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Charles Dabritz @cdabvt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Yesterday’s library dad joke of the day made me think of @hankgreen.bsky.social

Dad joke calendar of the day page - reads “ I ate pelican at a fancy restaurant. The service was fantastic but the bill was enormous.”

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Nikki Grimes @poetnikki.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Not a bad day. The announcement went out this afternoon: The Poetry Foundation chose moi as the next Young People's Poet Laureate! That's reason enough to smile, don't you think?

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Charles Dabritz @cdabvt.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Happy Letterer Day! Librarians, let’s respect letterers year around by adding them to the MARC records.

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School Library Journal @slj.com · 26/08/2026

Not Dolly Librarians are mourning Dolly Parton, who shared their mission of child literacy. www.slj.com/story/Not-Do... Thanks so much to @cindysku.bsky.social for writing this for us. #Skybrarians #EduSky #TLSky

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Not Dolly

Librarians are mourning Dolly Parton, who shared their mission of child literacy.

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Charles Dabritz @cdabvt.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Happy Hobbit day to all who celebrate!

A Hobbit bundle box of Magic The Gathering cards and a collector booster pack of mtg The Hobbit cards. May contain treasures inside!

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Dr Naomi Scott @drnaomiscott.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

A lot of media coverage of the ‘AI’ reading of the Herculaneum scrolls really fails to understand what’s happened here. There’s no language processing happening, the AI/ML is not trained on a corpus of texts or language. It can detect ink to see shapes. HUMAN EXPERTS are then transcribing the text.

A screenshot from here: https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-02-07-inside-herculaneum-scroll-seen-first-time-almost-2000-years

It explains that the machine learning involves only the detection of ink

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Jill Walker Rettberg @jilltxt.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

The AI-generated podcast paper is out! I generaetd podcasts from four different source documents and an PDF using NotebookLM and found that in every case it translated cultural contexts to a standard, white, American language and context. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 18/05/2026

Six years ago today, Banned Book Club was released. This book changed Hyun Sook and I's lives. And we have a special announcement to celebrate. This September, Iron Circus Comics is releasing a new full color edition, with colors by @amandalafrenais.com and a brand new 20 page followup story...

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Charles Dabritz @cdabvt.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

They are going to be called United Wizards…amazing name guys. Waiting on the corporate overlords at Hasbro to do the right thing and voluntarily recognize them.

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Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · 17/04/2026

"The Dispossessed has matured my political views, reshaped my values, and changed my life. Reading it showed me how to confront a political landscape increasingly hostile to productive dialogue." —Alec del Pino Gil-Casares in The Harvard Political Review

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“The Averted Eye”: Le Guin’s Warning Against Power and Passivity - Harvard Political Review

Like in Le Guin’s imagined world, Anarres, even when our nation’s foundations are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, authoritarian structures materialize when we forget to reinforce solidari...

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Charles Dabritz @cdabvt.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

McCarthy had a big impact on me after meeting him in college-I’ll do my best to carry on his teachings. Colman McCarthy, 87, Journalist Who Waged Peace in the Classroom, Dies www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/b...

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Colman McCarthy, 87, Journalist Who Waged Peace in the Classroom, Dies

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ALA Games & Gaming Round Table @alagamert.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Excited to share the lightning talk programming line up for GameRT's Miniconference- happening on Twitch/Youtube on Friday, March 20 from 10:00 CT - 3:30 CT: games.ala.org/2026-march-m...

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2026 MARCH MINI CON: Gaming Outside the Box – ALA Games and Gaming Round Table

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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Political cartoonists are not fuckin’ around this week. (thread) 1. Pat Bagley

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 29/11/2025

If you feel weird about being festive when the world's like this, we wrote a book for you about celebrating Christmas under a dictator. It wasn't a religious holiday in the days of curfew in Korea, it was an act of resistance. Here's an antifascist Christmas carol from No Rules Tonight.

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"Christmas After Curfew" an original song from No Rules Tonight

YouTube video by Ryan Estrada

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Becky Calzada @becalzada.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

“A book ban is un-American for this simplest reason: it takes a decision that belongs in the private space that exists between a person and their conscience and turns it into a public act of control.” A must-read post by Sharon McMahon substack.com/@sharonmcmah...

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Sharon McMahon (@sharonmcmahon)

Book bans create a nation of permission seekers instead of critical thinkers. It is not the role of the government to pre-decide the information and stories citizens are allowed to encounter.

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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 23/12/2025

The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

You can very clearly see why someone whose job it is to protect war criminals would need this pulled from the airwaves: It’s visible proof the Trump administration is operating concentration camps.

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Charles Dabritz @cdabvt.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Our freedom to read is mutually entwined with all others-as it is eroded so too are our other fundamental freedoms.

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Samira Ahmed @samiraahmed.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Walmart & Amazon should be forced to pay livable wages & provide health insurance (they often don't give their workers enough hours to qualify for health insurance which lowers their cost & increases profit because they are greedy assholes & our entire capitalist system is built for their benefit.

