Barack Obama has joined a TikTok campaign aiming to increase awareness of library services and promote access to books.<br /><br />The former US president is seen sitting in the Kankakee Public Library, located in Illinois, drinking out of a library-branded mug and reading through a paperback.<br /><br />According to the Washington Post, it’s the first in a series of TikToks that Mr Obama has filmed with libraries across the country, and comes amid a surge in efforts to ban books across some US states.<br /><br />The words “reading can transport you to new worlds” appears on-screen after his appearance.
