Turning Myself Into a "Walking Library"!

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  • Haaaalllooo and welcome to The Walking Library part TWO! Where we actually figure out how to make this book-case-back-pack, and bring it out into the world (gulp). Lo & behold, I sTILL struggle to say the word "library", okay that is all.
    I hope you enjoy and I LUVYAAA!!
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  • @rachelmaksy
    @rachelmaksy  3 роки тому +2199

    Helloooo all!!! I will have captions up midday-ish tomorrow! Bit of a late night tonight and I have some father's day things to do in the morning but they're a-comin'!! K THAS IT I LOVE YOU

    • @molly8992
      @molly8992 3 роки тому +3

      I’m really excited for this!

    • @alexandraaaron9705
      @alexandraaaron9705 3 роки тому +1

      ROCK ON!!
      🤯 Uploaded 13minutes ago & Already 89 Comments!! And Videoooo Begins... I'm Sooo EXCITED❤️

    • @juniperfriday8441
      @juniperfriday8441 3 роки тому +2

      Yay! Thank you!! I’ll watch it then.

    • @notthatcarolina7558
      @notthatcarolina7558 3 роки тому +3

      You're so lovely Rachel 😭

    • @Jaymustdieee
      @Jaymustdieee 3 роки тому +3

      LOVE YOU RACHEL

  •  3 роки тому +5139

    “Are you a… living art installation?” “I’M A UA-camR 🥰” I’m crying

    • @easilystartled2203
      @easilystartled2203 3 роки тому +150

      Even when she's gifted a graceful way to give herself credit she's like "nah I-I...UA-cam :/ " 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @JIKitty
      @JIKitty 3 роки тому +239

      She totally was a living art installation. She should've said "yes!" :)

    • @bayoujac
      @bayoujac 3 роки тому +120

      I loved that lady's validating question! 🥰🥰🥰 You are a living art piece! You may want to do more like this, Rachel!

    • @DorisS75
      @DorisS75 3 роки тому +52

      Rachel, you should have said yes and explained about your inspiration.

    • @TheDeerhunter316
      @TheDeerhunter316 3 роки тому +37

      " technically... yes"

  • @MorganDonner
    @MorganDonner 3 роки тому +2485

    OH MAN. I feel those "I'm going to throw up" nerves before filming in public SO HARD.

    • @kaylalee7861
      @kaylalee7861 3 роки тому +7

      Really though 😂

    • @lordvoldemort5586
      @lordvoldemort5586 3 роки тому +9

      You both look amazing though

    • @meganpotter8045
      @meganpotter8045 3 роки тому +2

      I felt so ill doing my first stall at Armageddon (like Comicon in NZ). My artwork animation up for critique. Went well though. Gotta push through!

    • @niccolealdrich4890
      @niccolealdrich4890 2 роки тому +1

      When I saw the little mushroom 🍄she added I thought of you!

  • @EdenYell
    @EdenYell 3 роки тому +531

    To the person that asked if you were a living art instillation, we appreciate you.

  • @k_a_y_l_e_e
    @k_a_y_l_e_e 3 роки тому +468

    omg that dad actually sat down with his son and read him the book like i can't *cries and sobs hysterically*

  • @abigailwilliams4526
    @abigailwilliams4526 3 роки тому +2658

    The dad who promptly started reading to his son made me want to cry. As a librarian, I am very passionate about reading to children. What a wonderful moment that you helped make happen!

    • @dkendallTN
      @dkendallTN 3 роки тому +90

      Me, too. So sweet that they immediately started to read. What a gift!

    • @WithLoveKristina
      @WithLoveKristina 3 роки тому +39

      oh yeah I started to cry too

    • @poephila
      @poephila 3 роки тому +31

      That was absolutely adorable!!

    • @wingedtrish
      @wingedtrish 3 роки тому +19

      That was the best!!

    • @MysteryMommy1
      @MysteryMommy1 3 роки тому +5

      All verklempt

  • @KestralWolfe
    @KestralWolfe 3 роки тому +557

    My favorite was the guy who picked a book, and immediately sat down to read it to his little boy. So cute!!

    • @KanonBlack13
      @KanonBlack13 Рік тому +2

      That single moment brought tears to my eyes ❤😊

  • @jinx8870
    @jinx8870 Рік тому +69

    that little kid is going to forever remember the day a lovely lady in a pretty dress with a bookcase on her back gave them a book and their dad reading to them :)

  • @lucyj8204
    @lucyj8204 3 роки тому +598

    Last week: "I hate wearing shorts."
    This week: "ADVENTURE SHORTS!!"

  • @ravenmaclennan3512
    @ravenmaclennan3512 3 роки тому +719

    The scene with the dad & his little kid. Was so, so, so sweet. What a great memory. That little kid will have BECAUSE of you.

    • @drakynoch
      @drakynoch 3 роки тому +27

      It was sooo sweet!! Reminded me of my grandmother and how she LOVED bringing a book with us to the park. Or stoop.
      Rachel would have been a HUGE hit in my Mother's hometown. They replaced most of the "newspaper and magazine" vendors with "take a book" ones.

    • @ravenmaclennan3512
      @ravenmaclennan3512 3 роки тому +5

      @@drakynoch - This video made my night.

