Julie/a Stivers @bespokelib.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Secondary librarians are out here fighting for our lives with Heated Rivalry requests. 🤣 [Amazing series, but not a good age fit for school!] I created this list of read-alikes to fill this void for my students. Inspired to Read a Queer Sports Romance? These are all amazing, Queer, sporty romances! 041
Julie/a Stivers @bespokelib.bsky.social · 01/04/2026New post up at #MangaintheMiddle where I help educators + librarians navigate manga for the middle grades. Which can be tricky! A micro-review for Kiss the Scars of the Girls at mangainthemiddle.weebly.com/reviews/kiss... #MangaGoesToSchoolmangainthemiddle.weebly.comKiss the Scars of the GirlAt Manga in the Middle we (my students and I) are BIG fans of this manga referred to lovingly by my students as the Green Lesbians . Well, Kiss the Scars of the Girls could be affectionately... 030
Julie/a Stivers @bespokelib.bsky.social · 25/03/2026So honored to be a part of the Equity and Social Justice in Education series from @paulgorski.bsky.social and @routledgebooks.bsky.social. School libraries are key stakeholders for equity in our schools and now we are represented in this excellent series! 💙💜 www.routledge.com/The-Restorat... 060
Julie/a Stivers @bespokelib.bsky.social · 10/02/2026HIGHLY recommend Spacewalking with You by Inuhiko Doronoda. Come for the neurodivergent representation, stay for the male friendship, communication, and adorable wholesomeness. 🩷 My micro-review at mangainthemiddle.weebly.com/reviews/spac... #MangaGoestoSchool @mangalibrarian.bsky.socialmangainthemiddle.weebly.comSpacewalking with You by Inuhiko DoronodaSpacewalking with You is wholesome, important, and engaging. This is a high-school slice-of-life story centered on two very different--but equally endearing--neurodivergent teens. 022
Reposted by Julie/a StiversCoop @riderstrike.bsky.social · 31/12/2025Next, I have to give a huge thanks to @mangalibrarian.bsky.social, @st741.bsky.social, @bespokelib.bsky.social, Hillary Chang, @jrlibrarian.bsky.social, and the other librarians I spoke with while covering the manga bans that've flared up across the country www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2025...animenewsnetwork.comManga in The Crosshairs: The State of Manga Bans in 2025Coop Bicknell interviewed librarians across the country about how the latest Executive Orders and lists targeting LGBTQ+ are affecting students' ability to read age-appropriate comics. 172
Reposted by Julie/a StiversKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 19/06/2025Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all. 6263661511258
Julie/a Stivers @bespokelib.bsky.social · 10/11/2025Coming in 2026: The Restorative School Library! I don’t know how to talk about librarianship without situating it as restorative. Thrilled that libraries will now officially be a part of @paulgorski.bsky.social’s Equity and Social Justice in Education series. 💙💜 060
Reposted by Julie/a StiversMatthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 02/11/2025The cruelty is the point 33420
Reposted by Julie/a StiversTom Bober @captainlibrary.bsky.social · 18/10/2025Looking forward to sharing about librarians Building Libraries collaboration with Kids Discover on our trip to Kenya, the Nonfiction work we’re doing in the library, and the powerful pairings of primary sources and literature! Hope you can join! 172
Reposted by Julie/a StiversAlex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 17/10/2025My new library slogan is "genAI hallucination rate: 30-80%; librarian hallucination rate: 0%" 13510
Reposted by Julie/a StiversSara Campbell @smwordsmith.bsky.social · 14/10/2025I’m gonna be a busy lady this #AASL2025! Along with my co-presenters @mangalibrarian.bsky.social, @bespokelib.bsky.social and Emily Ratica, were presenting on 3 of the conference days! Come say hi and learn about some fabulous manga in your libraries. #MangaGTS 1204
Julie/a Stivers @bespokelib.bsky.social · 13/10/2025Final stages of prep for #AASL25! Excited to talk SO MUCH manga with @mangalibrarian.bsky.social @smwordsmith.bsky.social Emily Ratica. Going to be there? Come to one of our sessions—or multiple. They are all different! @alaeditionsns.bsky.social @aaslala.bsky.social 0116
