Fran Kompar @fkompar.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Wait…Is AI Now SI?? Schools need common definitions for students, educators, leaders, and families,, AI readiness means preparing people not only to learn today’s terminology, but also to question and evaluate tomorrow’s. fkompar.substack.com/p/waitis-ai-... 000
Fran Kompar @fkompar.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Wait…is AI now SI? A practical discussion and turnkey staff workshop. fkompar.substack.com/p/waitis-ai-...fkompar.substack.comWait—Is AI Now SI?Moving from Buzzwords to the Classroom + A Turnkey Faculty Workshop + Ready-to-go lesson plans 000
Fran Kompar @fkompar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Check out my first issue of The Trending Commons on Substack - AI, literacy, leadership and innovation converge. This first issue examines the latest headlines in AI, EdTech in schools and helps make sense of it all. Subscribe on Substack. fkompar.substack.com/p/the-ai-and...fkompar.substack.comThe AI Conversation Is Heating UpInsight, context, and practical direction for educators, librarians, and leaders navigating AI, digital learning, and future readiness. 020
Fran Kompar @fkompar.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Yes, this! Accountability of the companies is needed! 000
Fran Kompar @fkompar.bsky.social · 03/09/2026“Users joked that the outage meant they would have to use their own brains at work.”from Independent reporting on ChatGPT outage today. #AIdown 100
Fran Kompar @fkompar.bsky.social · 09/06/2026We don’t frame our discussions properly - ask the right questions. open.substack.com/pub/davidpbl.... #AiInEducationopen.substack.comWhy AI Adoption Fails in Schools: Using Upside Maps to Build Trust and Reduce ResistanceA practical framework for identifying stakeholder concerns, addressing implementation barriers, and creating buy-in before launching AI initiatives in K–12 education. 010
Reposted by Fran KomparEveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Being a teenager often means self-discovery, curiosity, and realizing interests. It's a lot, but libraries and specially trained teen librarians are here to help. Here are some of the roles teen librarians play that may be vital for their futures: buff.ly/RO1iBHW #Library #Libraries #Teens #Helpbuff.lyVital Ways Libraries Help Teens Become Themselves (beyond books)Vital Ways Libraries Help Teens Become Themselves (beyond books) 13012
Fran Kompar @fkompar.bsky.social · 11/05/2026This reflects our times so well. Always, Bravo to the Librarains! 040
Reposted by Fran Kompar🐝aREADER @reyeh.bsky.social · 20/04/2026#NationalLibraryWeek #LibraryJoy I love our public libraries & am so grateful for them. We have a big election going on in VA & I love that I got to vote at my local library.media.tenor.coma cartoon of a girl holding a book that says libraryAlt: a cartoon of a girl holding a book that says library 0142
Reposted by Fran KomparEveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Public libraries are instrumental supporters of learning and development at all levels. action.everylibrary.org/how_do_schoo...action.everylibrary.orgHow Do School Libraries Prepare Students For Success In College And The WorkforceHow Do School Libraries Prepare Students For Success In College And The Workforce 0118
Fran Kompar @fkompar.bsky.social · 09/04/2026The new library is a dynamic, culturally rich, and future-directed space. Changes are happening in schools and public libraries. Check out this article - Flip This Library Again! It speaks to the evolution of the school library - scholarworks.sjsu.edu/learning-hub... #librariesscholarworks.sjsu.edu 071
Reposted by Fran KomparAmerican Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 26/02/2026That's a wrap on National Library Legislative Day! To every advocate who showed up #ForOurLibraries and brought your voice to Capitol Hill: thank you. From coast to coast & beyond, libraries are stronger because of you. Stay tuned for more photos from #NLLD26 (& ways to take action from home 👀) 0408
Reposted by Fran KomparAmerican Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 13/02/2026ALA is proud to support bicameral, bipartisan legislation to protect passport acceptance services in nonprofit public libraries. ALA Pres. Sam Helmick: "Any public library currently authorized to provide passport acceptance services should be able to continue doing so." www.ala.org/news/2026/02...ala.orgALA praises bill to protect passport acceptance services in nonprofit librariesThe American Library Association (ALA) endorsed bicameral and bipartisan legislation that would allow nonprofit public libraries to continue providing passport acceptance services. 05119
Fran Kompar @fkompar.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Love this! Our dog also has the confidence necessary to be quite successful in rapid-response squirrel displacement - cannot be replaced by AI!! 000
