It’s because the Milwaukee’s public library has a great PR team and they are making the most trending TikTok videos that has gained international fame.
Their strong social media posts on TikTok has them at about 3 million likes. Their follower count is at 89.4k and averaging about 20k views per video but their popular videos are reaching millions.
They are also pretty popular on Twitter and Instagram with 1.7k and 92k followers respectively. Instagram is by far their strongest suit.
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People on social media are just now learning about the amusing account maintained by the Milwaukee City Public Library’s digital marketing division. The social media staff effectively manages each of their accounts, and they often produce amusing content that makes use of their collection.
The posts are centered on books and library use, which seems to be becoming less common with the advent of the internet. They became well-known across the world thanks to the broad appeal of their material. These videos are based on popular topics and trends, but they always have a unique spin.
Online users are shown praising them for being amusing and sincere as they share and comment on their work. Also emphasized was how eager visitors from all around the world are to visit the Milwaukee Public Library.
The social media team of the Milwaukee Public Library is currently headed by two individuals, while many more participate when they are recording video for their social media accounts. Together with the library’s volunteer coordinator, Fawn Siemsen-Fuchs, Derek Reilly, who oversees research and policy, assists in managing social media.
Reilly explained to WISN ABC how they were able to produce such viral material, and the key was consistency. He added that their initial goal was to produce new content simply once a week, but the team was forced to produce new material three times weekly due to the tenfold increase in demand for the library’s content.
Reilly added that the key factor contributing to his and Fawn’s ability to produce interesting content is their background working in libraries. The Milwaukee Library informed the Wall Street Journal that there have been more people visiting the library and signing up for library cards lately, but this cannot be linked to the viral films because their recent internet renown also coincided with its reopening.