Reposted by Julie/a StiversMychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 04/10/2025Reading Rainbow… is back! 🥹 This LeVar Burton/Reading Rainbow raised human is feeling all of the library joy. We hope your kids believe they belong in books, just like you ✨ Take a look, it’s in a book 📚🌈🦋🌌 youtu.be/gHAIjSkmnYI?...youtu.beNo Cats In The Library 🐱📚 | Reading Rainbow 📖 🌈 | Full Episode | @KidzukoYouTube video by Kidzuko 452757962
Julie/a Stivers @bespokelib.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Looking for more school-set manga? *Kusunoki’s Flunking Her High School Glow-Up* is a great option for MS and HS. Micro-review here: mangainthemiddle.weebly.com/reviews/kuso...mangainthemiddle.weebly.comKusonoki's Flunking Her High School Glow-Up by Mitsuki MiiThis adorable manga has all the elements that will attract middle school readers: an engaging, colorful cover, relatable school events, and a high school protagonist (!). Main characters Kusoniki and.... 000
Reposted by Julie/a StiversThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 07/09/2025More than 1.2 million immigrants disappeared from the labor force from January through the end of July, according to preliminary Census Bureau data analyzed by the Pew Research Center. bit.ly1.2M immigrants are gone from the US labor force under Trump, preliminary data showsAs parades and other events celebrating the contributions of workers in the U.S. are being held for the Labor Day holiday, experts say President Donald Trump’s stepped-up immigration policies are impacting the nation’s labor force. 25214113
Reposted by Julie/a Stiverskay slater @kslater.bsky.social · 27/08/2025In “Against AI: Critical Refusal in the Library,” I examine LIS as in need of a values-realignment, asking readers to refuse the technosolutionism we are so often offered in place of human-centered possibilities, like taking racism, climate change, and labor rights seriously doi.org/10.1353/lib....doi.orgProject MUSE - Against AI: Critical Refusal in the Library 817667
Julie/a Stivers @bespokelib.bsky.social · 19/07/2025Queer (Representation in) Comics camp is a wrap! Queer (Representation in) Anime camp starts Monday. ❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷 040
Reposted by Julie/a StiversAiden Thomas 🇵🇸 @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social · 04/06/2025🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️HAPPY PRIDE! let's do a book giveaway! make a purchase from www.aiden-thomas.com/graveyard-goods during the month of June and you'll be entered to win 1 of 2 @barnesandnoble.com special editions of "Cemetery Boys"! and this quarter, we're supporting @lambdalegal.org with proceeds from the shop! 15524
Reposted by Julie/a StiversAshley Hawkins @mangalibrarian.bsky.social · 03/06/2025We’re going to #AASL25, and we’ll be talking all things manga and how to utilize them in an engaging and inclusive school setting! @smwordsmith.bsky.social @bespokelib.bsky.social @st741.bsky.social #SchoolLibraries #TLSky #Edusky 32711
Julie/a Stivers @bespokelib.bsky.social · 01/06/2025Removing a vital service for anime clubs at this time? In this economy? It’s inexcusable! Do better @crunchyroll.com! 0127
Reposted by Julie/a StiversSteve "It's TAY-tro" Tetreault @drtlovesbooks.bsky.social · 01/06/2025A youth services librarian has set up a petition asking Crunchyroll to reinstate their library outreach program - you can sign it here: chng.it/DS96MVfPQf #TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibraries @mangalibrarian.bsky.social @bespokelib.bsky.socialchng.itBring Back Crunchyroll's Library Outreach Program - Save Library Anime ClubsCan you spare a minute to help this campaign? 4196165
Reposted by Julie/a StiversAshley Hawkins @mangalibrarian.bsky.social · 19/05/2025As promised, @bespokelib.bsky.social and I have written about the @crunchyroll.com situation for @aaslala.bsky.social, why we feel they should reconsider, and what school and public librarians should do next. #tlsky #libraries #animeclubknowledgequest.aasl.orgAnime Clubs are Essential: What to Do Now That Crunchyroll’s Outreach Program Is Gone | AASL Knowledge Quest 22318