    • @cb-wi1cq
      @cb-wi1cq 3 роки тому +10

      THIS COMMENT MADE ME SCREAM IN GOOD EMOTIONAL ANGUISH!!! FUCK THAT SO CUTE

    • @Hessed3712
      @Hessed3712 3 роки тому +2

      Yes. It was genuinely heartwarming.

  • @gothempress
    @gothempress 3 роки тому +1269

    Why was this the most wholesome thing??? I got misty eyed when the dad immediately sat down and started reading to the small child. So freaking ADORABLE!

  • @ellarutledge1865
    @ellarutledge1865 3 роки тому +301

    Omg if I saw someone with a bookshelf strapped to their back in my town, giving away classics, I would SO take a book. How could people say no to that??

    • @kaileymo
      @kaileymo 2 роки тому +12

      It was probably the fact that they would have to be filmed that made them keep their distance tbh

    • @NovaMarx
      @NovaMarx 2 роки тому +5

      I would be tempted to take more than one! I love books, especially older books :D

    • @dianabarnes8538
      @dianabarnes8538 2 роки тому +4

      I really wanted Heidi.

    • @reetslee7431
      @reetslee7431 Рік тому +5

      I would have really wanted to take one...but also, the only way I would go near strangers offering things in public with a camera is if I was with an extroverted friend who I could hide behind.

  • @There4leonskennedy
    @There4leonskennedy 3 роки тому +205

    On behalf of introverts, ambiverts, and socially awkward peeps across the board, we're super freaking proud of you!!

  • @nekkidnora
    @nekkidnora 3 роки тому +685

    For the kids who got to see a strange lady with a whimsical dress made of book pages, offering free books from a little library on her back, with little plants and castles on the edges? Holy crap, you must have made those kids' week. That's some "fantasy story" stuff in real life, and you can bet they'll remember it for a while!

    • @MarieGarrett.
      @MarieGarrett. 3 роки тому +22

      Or forever! Maybe they will become writers and base a character on her. A lot of the people in my childhood influenced my writing.

    • @frostfang1
      @frostfang1 3 роки тому +15

      Gawd if i saw a lady like that at my library or outside a library when i was a kid, she would have been a mythical book fairy i would have never forgotten. If i did manage to go up to her and not be terrified, i would have treasured that book forever. It probably would have been something like The Farthest Away Mountain too. Do...do i need to be this lady? would the library allow it?!

    • @BelaCurcio
      @BelaCurcio 3 роки тому +4

      You're right I would never forget if this happened to me as a kid

  • @hannaha1919
    @hannaha1919 3 роки тому +915

    I feel like if you did this at a renaissance fair, people would absolutely love it!

  • @maddiemoate
    @maddiemoate 3 роки тому +584

    I can't even begin to describe how much I love this.

    • @lucyj8204
      @lucyj8204 3 роки тому

      It gave me great joy to see you here, Maddie - you're a great favourite in our house so to see your world overlap with the costume geek world is honestly a SQUEE moment.

    • @sushibaby5896
      @sushibaby5896 2 роки тому

      @@lucyj8204 бхх00

  • @ambry99
    @ambry99 3 роки тому +64

    Rachel, if you brought this project to a renaissance fest or a steampunk convention, I think you'd have a lot of takers!! In a joyful kind of atmosphere where people feel more open in that context. But I love that you put yourself out there, it really put a smile on my face!!

  • @OddityIllustrations
    @OddityIllustrations 3 роки тому +2378

    Okay, but can you imagine Rachel doing this like at a children’s hospital or on those book fair days? How frigging cute would that be? Obviously once the plague times are far behind us.

    • @jacquig1939
      @jacquig1939 3 роки тому +69

      I'm so glad I'm not the only person to call this the plague times.

    • @thatswhatisaidCA
      @thatswhatisaidCA 3 роки тому +16

      GREAT idea!

    • @aileenbell6750
      @aileenbell6750 3 роки тому +28

      Yes! The Tucson Festival of Books needs Rachel to visit next March. 😜😘🥰

    • @bahanashii
      @bahanashii 3 роки тому +5

      YES ! that would be awesome !

    • @Sentariana
      @Sentariana 3 роки тому +3

      That would be amazing!!!

  • @CastielWillow
    @CastielWillow 3 роки тому +560

    I can see this being a thing in a school or a children's hospital. Gorgeous, fun, approachable woman with a bookcase of books on her back walks into a room full of kids, instantly making their day.

    • @evilpompom
      @evilpompom 3 роки тому +7

      Awww that would be great! Especially in a children's hospital 😊

    • @lizzanca8834
      @lizzanca8834 3 роки тому +18

      Oh with old disney/ winnie the pooh books! (Golden books) that would be perfect!

    • @lamedumbjoker
      @lamedumbjoker 3 роки тому +1

      with a book skirt no less!😍😍

  • @kittylady8
    @kittylady8 3 роки тому +361

    I scrolled a little and didn’t see an answer. The bird whistling “tee-hee” is a chickadee.

    • @leaarinwarkentine
      @leaarinwarkentine 3 роки тому +16

      This is what I was looking for! 'Tis indeed a chickadee. I think of it as sounding like "Here kitty!"

    • @kal9728
      @kal9728 3 роки тому +1

      I was just going to comment that haha

    • @GoddesSilverRose
      @GoddesSilverRose 3 роки тому +1

      Also know as the cheeseburger bird.

    • @silliepixie
      @silliepixie 3 роки тому

      Thank you for answering!

