Richwood
 on April 3, 2025
Above, adult services specialist Moriah Marquis poses with a book and a library card in a still image from the viral video. Marquis often stars in roles promoting the library on their Instagram page. (Photo submitted)

Richwood Library goes viral

By By Kyle Meddles, Richwood Gazette 

 

The Richwood Public Library has become a viral sensation.

On March 25, the library’s social media team posted a short video to their Instagram and TikTok accounts promoting their library cards. Exactly a week later, the post has been viewed nearly six million times total on Instagram and TikTok, with a combined 620,000 likes and 3,800 comments between the two sites.

“We have lots of silly Tik-Toks that we’ve done in the past, but this one definitely took off,” Richwood Public Library director Audrey Deel said. “It was kind of a crazy thing.”

Deel said that adult services specialist Moriah Marquis, who posted the video, has been helping out to expand the library’s social media profiles.

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