Julie/a Stivers @bespokelib.bsky.social · 27/04/2025So refreshing to see librarian views centered in a convo about book banning. Thank you Coop Bicknell and @animenewsnetwork.com! #mangagoestoschool #librarysky 172
Reposted by Julie/a StiversAshley Hawkins @mangalibrarian.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Coop did a very thorough job explaining the current challenges we’re facing in the field, and I’m glad I could provide some insight! There other amazing librarians quoted in this piece, and I encourage everyone to take a look! @bespokelib.bsky.social, @st741.bsky.social. 12516
Reposted by Julie/a StiversSchool Library Journal @slj.com · 08/04/2025📰 Breaking News: ALA Sues Trump Administration Over Dismantling of IMLS The American Library Association files suit against the administration's move to dismantle a crucial source of library funding. www.slj.com/story/ALA-Su... #libraries #advocacy #IMLS #libraryfundingslj.comALA Sues Trump Administration Over Dismantling of IMLSThe American Library Association and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees are taking the Trump administration to court to save the Institute of Museum and Library Services. 23123
Reposted by Julie/a StiversAlt Library of Congress @altlofc.altgov.info · 16/03/2025Dear <Rep>, I am writing to strongly oppose the executive order calling for the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). 65417
Julie/a Stivers @bespokelib.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Hey School Librarians! www.thriftbooks.com has new books, too! At competitive prices to the big bad place. Filling in some lost titles w/ used books + I just pre-ordered these new beauties from Kacen Callender, @kwamembalia.bsky.social + @erinentrada.bsky.social. @thriftbooks.bsky.social #librarysky 071
Reposted by Julie/a StiversJennifer Gonzalez @cultofpedagogy.bsky.social · 11/03/2025We can still prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion if we look to the work of Zaretta Hammond, @teachbk.bsky.social, @gholdym.bsky.social, @jamiladugan.bsky.social, @nqcliteracy.bsky.social, @novakeducation.bsky.social, Shane Safir, & Common Sense Media. www.cultofpedagogy.com/dei-under-at...cultofpedagogy.comHow to Keep Teaching Well When DEI is Under Attack | Cult of PedagogyYou may be able to keep much more than you think. 22710
Julie/a Stivers @bespokelib.bsky.social · 17/02/2025So excited to create and teach a Comic Lit 12th Grade English seminar next term! These will be our class texts ❤ and obvs, using @scottmccloud.bsky.social's seminal work to guide our learning. I. Cannot. Wait. #mangagoestoschool #comicsareliterature @planetx.bsky.social @victorlavalle.bsky.social 4160
Reposted by Julie/a StiversSoraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 14/02/2025Happy Valentine's Day! Love is an action and a practice and need not be romantic. Love fiercely, love humbly, love truthfully, love deeply. We all we got. 111114241
Reposted by Julie/a StiversEncyclopaedia Britannica @britannica.com · 12/02/2025Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons: -We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S. -The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous. 🧵⬇️ 563325776973
Julie/a Stivers @bespokelib.bsky.social · 11/02/2025We’ll be sharing elementary, middle, and high school manga recs! Join us! #librarysky @mangalibrarian.bsky.social @smwordsmith.bsky.social @st741.bsky.social 041
Reposted by Julie/a StiversCynthia Leitich Smith (Native Books for Young Readers & More) @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Make room on your bookshelves for Louise Erdrich’s BIRCHBARK HOUSE series! It offers a critical counterpoint to Wilder’s books, which may find renewed interest with Netflix’s "Little House on the Prairie" reboot. #kidlit 42711
Reposted by Julie/a StiversJonathan W. Gray @elmcitytree.blacksky.app · 24/01/2025To instrumentalize what my sister is saying below: every time someone says DEI say “you mean civil rights?” Every time someone says they are against woke reply “oh so you’re a segregationist!” Words have meaning! Don’t allow that nonsense to stand. 6179742603