    • @emilytetreault2516
      @emilytetreault2516 3 роки тому +5

      It's the Massachusetts state bird, too!

  • @EtherealFinn
    @EtherealFinn 3 роки тому +353

    It's like a little backpack, the size turned out perfect! Literally the cutest! Random people on the street are more likely to be wary of anyone approaching them, but you'd be a huge hit if you wore this to a convention in the future! Somewhere where people are there to have fun and meet people :) From a fellow introvert, a big congrats on pushing through the nerves to make some people happy!!!

    • @morley364
      @morley364 Рік тому +6

      Definitely! I think if you find people in the right 'having-fun' mood- going out on Halloween night with some Halloween books could also go well!

    • @azrani2023
      @azrani2023 Рік тому

      Agreeing to all of this comment

  • @rachelweisbrot5140
    @rachelweisbrot5140 3 роки тому +1248

    Not gonna lie, seeing someone in a book dress with a magical looking bookshelf on her back giving away free vintage-y books would have made my entire week as a kid! As an adult... yeah nah that still would have made my entire week. :)

    • @petrastedman669
      @petrastedman669 3 роки тому +15

      Agreed. My month would be *made*

    • @daianarutolo3068
      @daianarutolo3068 3 роки тому +6

      Same here

    • @shayguyhaim7557
      @shayguyhaim7557 3 роки тому +8

      I'm still a kid and I totally agree :)

    • @Just1Nora
      @Just1Nora 3 роки тому +6

      I'd have LOVED that as a kid or now! Introverts and books, a match made in libraries and bookstores.

  • @foreverjynxed
    @foreverjynxed 3 роки тому +1594

    “Are you a living art installation?”
    “I’m a UA-camr.”
    The JOY!! Introvert’s nightmare worth it for the pure serotonin it brought.

    • @ShisaAi
      @ShisaAi 3 роки тому +44

      My friends and I get responses like that when we are out wearing kimono, and people are like “ is there a performance? Is there a show?!” And we are like no, we just do this for fun

    • @DestinyHetzler
      @DestinyHetzler 3 роки тому +23

      Same when I wear my medieval dresses. Either that or asking where the faire is. Oh well… 🤷‍♀️

    • @gooseofspooks2500
      @gooseofspooks2500 3 роки тому +43

      I think it counts as an art installation even though she did it for a youtube video. I mean you gotta document your work somehow!

    • @mthra164
      @mthra164 3 роки тому +8

      @@DestinyHetzler bc they wanted to go too and got exited!

    • @glittery_cucumber
      @glittery_cucumber 3 роки тому +10

      @@gooseofspooks2500 I agree it was definitely a walking art installation

  • @tiffytattoo2450
    @tiffytattoo2450 3 роки тому +89

    This is just plain wholesome! The outfit - superb! The bookshelf? Whimsical! The dad reading to his child? Adorable!
    A beautiful project!

  • @maddiemoate
    @maddiemoate 3 роки тому +310

    Now can you make a picnic basket backpack?

    • @KieranH612
      @KieranH612 3 роки тому +4

      She could use the belt she got for this video for it!

    • @faithreitz9567
      @faithreitz9567 3 роки тому +3

      Yeeesss! What an amazing idea 🥰

    • @emmafoster1046
      @emmafoster1046 3 роки тому

      Oh! Hi Maddie Moate!

  • @BallerineMimi
    @BallerineMimi 3 роки тому +931

    Here we see Rachel Maksy defying anxiety like no person has ever attempted before! A true marvel to behold!

    • @verthandijal
      @verthandijal 3 роки тому +39

      honestly though lol.. reminds me of that quote saying courage is not the absence of fear, but going ahead anyway despite the fact you *are* afraid!! we love rachel the courageous!!

    • @barbarasmith2693
      @barbarasmith2693 3 роки тому +2

      Why did I read that in Ze Frank's voice?

  • @Taracostello6
    @Taracostello6 3 роки тому +363

    I’ve never related to anything harder than Rachel trying to get herself out of the car to face the public.

  • @sarahwatts7152
    @sarahwatts7152 3 роки тому +242

    I helped do a Human Library event, and it was extremely difficult to get people to do it. I was the one trying to bring people into the 'Library,' and I got just an astronomical number of nos. But the people who did it, loved it! (Human Library is where you 'check out' a person and have a 20-30 minute conversation with them about part of their life.)

    • @mirandabeaudry7936
      @mirandabeaudry7936 3 роки тому +24

      Omg that sounds terrifyingly glorious!!! Like a blind date except you don’t have to date!

    • @frostfang1
      @frostfang1 3 роки тому +16

      Oh gawd, no wonder. im an introvert, id much rather check out a book. That should just be called an extrovert library.

    • @RavenRunnels
      @RavenRunnels 3 роки тому +14

      I dunno i kinda love this idea, just sitting and hearing about someone's past? Like yes please???

    • @raychances6251
      @raychances6251 2 роки тому +8

      @@frostfang1 I'm very much an introvert but I'd love to visit a human library - it sounds like I get to hear people's lives without having to find the people myself lol

  • @paulinedinatale7694
    @paulinedinatale7694 3 роки тому +166

    Rachel : *puts clay on a perfectly goodlooking shelf*
    Me: "Whyyyyyy?"
    20 mins later ,
    Shelf :*looks fantastic*
    Me: "oh, thats why duh"
    And that's why we love youuuuuuu

    • @milyluv16
      @milyluv16 3 роки тому +10

      That was exactly my thought process lol

  • @casgirlsam
    @casgirlsam 3 роки тому +219

    that dad immediately going to read his chosen book to his kid made me cry omg
    you did a great thing here, rachel. thanks for sharing with your neighbors.

