TikTok at the Library

Thanks to WHSLA member and guest blogger Liz Suelzer for this post!

The hottest library TikTok account in the world comes to you from Milwaukee, WI. Check out the TikTok account from Milwaukee Public Library (@milwaukeepubliclibrary). News outlets from all over have interviewed staff from Milwaukee Public Library about the phenomenal work they have been doing.

News stories:

·         The Milwaukee Public Library Runs Their Own TikTok That the Internet Seems to Love (msn.com)

·         Milwaukee Public Library’s TikTok Fame | Milwaukee Magazine

·         Milwaukee Public Library goes viral for creative TikTok videos (today.com)

·         This Local Library Is an Overnight Social-Media Sensation - WSJ   

Annie's note: There are no plans to expand WHSLA's social media presence beyond this blog,
unless you're volunteering to run that.  BUT we always welcome guest blog posts!

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The Viral TikTok that Explains Vaccine Science and Makes You Laugh

 

The simplicity and humor of this little TikTok video was just too good to pass by.  Who doesn't love learning that is painless AND humorous at the same time?  

Kudos to Vick Krishna for putting this wonderful public service announcement together, and to NPR for helping to get it out there!

You'll never look at forks in quite the same way ever again.  Enjoy!

Reposted from NPR's Goats & Soda blog.  Article by Joe Palca. April 1, 2021.  

(No it's NOT April Fool's.)  

"I've spent 30 years trying to make complicated science understandable. Explaining how vaccines work can be especially tricky. Explaining the new technology used in COVID-19 vaccines can be trickier still.

So my heart filled with joy and delight when I saw Vick Krishna's TikTok explaining how the vaccines made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna work. So simple. So straightforward. So well done."

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