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Vermont Public @vermontpublic.org · 21/10/2025

Everyone knows you can save money on books by checking them out at the library instead of buying them. But did you know that libraries can help you save on other things too?

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7 surprising ways the public library can save you money

Baking pans, legal help, language classes and more — libraries can provide so much more than books. See if your local branch offers these free or discounted resources and services.

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 19/10/2025

Thanks, Charles, for letting me see my book on display at AASL! I'm overjoyed! I draw antifascist barnyard animals for book pics, so here's a normal barnyard frog.

The skeet is a lie. It's not a normal frog at all. It's an antifascist raccoon in a Portland Frog suit.

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Charles Dabritz @cdabvt.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

I’ve been waiting for my pre-order but I found this copy of Good Old-Fashioned Korean Spirit by Kim Hyun Sook and @ryanestrada.com at #AASL The publisher had an ARC- now I have some plane reading and a new book to talk up with students. (Fingers crossed the color editor is ready at home🤣)

A photo of the graphic novel, good old-fashioned, Korean spirit on display at publisher booth during ASSL25

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Charles Dabritz @cdabvt.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

What a great way to start my first AASL Conference! #AASL25

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

The energy of this Hank Green video raging against Sora (and GenAI in general) should be familiar to anyone who has mentioned AI anywhere near me in recent memory tl;dr - there is no fucking way this technology should be in the hands of the mfers in charge of these companies, its a dangerous scam

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Charles Dabritz @cdabvt.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Still one of the best #BannedBooksWeek action steps I have ever taken. What actionable steps did you take this year? #libsky #edusky

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Charles Dabritz @cdabvt.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

People usually share only the funny stuff from The Daily Show- but please watch this clip of John and Tristan discuss the insane AI path we are on.

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 05/07/2025

Book banners always seem confused about how we can call something a ban if the books are still available elsewhere. I'll put this in a way they'll understand. When your outreach leader was barred from going within 2500 feet of a playground? Still a ban even though they sell slides on Amazon.

Screenshot from The Guardian with the headline "Moms For Liberty Outreach Leader exposed as registered sex offender."

Phillip Fisher Jr, who served three years in prison, volunteered at Philadelphia summit for rightwing parental rights group

A Philadelphia-based outreach leader for Moms for Liberty – the conservative parental rights group that is pushing to exclude discussion of gender and diversity from school curricula – has been exposed as a registered sex offender.

According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Phillip Fisher Jr – a pastor and local Republican ward leader who volunteered at Moms for Liberty’s national summit in Philadelphia this year – pleaded guilty in 2012 to a charge of aggravated sexual abuse involving a 14-year-old boy when he was 25 and living in Chicago.

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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

🎶 Take a look, it's in a book 🎶 🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈 #FollowTheRainbow

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Charles Dabritz @cdabvt.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

“I know day-to-day life can take a toll, but we must not allow ourselves to fall into despair. If we do not allow ourselves to be divided up by Trump and his oligarch allies, we can change the path we are on. The choice is clear. Let’s stand together for democracy and justice.”

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The American system is badly broken | Bernie Sanders

What we are witnessing right now is the rise of two Americas. One for the billionaire class. And one for everybody else

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Nick Knudsen @nickknudsenus.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Pause your doomscrolling and listen to this story.

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Charles Dabritz @cdabvt.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Why it’s great to be a middle level librarian reason #1023- I can display both a classic X-Men and a new Baby-sitters Club and they will both be gone by end of day.

A photo of two books on display in a school library. One X-men and one Baby-sitters club.

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Charles Dabritz @cdabvt.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

10/10 recommend-You should do this. Lora joined my students ~2yrs ago and they still talk about it!

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Charles Dabritz @cdabvt.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Happy New Year to all my #vted friends! And to everyone else who celebrates - I'm wishing you a happy new school year.🥳

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Charles Dabritz @cdabvt.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

So much talk about the humanities the past few days. I reminded to once again share this wonderful short film. If you have not watched it take the 7min and check it out. You will recognize many of the people. #edusky #libsky

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The Heart of the Matter - A Film

YouTube video by American Academy of Arts & Sciences

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Charles Dabritz @cdabvt.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Hey @slj.com - Do you still publish an annual average cost of library books? I often use it to advocate for my library budget but can't find a recent numbers. #libsky

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Vermont Public @vermontpublic.org · 03/08/2025

Breaking: Vermont Green FC took their first-ever national title Saturday evening in a 2-1 victory over Seattle’s Ballard FC in front of an electric Burlington crowd. www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2...

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Charles Dabritz @cdabvt.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Yes! Congrats on 2-1 stoppage time championship win 🏆 @vermontgreenfc.bsky.social

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Vermont Green FC @vermontgreenfc.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

We are the players & the people. We are the lights, the noise, the action. This is our show, & it’s time for the finale. Let us now bear witness. The official match poster for Vermont Green FC vs Ballard FC in the USL League Two Final. Designed in Burlington by Tyler Littwin.

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Charles Dabritz @cdabvt.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

The things we lose now will never come back-that’s the point- there is no reboot, no backup to restore- never forget.

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