  • @Aquatwin22
    @Aquatwin22 3 роки тому +89

    THE PARENTS WHO WERE LIKE 'YEAH I'LL TAKE A BOOK' AND THEIR KIDS SEEMED HYPE? CUTE AS HELL!!

  • @antiquitywright3533
    @antiquitywright3533 3 роки тому +112

    Maybe it would clarify your intentions to have like a little "lending library" sign on your shelf...I don't know, this project is delightful.

  • @YoungAndFacetious
    @YoungAndFacetious 3 роки тому +16

    I actually work in a library and am a die hard bibliophile, this entire ensemble is what I invision my personality as an outfit would be. Love this so much ❤

  • @nataliepetchenik1840
    @nataliepetchenik1840 3 роки тому +317

    I think if you were interested in “dusting off” this amazing costume idea again, maybe look into local library/bookstore events? As a fellow introvert, it can be difficult to put yourself out there, but I think that little moment with the dad and his son was worth it!

    • @Kiki-reads
      @Kiki-reads 3 роки тому +9

      This would be so awesome, I’d love this as a kid. Like a library fairy 🧚‍♀️

    • @miNDYwASheRE15
      @miNDYwASheRE15 3 роки тому

      I was just thinking this! Imagine this at like a book fair!

  • @maddieroewer7852
    @maddieroewer7852 3 роки тому +801

    does anyone else wish they had a friend like Tommy to walk around thrift stores with?

    • @lewisblakley8288
      @lewisblakley8288 3 роки тому +14

      Absolutely none of my friends what to go thrifting with me so I go by myself it's so sad.

    • @petrichor_dreams_
      @petrichor_dreams_ 3 роки тому +9

      I wish I had thrift stores 😭

    • @nagyandrea2289
      @nagyandrea2289 3 роки тому +3

      @@lewisblakley8288 im sorry may you one day find someone to go thrifting with!

    • @sewcialanxietea1021
      @sewcialanxietea1021 3 роки тому +5

      I hope you find a thrifting buddy soon!

    • @chloeslye4425
      @chloeslye4425 3 роки тому +9

      I deadass read Tommy as tommyinnit I don’t expect you to get that but I wanted to put it out there

  • @peridottea91
    @peridottea91 3 роки тому +44

    "the closer I get to bringing this out to the public the more I want to throw up" if ever there was a more accurate statement for my interactions with people 🤣

  • @deedeeisabelsdottir
    @deedeeisabelsdottir 3 роки тому +54

    I totally had 2nd had anxiety/nervousness when Rachel was getting out to walk in her lending library ensemble. Literally paused and covered my face for a few minutes trying to tell myself "YOUR NOT the one walking out in public. Calm down girl." Also telling myself " AAAaah why are we doing this!"...😂😂🤣

  • @napoleonerises
    @napoleonerises 3 роки тому +205

    Okay but imagine the JOY of meeting Rachel strolling along with a bookcase on her back. A bookcase full of beautiful copies of classics, and you get to keep one?! Ah these lucky people

  • @WithLoveKristina
    @WithLoveKristina 3 роки тому +296

    This was the CUTEST THING EVER. The dad that started reading to his kid, I almost cried that was so sweet. Also I bet you everyone who said no thought there'd be a catch. I find myself automatically saying "no thanks" to people who approach me for stuff before I realize what they're actually offering lol.

    • @mirandabeaudry7936
      @mirandabeaudry7936 3 роки тому +5

      I do the same kind of stuff because basically my beef with general marketing culture. Seems so common for everyone around to be asking something of you so when someone is bold enough to strictly give, it’s borderline bizarre. Just means we need to be more like Rachel EN MASSE!

  • @oliviacolern9308
    @oliviacolern9308 3 роки тому +45

    I can't believe people said no. Offering free vintage books, don't have to ask me twice. I would have had a hard time choosing, you had some excellent pieces!

  • @crystilmurch5659
    @crystilmurch5659 3 роки тому +52

    When the Daddy read to his little one right away it made me happy to the point of tears. :) Those who get it, get it. Also, it would be so incredible to watch what you could come up with if you did a long term series of videos on a larger project. Your creativity would be so amazing to see if it could be set loose over time. :)

  • @sammybarry5055
    @sammybarry5055 3 роки тому +168

    random guy: "what for?"
    rachel: "i dont know!"
    that was the cutest interaction i've ever heard i--

  • @LivAragao
    @LivAragao 3 роки тому +109

    i live near a children's hospital and now i'm inspired to do this after the pandemic, but with children's books

  • @CafeDeDuy
    @CafeDeDuy 3 роки тому +26

    Rachel: I want to save my back by making the bookshelf lightweight
    Also Rachel: adds more weight to the bookshelf with the decorations

  • @RomyDandelion
    @RomyDandelion 3 роки тому +33

    "COWS!"
    That's me with every animal I encounter.
    "HORSIES! CAT! BUNNY! SQUIRREL!" 😅

  • @norysnorys7185
    @norysnorys7185 3 роки тому +161

    Can you imagine after one of those people who said yes read the book and put it on their shelf or storage that they come across it again they will also have an extra story attached of getting the book from a kind lady in a book dress.

