"Mr. Billy's" Next Chapter: Building a Library for the Culture and Community

What happens when that tired old storytime at the library gets all the way turnt up? Billy Allen is what happens.

An award-winning librarian, community leader, and innovator, Mr. Billy, as he's known online, carved his own path by bridging hip-hop instrumentals while reading and sometimes rapping popular children’s books, to make a one of a kind experience no library had ever seen.

Often imitated but never duplicated, Billy has taken the library world by storm using his passion for inspiring lifelong learning to redefine what a library can be for the next generation. As Manager of the newly built NoMa Library in Wilmington, Delaware, Billy is leading the vision of a modern “Think.

Do. Hub.”— a library that blends technology, entrepreneurship, workforce development, creativity, and community engagement.

He has built a national reputation for making libraries exciting, relevant, and impactful through social media, strategic partnerships, and innovative programming. FOLLOW MR.

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