My iPad Videos App Won't Connect to Shared Library

When I launch the iPad Videos app, then tap on "Shared" and then tap on my library, all I get is a spinning circle.
Admittedly, I do have a large iTunes library, but it shouldn't take this long to load. (Actually, I dont know how long it takes to load, because it has never loaded. I've waited as long as 20 minutes thus far).
The strange thing is that my 3rd-party Air Video app works every time, all the time. Why doesn't the Apple Videos app?
Update: Waited a little longer this time, only to get this error message: "Unable to turn on Home Sharing"

I find that closing iTunes and the Videos App on my iPad Air does not solve the problem.
Even this solution, if it worked would drive me bonkers. If I wanted to go to my computer I could just watch the video there. If I wanted to watch the video on my Apple TV I would go watch it there.
Why is it that my Apple TV always flawlessly connects to my shared iTunes library, but my iPad Air never will? The fact that it works on Apple TV suggests the problem in not my network, my router, my firewall, etc. It suggests there is a bug with the apps on the iPad.
I too have resigned myself to the fact that AirVideo is the answer. Sadly though, this doesn't solve my problem with trying to listen to my music library.
I have the exact same experience with my iPhone 5c. I'm a huge fan of Apple products for several years now after being a detractor. I am simply left with the feeling that this issue, reported by many users, with many different devices, is not getting the attention it deserves.
Frustration is setting in....
James

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