    • @drakynoch
      @drakynoch 3 роки тому +11

      Or if they pass it on / gift it to someone with that accompanying story?!

  • @candydemure
    @candydemure 3 роки тому +536

    Shortly after the video begins:
    Rachel: [performs Bohemian Rhapsody in her dark basement]
    Me: This is why I'm subscribed.

    • @AlexaFaie
      @AlexaFaie 3 роки тому +11

      I was thinking that this was exactly what Freddy would have wanted when he said his quote about using his music/image in anyway whatsoever as long as it brings joy or something like that.

  • @tuti-fru-ti
    @tuti-fru-ti 3 роки тому +14

    I loved this so much! 💕 I bet that outfit would be a hit at a Renaissance Fair, but so would most of your creations 📚 🍄 🌿 ✨

  • @NosferotikaBr
    @NosferotikaBr 3 роки тому +822

    Why I cried so much when I saw people grabbing books

    • @SarahRaquel
      @SarahRaquel 3 роки тому +8

      Ahhh encontrando a youtuber que eu adoro dentro do canal de outra youtuber que eu adoro

    • @liaramorganamaresana4999
      @liaramorganamaresana4999 3 роки тому +3

      Nosferotika, Oláaaaa. É tão bom te ver aqui! (Ps.: Tbm me atingiu: o pai com o filho foi fofo demais)

    • @tomokochan9128
      @tomokochan9128 3 роки тому

      @@liaramorganamaresana4999 Simmm

  • @KellyBurdoo
    @KellyBurdoo 3 роки тому +633

    “Living art installation”
    Rachel: oh, no, I’m a UA-camr
    Everyone else: YES! She is!!!

    • @abbyroy8430
      @abbyroy8430 3 роки тому +14

      That was my reaction!! She totally could have said yes to that!!😄

    • @ziyanda_theartist
      @ziyanda_theartist 3 роки тому +4

      Exactly 😂😂

  • @elleminnowpee
    @elleminnowpee 3 роки тому +87

    "If I don't wanna do something, I'm really good at not doing it." That resonates with me so, so much. Is it a Taurus thing? Probably.

    • @frostfang1
      @frostfang1 3 роки тому +2

      never thought about it as a taurus thing but damn... i feel called out.

    • @thomasoreoittheyhe4589
      @thomasoreoittheyhe4589 3 роки тому +2

      Well, dunno, I’m a cancer and... although I am autistic and have ADHD, so I lack motivation for anything I don’t want to do.

    • @thegracklepeck
      @thegracklepeck 3 роки тому +3

      Capricorn so maybe just an introverted/stubborn person thing

    • @nancykasner5722
      @nancykasner5722 2 роки тому +1

      Well I’m a Scorpio, and it holds true for me… yep, introverted and stubborn 😉

    • @GrungeGranny
      @GrungeGranny 2 роки тому

      Lol when she said that I was like “oh that’s why I feel like she’s my introvert maker bestie-she’s also a Taurus” 😂

  • @racheyrach_rach3548
    @racheyrach_rach3548 3 роки тому +114

    *STORY TIME!!*
    Once upon a time, deep within a mystical enchanted wood, something magical would take place. Once a year, one of the most kindest and noblest fairies of all would awaken. All year long she would sleep deep within the nooks of the Old Mother tree, until all the bluebells had died away and summer breeze was calling for her. It was time for her to wake up and uncurl her iridescent wings to head to the human town nearby.
    Unlike her golden haired sisters who lived in the meadow flowers, her hair was a rich copper and her skin was the whitest colour of snow. She was known as the Bookcase Fairy, whos job it was to spread knowledge, wisdom and imagination to all the children of the town through her library of magical books. After eating a handful of berries and sipping the dew from a tree leaf, she put on and carried her old wooden bookcase upon her shoulders. This was no ordinary bookcase though. Some said, that it had the power to choose the right book for each child, imparting joy and wisdom to each. It was carved out of a great oak that was older than the fairies themselves, decorated with berries, mushrooms and leaves. The Bookcase Fairy only had one day to carry out her duty and so, she would skip happily through the town singing and calling to each child. The towns children would rush out of their houses at the sound of her voice and she would be greeted by rosy cheeks and happy faces as she offered each child a book to read. Some read it with their parents, some found a cosy corner to go to and read, while others read aloud with excitement and cheerfulness in their voice.
    As the sun started to set, and the children all went home, The Bookcase Fairy headed back to the wood and slowly climbed back up to the old tree. She placed her magic bookcase down for another year and snuggled back into the nook she called home. She had done her duty and imparted the greatest of gifts to the children. The excited children would carry on reading till the late hours that night, and each thanked the kind Bookcase Fairy who slept for another year.

  • @SalindaNichols
    @SalindaNichols 3 роки тому +141

    Now that's a library with good circulation!
    … I'll see myshelf out

  • @Elariana_Cosplay
    @Elariana_Cosplay 3 роки тому +195

    Rachel, don't be so modest: YOU ARE A LIVING ART INSTALLATION!

