Overview

• New episodes premiere Saturdays from Oct. 4 through Oct. 25 at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT on Sony’s KidZuko YouTube channel and on ReadingRainbow.org.
• Mychal Threets, the viral librarian known as Mychal the Librarian and PBS’ resident librarian, takes over hosting duties nearly two decades after the original run.
• Guest lineup includes Rylee Arnold, Ezra Sosa, Bellen Woodard and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, with book narrations by Jamie Chung, Gabrielle Union, Adam DeVine, Chrissy Teigen and John Legend.
• The reboot features hands-on projects such as postcards and sidewalk libraries, aiming to re-engage young readers in a short-form, digital-native format.
• Producers position the series as a digital-first revival on KidZuko and ReadingRainbow.org, reflecting broader shifts in public-media funding and distribution.