Julie/a Stivers @bespokelib.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Needed to create something fun this morning for self-care. I love these books so much! #librarysky #canva #kpop 021
Reposted by Julie/a StiversScott Bayer @lyricalswordz.bsky.social · 22/01/2025As a reminder: 1. You don't know any undocumented people. 2. You don't know ANY undocumented people. 3. YOU DON'T KNOW ANY UNDOCUMENTED PEOPLE. 410918
Julie/a Stivers @bespokelib.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Our messaging and support for our students is important every day. And especially today. What does your library stand for? We have to stand with the freedoms, rights, and humanity of our students. Yes, these displays are side by side. #librarysky 1111
Reposted by Julie/a StiversSara Campbell @smwordsmith.bsky.social · 13/01/2025We made the front page, y’all!! Proud author moment to see your book on the featured section of a national org’s website! 🥹🥹 #MangaGTS @mangalibrarian.bsky.social @bespokelib.bsky.social @st741.bsky.social & Emily Ratica! 0177
Reposted by Julie/a StiversAmy Hermon @slupodcast.bsky.social · 11/01/2025My copy arrived!!! Don’t miss as 5 #Manga experts @mangalibrarian.bsky.social @bespokelib.bsky.social @smwordsmith.bsky.social @mounabat.bsky.social and Emily Ratica share their new book!!! @alaeditionsns.bsky.social @capstonepub.bsky.social apple.co/4gO7GAp 2236
Reposted by Julie/a StiversAmy Hermon @slupodcast.bsky.social · 28/12/2024So proud of these #episodes. Showcasing authors who are and support #schoollibrarians in the work we do every day. bit.ly/BookAuthorEp... 1103
Reposted by Julie/a StiversAmy Hermon @slupodcast.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Tune in and learn from the #Manga experts as @mangalibrarian.bsky.social @bespokelib.bsky.social @smwordsmith.bsky.social @mounabat.bsky.social and Emily Ratica share their new book!!!@alaeditionsns.bsky.social @capstonepub.bsky.social apple.co/4gO7GApapple.coManga Goes to SchoolPodcast Episode · School Librarians United with Amy Hermon · 12/20/2024 · 1h 17m 084
Julie/a Stivers @bespokelib.bsky.social · 20/12/2024It's always fun to talk to @slupodcast.bsky.social and even better as part of our #MangaGoestoSchool team. ❤ @alaeditionsns.bsky.social @aaslala.bsky.social 1123
Reposted by Julie/a StiversAmy Hermon @slupodcast.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Don’t miss #episode 300 and my conversation with 5 #librarian authors! Tune in Dec 20🎧🎤💡📚😀 TY Emily Ratica, @bespokelib.bsky.social @smwordsmith.bsky.social @mangalibrarian.bsky.social @mounabat.bsky.social 0186
Julie/a Stivers @bespokelib.bsky.social · 19/12/2024I ❤ Sasaki and Miyano. A LOT. They are adorable + must be protected at all costs. This is a boys' love series to buy for your MS + HS libraries! For BL fans, it almost breaks the fourth wall + for BL newbies, it's perfect! My review: mangainthemiddle.weebly.com/reviews/sasa... @yenpress.com 090
Reposted by Julie/a StiversAnna E. Clark @annaeclark.bsky.social · 11/12/2024This is what's so baffling about so many suggestions for AI in the humanities classroom: they mistake the product for the point. Writing outlines and essays is important not because you need to make outlines and essays but because that's how you learn to think with/through complex ideas. 15272412273
Reposted by Julie/a StiversSteve "It's TAY-tro" Tetreault @drtlovesbooks.bsky.social · 15/12/2024When we buy into AI, even when it's "benign" like, "This AI doesn't use unlicensed art to generate new images," it's still adding to the climate damage and inequities, while propelling the tech further into Ed spaces. #TLSky #SchoolLibrarians 0102
Reposted by Julie/a StiversSara Campbell @smwordsmith.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Our book is out and in the world! I’m so proud of this project from @mangalibrarian.bsky.social, @bespokelib.bsky.social, @st741.bsky.social, Emily Ratica, and myself! Get yours today! #TLSky #LibSky #SchoolLibraries #Manga #MangaGTS www.ala.org/news/2024/12... 04520