  • @Lunamine
    @Lunamine 3 роки тому +11

    2:13 that part increased my life expectancy !
    But jokes aside, this was such a great idea and it was so pleasant to witness people kindly interact with you and look happy about it. You probably gave them a little bit of sunlight in their hearts !☺️
    The world is so … mundane now, this really kicks the day when you meet people that share something that stands out with you.

  • @varinakosovich1283
    @varinakosovich1283 3 роки тому +17

    As a fellow introvert, I felt your unwillingness to get out of the car in the very depths of my soul! lol Great job on the dress and the bookshelf. I would have been thrilled to be offered a book :)

  • @katiehakes1100
    @katiehakes1100 3 роки тому +272

    “Do you want a book?”
    “What do you mean?”
    *turns around* *is a book shelf*
    😂😂

  • @annapruitt5546
    @annapruitt5546 3 роки тому +533

    There are a few of those little free mini “libraries” that are basically just a small cabinet full of books in random locations. There’s a sign on it saying to either return the book or replace it with a new book. I bet that if you did this regularly and in the same areas that people would start saying yes more often. Or they’d start returning books or giving you new books to add to your walking library!

    • @demelaya
      @demelaya 3 роки тому +63

      I'd love to see people getting acquainted with Rachel and looking for her once a month at the same plaza. Really loved this project!

    • @jordan9603
      @jordan9603 3 роки тому +28

      All the mini libraries in my area are empty and aren’t kept anymore. Its so sad. I literally spent like 3 hours driving to the ones in my area and they were all just empty wooden boxes/tiny houses 😿

    • @dees3179
      @dees3179 3 роки тому +7

      There used to be loads near me in old telephone boxes. But covid.☹️

    • @melonebitch8946
      @melonebitch8946 3 роки тому +13

      We have them in some parks in my city. I wish I can post pictures I have here in the comment section, they look super cute surrounded by trees and flowers.

    • @natasha-ut7si
      @natasha-ut7si 3 роки тому +9

      We have a library bus that comes once or twice a month and is filled with books you can just take and return

  • @CupcakeKnowsItAll
    @CupcakeKnowsItAll 3 роки тому +12

    The human interactions make me cry real tears. This is lovely. That shot of the child and their dad reading made me feel things.

  • @chelseahartweg2938
    @chelseahartweg2938 3 роки тому +8

    I love this. For the record, if I came across something like this on the street, I would love it. Silliness makes life a lot more livable. I'm glad you brought some joy to people. It makes the world more kind to just have a bit of unexpected kindness and fun. I loved every bit of this

  • @AstoriaLofi
    @AstoriaLofi 3 роки тому +252

    “You have to push yourself up… like a push up.”
    “HUH?”
    💀💀💀

  • @lesleyyoung5730
    @lesleyyoung5730 3 роки тому +55

    GIRL, you pushed through that fear and ended up conquering it!
    And who didn't love that Dad sitting down immediately to read to his son?

  • @daniellezepess
    @daniellezepess 3 роки тому +6

    Dear Rachel,
    To paraphrase Dr Winston Zeddemore, "When someone asks if you're a 'Living Art Installation,' you say 'YES!!!'"
    PS -- I enjoyed every moment of this, and would have 1,000% been delighted to browse the Walking Library! ❤️

  • @jessicaautrey6136
    @jessicaautrey6136 3 роки тому +2

    "Living art installation" vs. "I'm a UA-camr"
    Rachel you are both. Your style, your cosplays, craft escapades and even your editing are all art. At that moment you were 100% a living art installation. Thank you for sharing your art with us

  • @taylorcroft6757
    @taylorcroft6757 3 роки тому +227

    This would have been SO delightful to come across in public, a friendly lady wearing a bookcase with free books is basically a dream
    Though I’d also wonder what video game I’m unknowingly a part of 😂

    • @0meAcat1
      @0meAcat1 3 роки тому +2

      You are friend to khajit...

  • @ximena15367
    @ximena15367 3 роки тому +364

    “I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! -- When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.”
    ― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

    • @edcrfv098765
      @edcrfv098765 3 роки тому +12

      Wait but didn't one of Bingley's sister say that, pretending to like reading, to get Darcy's attention?

    • @urooj5620
      @urooj5620 3 роки тому +3

      Doesn't mean it can't be true for others or even her private sentiment😁

    • @ximena15367
      @ximena15367 3 роки тому +1

      @@urooj5620 It's up to your interpretation

    • @ximena15367
      @ximena15367 3 роки тому +1

      @@edcrfv098765 Yes that's true it's in Chapter 9-12

    • @AlexaFaie
      @AlexaFaie 3 роки тому

      @@edcrfv098765 I was thinking "I don't remember that" but then realised that after having been forced to watch umpteen versions of it adapted for screen growing up because my Mum was obsessed with it, I never wanted to read the damn thing. Then Pride & Prejudice & Zombies came out (I bought it very soon after release way before there was going to be a film & haven't seen the film so can't comment on that) and since it adapted sections of text, I figured "close enough".
      The zombies livened it up a lot and made the social stuff less dull and unintelligible (which I later thought may be unintelligible only because my ability to understand social stuff at the best of time as an autistic person is heavily hampered).

