous video with wonderful info and illustrations/animation!!

[@yellowtreezy]

As a librarian, I loved this so much ❤️

[@bridgetisadreamer]

Little mole with braille!! All these things are why I used to study library sciences. I decided against it as a career for myself but it taught me so so much about libraries and it's been great

[@olyvia2292]

Librarians and libraries changed my life!! I have volunteered at a library for years and now I’m becoming one!!

[@PhysiqueQuantique]

This is such an excellent video!! The illustrations/animations are perfect. Thank you for making it : )

[@L_Maris]

I wish the libraries in my country were like this. Yes, libraries in the biggest cities are like sort of like this, but in my town and many other towns they don’t even open regularly, they have almost no books, and the ones they have are outdated, no activities, no other media, no help, no anything.

[@darbytanner7864]

This is one of my favorite videos now!! I just started working at the library, and all of this is so true! ♥️♥️

[@mirrorballmusings]

This is so wonderful! Both the stories and the illustrations. 🙌🏾

[@angisnotcool]

LOVED IT!💕 its nice to see how the final product looks after seeing the sneak peak on patreon!

[@BrieCheese]

I really enjoyed this video! I don't know if I mentioned this already, but I'm really liking the direction that you're taking with your channel. I love libraries so much. I used to volunteer at my local library with homework help and I saw other volunteers who helped immigrants with their citizenship tests and with English language classes. Libraries are such an important part of our community and I love that the resources are free and accessible.

[@ghazalmoenie3381]

I love this!!! I can’t stop watching this!!! Thank u for being amazing ❤️❤️

[@laurennewman6392]

Thank you for this video! I start work at a library soon and im really excited but a bit nervous as to what I should expect and this video helped!

[@Rebecita1]

As a librarian I cosign this 💯! Gotta share w all my library peeps!

[@whichonespink7]

This is amazing Ariel! Love your creativity so much.

[@poojamalik499]

Wow!! This is such a heartwarming video with beautiful illustrations 😍 I never thought that I could love libraries more than I already do!

[@scrappytc]

Now this is the kind of library video I like to see coming from you!! You've come along way. This is a fantastic video.

[@gracies.330]

I love this video so much! The content and the presentation. Beautiful, thank you!

[@SevenUnwokenDreams]

This is fantastic. I've been loving your content so much.

[@BasicallyBrittx]

ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS!

[@Kat-mm2yt]

I love this video!! Makes me love librarians and libraries even more!!

[@XCatherine]

This video is so perfect. Illustrations are adorable. I love this so much💛💛

[@selaraye5567]

Ariel, this was great. So creative and fresh.

[@SuperPao]

Your videos have been so good lately. You're awesome!

[@FrancinaSimone]

These illustrations!!!!! I"m in love with this so much!

[@ArielBissett]

Francina Simone Thanks, Francina!!! I’m also obsessed! It came together so beautifully 😍

[@edwinjonah]

This video really warms my heart, so good!

[@therneee]

This is such a great video, very very cute animations. I love this so much and I love libraries!

[@Soriabel17]

I love the animations! I love this! and I love libraries!

[@evepolvay401]

Yes! This is amazing! I'm a person who volunteers at a library, I can tell you that the most important thing our librarians would want you to know, what a lot of the librarians mentioned here, is that libraries are definitely more than just books and a lot of people don't know about all of the resources they can provide.

[@Elsie1588]

I love the animations, they're so cute! I am also a huge fan of libraries, they have always been my safe space.

[@marylclayton92]

These animations are amazing!!

[@jumpincows]

I don’t usually comment but this video is so perfect. The animation, the voices! Every choice is so well made. And also libraries rock!

[@marymcendree2021]

This. All of this. As a librarian I can’t love this hard enough!!!

[@jordyliterario]

The illustrations were more than amazingly done, but also clever and beautiful. Loved this video and made me want to visit a library asap.

[@duffymarie3322]

Libraries are so valuable. My friend group hangs out at the library because there’s so much stuff to do there or check out and take home.

[@sydb8949]

The illustrations are sooooo CUTE, and I just love the basis of this video.

[@KatiaJauregui13]

Omg Ariel I loved this video so much, you always think of such interesting topics! Thank you for this video

[@madelinem3822]

I cannot love this enough! I love my local library!

[@vanessaramirez6586]

This is amazing! I love the content and the illustrations 😍

[@flarecat3614]

sometimes im scared to ask librarians for help but every time i get the courage to go and ask for help theyre always so nice and caring :) i hope i can volunteer or even work for my library one day!!!!

[@Prodigious1One]

Excellent video! I'm a librarian with Fulton County Library in Atlanta. I really believe in the ideals of this video.

[@BooksandLala]

You and Maddy are a dream team. What a stunning piece of content. Thank you.

[@ArielBissett]

BooksandLala thanks so much, Kayla 🙈 I’m so happy with how it turned out!!

[@StarsAndEmbers]

This is so cute! Libraries are such an important place and they offer so much!

[@jadecarlton6023]

As someone who has spent many hours of my life in a library this makes really happy