Reposted by Fran KomparAmerican Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 06/02/2026New from ALA Pres. Sam Helmick: Libraries are centers of community in difficult moments. But many libraries are facing their own challenges with aging & outdated facilities. Read more, including new federal research on library facilities, spurred by ALA advocacy: www.route-fifty.com/digital-gove...route-fifty.comLibraries help communities weather storms. Many are getting snowed underCOMMENTARY | The recent winter storms showed how vital libraries are, but they are struggling with deferred maintenance and an uncertain funding future. 05324
Reposted by Fran KomparAmerican Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 02/02/2026The 1936 ALA Annual Conference was held in Richmond, Virginia, a city with Jim Crow-era racial segregation laws. While ALA had no segregation or discriminatory policies, it had not established any ruling against holding a conference in a segregated city. Read more: bit.ly/3NNV42S #ALA150 0288
Reposted by Fran KomparDave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 08/01/2026The works of Plato are now being banned at schools in the United States. Tell me again how censorship is a European problem? 🤔pen.orgPlato Has Been Censored; What Next?PEN America condemns and calls absurd Texas A&M censoring Plato readings and discussions related to race and gender 58182463323
Reposted by Fran KomparEveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 18/12/2025Feeling stuck at home, but not wanting to dip into the weekly budget when leaving the house? Well, you’re not the only one.buff.lyWhy the Public Library Is the Best Third PlaceFeeling stuck at home, but not wanting to dip into the weekly budget when leaving the house? Well, you’re not the only one. 0155
Fran Kompar @fkompar.bsky.social · 16/12/2025I’m excited to co-host a conversation entitled “The Metamorphosis of the School Library in an Age of AI” with Prof David Loertscher at EduCon 2026 in Philadelphia- look for us on the schedule on February 1st, 11 am 2026.educon.org/conversation... 020
Reposted by Fran KomparAmerican Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 10/12/2025From the New York Times: IMLS has reinstated all federal grants to libraries following a federal court ruling. More: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a... But we can't stop making noise for libraries. Tell Congress to #FundLibraries in FY26: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...nytimes.comLibrary Agency Reinstates Grants Canceled by Trump Administration 07535
Reposted by Fran KomparLibrarian by Day 🏳️🌈 @librarianbyday.bsky.social · 08/12/2025The Librarians documentary will premiere on PBS on February 9 www.slj.com/story/The-Li...slj.com'The Librarians' To Premiere on PBS on February 9 | School Library JournalCalling the documentary an Oscar contender, Deadline reported that The Librarians will headline the PBS' Independent Lens series. 042
Reposted by Fran KomparEveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 08/12/2025More Americans need to learn about the benefits of libraries, so help spread the word. 👉Like 👉Follow 👉Share 1179
Reposted by Fran KomparThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/12/2025📚 🦸🏻♀️RUTHERFORD COUNTY — “Go and thank your librarian. Absolute heroes.” Library director Luanne James gets thunderous applause for bravely blowing the whistle on library board director Cody York, the latest front in the right-wing war on books in Tennessee. Full: www.threads.com/@thetnholler... 11427191143
Reposted by Fran KomparAmerican Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 03/12/2025NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month. This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory! Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12... 2767572291
Fran Kompar @fkompar.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Check this out - digitalcourses.afp.com/courses/veri...digitalcourses.afp.comVerifying AI-generated contentLearn the basics of AI and its impact on the information ecosystem, best practices for journalists when using AI, common types of AI-generated misinformation, how to detect and verify AI-generated con... 021
Reposted by Fran KomparKate Messner @katemessner.com · 19/11/2025This might be an author-first for me - TWO books on @slj.com's Best Books of 2025 List!! So grateful to the librarians who selected THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES and HISTORY SMASHERS: ANCIENT EGYPT to be part of this amazing collection! www.schoollibraryjournal.com/page/best-bo...schoollibraryjournal.comBest Books 2025We hope that SLJ’s Best Books of 2025, filled with adventurous and fantastical stories, silly and breathtaking picture books, true-crime mysteries and stirring romances, and universally consumed manga... 4294