  • @Greyfoot
    @Greyfoot 3 роки тому +6

    "Hakuna Ma-frikken-tata" 😂😂 I thoroughly enjoy you. I wish we could be real friends. You're awesome. Thanks Rachel 😊

  • @shiroi201
    @shiroi201 Рік тому +4

    As a fellow introvert i applaud your bravery👏👏 i would've taken a book from you any day😊

  • @micahlaledesma4408
    @micahlaledesma4408 3 роки тому +75

    Let me tell ya, I would have been so enchanted to encounter someone doing this in person! It’s breaking from the ordinary in such a sweet and magical way. As a child, oh my gosh, I would never forget you for the rest of my LIFE! As an adult, I still would never forget you! Thank you for being brave, Rachel. This was amazing.

  • @krismcbride7253
    @krismcbride7253 3 роки тому +95

    Speaking as an introvert you were fantastic. At least Tommy was there to give his support and Tommyisms to help you along. I really do love how the dress turned out.

  • @aurorepaboeuf4877
    @aurorepaboeuf4877 3 роки тому +3

    Please bring this costume and bookshell in Paris (France) ! We will love it and you have no "No" ! Thank you for this amazing project !

    • @YourLittlePhoenix
      @YourLittlePhoenix 3 роки тому +2

      Totally feel like this would go so much better in Europe in general 😁

  • @safaiaryu12
    @safaiaryu12 5 місяців тому

    If someone walked up to me on the street and offered me a nice old book, I would LOSE MY MIND. I'd treasure that book and tell people the story forever! I cannot believe people turned you down!

  • @luminariel3765
    @luminariel3765 3 роки тому +159

    The page skirt with the book corset and traveling bookshelf would be a great outfit for fantasy weekend at RenFaire to be totally honest, especially if you could find some fairy wings that look like giant torn pieces of paper. The Book Fairy could just be an awesome costume in general :D

  • @airyckahlane4711
    @airyckahlane4711 3 роки тому +373

    Rachel screaming “COWS!” while driving is every person ever.. no matter how old you are..

    • @Christina_Paz
      @Christina_Paz 3 роки тому +7

      Yep! I'm 32 and do it on a regular basis! Love them cows!

    • @caitlinconnelly5347
      @caitlinconnelly5347 3 роки тому +14

      No, not usually. Growing up we had to pass three different cow pastures everytime we went to the grocery store. However, on one of those farms there were a herd of black and white cows that were not the typical spotted. No instead, this breed is black on it's head, shoulders, and rump.and white in the middle. They were essentially cow shaped oreos. So, no. I did not yell cow. I yelled Oreos.

    • @airyckahlane4711
      @airyckahlane4711 3 роки тому +11

      @@caitlinconnelly5347 the only other option

    • @Alecto_Ferriman
      @Alecto_Ferriman 3 роки тому +7

      @@airyckahlane4711 Excuse you ma'am not all of us scream "cows" upon seeing one. I scream 'moo-moo cows!' 😇

    • @airyckahlane4711
      @airyckahlane4711 3 роки тому +12

      @@Alecto_Ferriman still screaming “cows”… you just added a proper adjective…. This is still an approved response lol

  • @lulumoon9
    @lulumoon9 3 роки тому +2

    He he! Gangsta book shopper is so funny. Rachel, the whole thing turned out SO ADORABLE!!! And you picked such awesome books - I would have been thrilled to come across you on the town square and would have cherished any book.

  • @ziyanda_theartist
    @ziyanda_theartist 3 роки тому +11

    "Are you a living art installation."
    Actually, yes...

  • @zaratoft6564
    @zaratoft6564 3 роки тому +170

    Get a free book and join the cult of whiskey grandpa´s?!?! those people saying no, do not know what they are missing !!

  • @Navichuu
    @Navichuu 3 роки тому +173

    As a person studying to be a librarian and people constantly telling me it's a dying field because no body bothers to read nowadays I can't express how much I appreciated this and you just spreading books to the public all the while looking like the kindest, coziest bookselling NPC! ♥
    * Edit: Thank you all for your encouraging words! I'm absolutely going to continue my studies and spread the love for books and knowledge for as long as I can! It warms my heart seeing all these comments and I couldn't agree with you all more! ♥

    • @user-fy3nr7ei6b
      @user-fy3nr7ei6b 3 роки тому +7

      Aww Goodluck studying!! I wish you all the best! :D

    • @Blue_3987
      @Blue_3987 3 роки тому +7

      I couldn't agree more 🤧

    • @alexismontez4230
      @alexismontez4230 3 роки тому +13

      I am here to officially tell you that librarian-ing(?) is not a dying field and you should definitely finish your studies. I think if something is considered a "dying field" it can be a self-fulfilling prophecy, bc then even less people pursue it.

    • @poonyaTara
      @poonyaTara 3 роки тому +8

      It's a pity that "nobody bothers to read nowadays" as you say because children who have access to 500+ books tend to be more inquisitive and resourceful.
      Also,
      Bookcase: "I'm a has-been antique."
      Rachel: "You wanna have an adventure?" 🤠
      Bookcase: 😍

    • @mala3isity
      @mala3isity 3 роки тому +9

      As a bona fide constant reader, I'm here to tell you that during quarantine I was in heaven that I could increase my library AND read them. All of them have been read at least twice and are pristine. There's nothing like getting lost in a book, the sound of the page turning, the thrip noise from ruffling the edges as you read. I fall asleep reading a book every night. Books aren't dead. :)

  • @MetteNielsenswag
    @MetteNielsenswag 3 роки тому +5

    Heidi is one of my all time favorite books and I have wanted to live in a small cottage in the swiss alphs, spending the summers piskning flowers, ever since I read it for the first time!

