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Above the Fold: BookTok creates demand in libraries

Iowa City Public Library community and access services coordinator shares how TikTok videos promoting certain books have influenced the library services.
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Natalie Dunlap, Assistant Digital Editor
March 22, 2024

While TikTok has been a cause for increased screen time for many users, one community on the app is devoted to posting all about reading: BookTok. Under the #BookTok hashtag, influencers share reading recommendations and discuss their opinions on novels. 

Above the Fold is hosted and produced by Natalie Dunlap. Reporting from Charlie Hickman and Riley Dunn contributed to this episode.

 
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About the Contributors
Natalie Dunlap
Natalie Dunlap, Assistant Digital Editor
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Natalie Dunlap is the Assistant Digital Editor at The Daily Iowan. She is the host and producer of the Above the Fold news podcast. She has previously worked as a news reporter, news editor, politics reporter, politics editor, and digital producer for the DI. She is a senior majoring in journalism and minoring in English and gender, women's, and sexuality studies. In her free time, she enjoys crocheting while listening to pop culture podcasts.
Shaely Odean
Shaely Odean, Photojournalist
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Shaely Odean is a transfer student at the University of Iowa, currently in her third year. She is pursuing double majors in Journalism and Strategic Communications, as well as Sustainability Sciences. Shaely works as a photojournalist for The Daily Iowan, and her passion lies in environmental issues. Before joining the University of Iowa, she attended Kirkwood Community College, where she served as the photo editor for the Kirkwood Communique.
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