Reposted by Fran KomparKameron Hurley @kameronhurley.com · 26/10/2025One of the reasons I love retro-SF futures is because they speak to this increasing trend of turning shit off and disconnecting devices. When AWS goes down and bricks your bed, fridge, and thermostat, the appeal of analog is keenly felt. www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/th...yahoo.comThe return of dumb things: Why young people are ditching their smartphones for MP3 players and digital camerasYoung people are using dumb phones, MP3 players and digital cameras in lieu of iPhones. Experts explain why. 591468316
Fran Kompar @fkompar.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Excellent post by Ryan Mollick One Useful Thing www.oneusefulthing.org?utm_source=n...oneusefulthing.orgOne Useful Thing | Ethan Mollick | SubstackTrying to understand the implications of AI for work, education, and life. By Prof. Ethan Mollick. Click to read One Useful Thing, by Ethan Mollick, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands o... 000
Reposted by Fran KomparRyan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 06/09/2025Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars. OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.theatlantic.comSearch LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AIMillions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration. 223118729760
Reposted by Fran Kompar💙⚡❤️ The Haunted Typewriter 💀 @hauntedtypewriter.bsky.social · 29/08/2025 136104692143
Reposted by Fran KomparElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 13/08/2025Everything you do online is tracked, saved, and shared for what feels like a lifetime. But there are some steps you can take to minimize what data is out there. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...ssd.eff.orgHow to: Manage Your Digital FootprintSearch for your name in any search engine and you’ll likely encounter dozens of results, some of which might include personal information like addresses, email accounts, usernames, or family members. Each piece of information is often public and not typically seen as harmful. But together these parts of your identity... 420485
Fran Kompar @fkompar.bsky.social · 16/06/2025Good news for libraries. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...nytimes.comWatchdog Finds Trump Administration Broke Law by Withholding Library Funds 061
Reposted by Fran KomparEveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 11/06/2025Book banners are costing tax payers millions of dollars just to lose. St. Francis Area Schools will place banned books back on library shelves and rewrite its library policy to comply with state law. buff.ly/pyuHl1bbuff.lySt. Francis schools to put banned books back on shelves • Minnesota ReformerSt. Francis Area Schools will place banned books back on library shelves and rewrite its library policy to comply with state law, according to a settlement reached in a lawsuit filed by the teachers… 0267
Fran Kompar @fkompar.bsky.social · 01/06/2025This is good news - and shouldn’t be so rare. In the case of Library of Congress - it’s right there in its name - “of Congress” should make it easy.washingtonpost.comIn rare move, Congress pushes back on Trump over Library of CongressLawmakers are raising separation-of-powers concerns as the White House seeks to install a Justice Department official at the legislative-branch institution. 052
Fran Kompar @fkompar.bsky.social · 30/05/2025So, our government leaders unsurprisingly lack AI Literacy skills. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...washingtonpost.comWhite House MAHA Report may have garbled science by using AI, experts sayThe report, led by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was intended to address the reasons for the decline in Americans’ life expectancy. 010
Reposted by Fran Kompardharmalee3❌👑 @dharmalee3.bsky.social · 27/05/2025Never argue with lies or misinformation. Instead, “Cause a Pause” in the misinformed person's way of thinking. Online, start a new thread with the truth. Offline, listen with empathy, then genuinely express interest in the source of the misinformation. truthbrigade.indivisible.org/s/Rr0uxZuJtruthbrigade.indivisible.orgJoin the Truth Brigade 032
Reposted by Fran KomparFaith 🌊🥷🏌️♀️ @faith54.bsky.social · 25/05/2025Dystopian books to read! 1984 - George Orwell Brave New world - Aldous Huxley Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood The Circle - Dave Eggers I'm sure there are many more so add yours if you feel like it. The one that really gave me pause was The Circle. 10835265
Reposted by Fran KomparBex @wordofgreen.bsky.social · 05/05/2025The Libby App is the best thing in the world like you can just think of a book and 20 seconds later you're reading or listening free on your phone. Libraries must be protected at all costs 3405