"On October 3, the library shared a video on its Instagram page in which two staff members prepare to perform a trust fall. Rather than catching her colleague, however, one of the librarians swiftly sidesteps away to deliver a message to the camera. Behind her, a thud rings into the air, presumably from her colleague crashing into the ground, while another colleague rushes out from behind the circulation desk in shock."
""You can't trust everybody," the librarian says. "But you can trust the New Berlin Public Library to give you access-for free-to hundreds of books, great programming, and resources." The clip then ends with a dramatized shot of the woman splayed out on the floor, the "trust" fall gone wrong. The comedic timing of the whole scene resonated with many people, ultimately skyrocketing the video into virality. In just a few days, the post received thousands of comments and hundreds of thousands of likes."
Book bans and attacks on academic, literary, and resource institutions have increased across the United States, making public libraries more essential. Wisconsin's New Berlin Public Library created a humorous Instagram video on October 3 in which staff staged a trust fall that was playfully sabotaged. One librarian sidestepped and addressed viewers while a colleague apparently crashed to the floor, prompting shocked reactions from another staffer. The short clip emphasized that the library offers free access to hundreds of books, programming, and resources. The post quickly went viral, drawing thousands of comments and hundreds of thousands of likes, and the library later reassured followers that the fallen staffer was fine.
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