  • @pennysnark
    @pennysnark 3 роки тому +3

    This is so wonderful - and I think it would absolutely KILL at a convention or a street fair/somewhere people are especially primed to interact with the Unusual & Delightful.

  • @mothylace
    @mothylace 3 роки тому +54

    The "Camera one. Camera two." part gave me major Kronk vibes.
    Kuzco gets the poison. The poison for Kusco. 🦙

    • @WitchLife
      @WitchLife 3 роки тому +1

      Kuzco’s poison.

    • @mothylace
      @mothylace 3 роки тому

      @@WitchLife the poison for Kusco

  • @GraveyardOpera
    @GraveyardOpera 3 роки тому +83

    Armies of gorgeous, vintage walking-libraries, disrupting the city streets with abandon, are the new flash mobs.

  • @tinamarina8983
    @tinamarina8983 3 роки тому

    GAH THE PEOPLE/KIDS TAKING THE BOOKS MADE MY HEART SO HAPPY. GO RACHEL, TALKING TO STRANGERS AND STUFF.

  • @victoriamartin7164
    @victoriamartin7164 3 роки тому +2

    Yes. I am a person who appreciated it. Really appreciated it. Wot fan! Xxx

  • @mariluther4003
    @mariluther4003 3 роки тому +145

    Let's be honest.
    Rachel is who we all are on the inside.

    • @asanyr9902
      @asanyr9902 3 роки тому +1

      considering im a gay latino dude probably not lol

    • @maggpiprime954
      @maggpiprime954 3 роки тому +3

      @@asanyr9902 Aww, c'mon! Embrace your inner Rachel! Inner Rachel is universal! Like sunshine.
      ¡Todos tenemos un poco de sol en nosotros!
      ...menos los vampiros, claro...

  • @LaviniaDeMortalium
    @LaviniaDeMortalium 3 роки тому +104

    That was such a cute scene seeing all those people light up for books.
    As an introvert myself, i probably woudl've turned down the offer out of sheer shyness (and not wanting to bother you), but would've 1000% regretted it.

  • @moonargentum
    @moonargentum 3 роки тому +7

    This whole Walking Library is amazing but also all your outfits in this video are just So Cute! It worked well that you took your time with this project, the pacing felt very balanced. It's so fun to just to watch you create, and I loved the editing, the jokes, the Bohemian Rhapsody - this is exactly why I'm subscribed. Pretty, creative, funny, cute wholesome content :)

  • @katerinacerna8555
    @katerinacerna8555 3 роки тому

    Did I started crying when I saw how that guy took a book, sat down and immediately started reading it with the little boy?
    Yes, yes I cried.
    Thank you Rachel, I’m gonna go weep now.

  • @Sarelro6355
    @Sarelro6355 3 роки тому +181

    Take this advice as you will, but I’ve always found it helpful to prep a “script” in advance when I have to make a public appearance and talk to strangers. This way I’m more of a character and not really myself, and it’s not as nerve wracking.
    I think you did great, and your dress is beautiful and the shelf looks amazing!

  • @sofapop653
    @sofapop653 3 роки тому +82

    A “free books” sign might have helped, but you did a great job and this project was such a cool concept!

  • @SarandipityStudios
    @SarandipityStudios 3 роки тому +4

    As a fellow introvert, you're so brave Rachel 😭 All the people who took a book,, so cute 🥰

  • @whisperycub
    @whisperycub 3 роки тому

    I had a teary moment when the dad sat down with his little boy and started reading with him! Awesome!!!!

  • @sydneyjohns1548
    @sydneyjohns1548 3 роки тому +108

    Rachel peeking over her shoulder while offering her books is too cute I can't!

  • @amyscottrobinson3254
    @amyscottrobinson3254 3 роки тому +193

    “I don’t know carpentry, or wood carving. But this is what I want, so I’m going to Work Something Out”. I want Rachel’s attitude to life, can I fashion that out of foam clay?

    • @flora_7719
      @flora_7719 3 роки тому +3

      👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @ErinRelyeaArts
    @ErinRelyeaArts 3 роки тому +5

    This was incredibly AWESOME! Love the 2 parter style as well. And from one socially awkward wood sprite to another, very proud of you getting out there and doing your social art excitement. It was grand and you looked amazing.

  • @sarahtachibana1333
    @sarahtachibana1333 3 роки тому +25

    6:44 oldschool sci-fi fans gonna be so tilted that she's giving us a vulcan while referencing klingons while playing X-Files music....what a work of art

  • @hannahclara7929
    @hannahclara7929 3 роки тому +54

    Oh Rachel, I shed a tear with you when that dad sat down and read with his son. Very sweet! I think you made a lot of people's days!

  • @littlestolivetree9426
    @littlestolivetree9426 3 роки тому +99

    Anyone dressed like that handing out free books would have really made my day and yay!!! Free boook!!!!!!! The people saying no really missed out.

  • @jayciejorgensen2182
    @jayciejorgensen2182 3 роки тому +82

    "you want a free book?? :D and also join my cult."- basically Mormons.

  • @kalamathes7857
    @kalamathes7857 3 роки тому +6

    This is hands down the coolest thing I have ever seen. You're lovely and brave and oh so clever! I LOVED the carpentry montage, too!