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MrsYeppez

@mrsyeppez.bsky.social
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Mom, public ed librarian, lover of the natural world, reader, writer, tinkerer and not-so-great gardener (but I love it still). Here's to never losing sight of the wonders of everyday life!

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Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Science Friday’s Cephalopod Week is right around the corner, starting October 5th! 🦑 We’re planning an octopus-squid-cuttlefish extravaganza and we need all your cephalopod questions for inspo. Leave us a voicemail at 877-4-SCIFRI.
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Goooood morning! The 2026 Snail Facts Calendars are OUT! We've got 24 days of scratchable snail fact goodness, designed by Philly artist Kelly Nichols! Advent calendars are cute as hell, a delightful tradition, and keep @skypeascientist.bsky.social funded! Get one at SquidFacts.net Pls repost ❤️
An 11x14 inch poster featuring snails, slugs, nudibranchs, and other snails! There are 24 yellow-green snail shells that you can scratch off. There's a leaf sheep and sea bunny and sea angel and fire snail and banana slug and mystery snail and ramshorn snail and candy cane snail
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"The Brooklyn Public Library will launch its first-ever craft library on Wednesday, allowing library cardholders to borrow art supplies for a variety of activities, including screen printing, bookbinding, metal stamping and hand embroidery." gothamist.com/arts-enterta...
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Brooklyn Public Library launches first ever craft library
Cardholders can borrow tools and kits.
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Katie @katiejmcnamara.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
We don't have positions available because cutting school librarians has become an "acceptable" budget cut line item. Literacy is not a line item. #TLSky #EduSky
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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
"I agree there is a literacy crisis in this country, and it’s impt to acknwldg that plainly... It's not just ‘brain rot,’ it’s the intentional, predictable result of decades of divestment in public education, libraries, class warfare, attacks on books in general... and [the] attention economy..."
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What Do Booksellers Make Of “The End Of Reading”? | Defector
If you haven’t yet encountered the cover story for the August issue of The Atlantic, I have some bad news to share: “The End of Reading Is Here.” It’s an intentionally provocative headline for a sligh...
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MrsYeppez @mrsyeppez.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
In my elementary libraries, the Baby Sitter's Club graphics are always in demand. I remember the story lines from the chapter books I read as a kid! So much fun!
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Texas Freedom to Read Project @txfreedomread.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
“When you put your finger on every single book in order to type it into a spreadsheet, you really do think, ‘Am I willing to lose my job over this particular book?’ @frankstrong.bsky.social said. “And I think that is a real concern for teachers around the state.” www.texastribune.org/2026/09/04/t...
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Texas librarians hesitant to discuss books, order more, they say
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s latest push to restrict what students can access adds to Texas school librarians’ angst, the educators said.
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Charlene Chua @charlenedraws.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Wow I'm only 15 people to 13K here 👀!
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MrsYeppez @mrsyeppez.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Spiders are fascinating! All mini-creatures fascinate me! I love looking at them with the kids- they ooh and ahh at their eyes and mouthparts and all the things. Thankful that being a librarian (and mom) means I can geek out and other adults appreciate how I "foster curiosity". Yep-that's it!
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Chris Barton @bartography.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Two of my communities — Texas authors, and creators of books for young readers — have lost a great one tonight. RIP Ben Sáenz, author of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, and so much more. elpasomatters.org/2026/07/28/b...
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Renowned El Paso author, artist Benjamin Alire Sáenz dies at 71
“Ben was irrepressibly hopeful of the human spirit,” longtime friend Ruben Garcia said about Sáenz, an award-winning author whose “Aristotle and Dante” young adult novel was adapted into a movie in 20...
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Amen. #BookSky
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MrsYeppez @mrsyeppez.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Heartbroken and furious at the same time. I'm a Texan, and I hate these laws and the damage they cause. Thanks for speaking out, @thenextgenlib.bsky.social
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
BBC engineers built robo-cameras disguised as dung heaps to film wildlife at distances no human crew could ever get close enough to reach.
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The Haunted Bookshop @thehauntedbookshop.com · 18/07/2026
Millions of books stolen, or scanned and shredded. Millions of artists deprived of the trust of editors and readers. A generation being deprived of good educations so they can be taught prompts. So that AI could mistake a musician for a poop lettuce factory (and my cat for a very dead Greek).
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Analytical Left @leaddreamer.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
You are wrong: LLMs don't occasionally hallucinate;LLMs *always* hallucinate; it's literally how they work. Sometimes/often, the hallucinations resemble reality. Sometimes a cloud resembles a puppy. Clouds ain't puppies. LLMs ain't search engines.
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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 14/07/2026
Your weekly reminder that there are over 31 million people in Texas. In 2024, 6.3 million of them voted for Trump. 1 in 5 people in Texas voted for Trump, but so many of you spend a weird amount of time fantasizing about punishing the other 4 for it.
a screencap of someone who joined in Nov 2024 posting a headline that says "Texas Republicans endorse legislation to allow vote on secession from US" and above it he has written "Let's do it. Fuck 'em. We can build a wall. Remove all mlitary bases. Sever all rail, road and air traffic. Forbid them from using the dollar. No FEMA, Social Security or Welfare money. Cancel all passports held by Texans. Withdraw US citizenship from all Texan insurrectionists.
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Dr David R Brake @drbrake.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Nice animated overview of the AI copyright issue and its wider political and economic context wearebetterthanthiscouk.vercel.app
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We Are Better Than This
We’re standing up for creativity against AI - watch the video!
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MrsYeppez @mrsyeppez.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
The whole vibe of our current timeline.
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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
This feels like a good time to note that, indeed, USWNT is the winningest team in international sports history (win percentage: 84) the18.com/en/soccer-en...
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Where Does The USWNT Rank Amongst The Winningest Teams Of All Time? | The18
The USWNT is quite good — that's what all our number crunching has led us to believe.
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MrsYeppez @mrsyeppez.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I love our women's team! They are always so exciting to watch. #worldcup #USWNT
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Tony Corsentino @notalegalrecord.net · 01/07/2026
I say it often but once again: By granting them borrowing privileges and protecting their privacy, public libraries afford children a form of civic standing and respect that has few parallels in our “free” society, which mostly treats children as chattel. Vociferously defend public libraries. 📚
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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
To celebrate/atone for the 250, y'all should donate to Indigenous causes and/or buy stuff from Indigenous artists. I'll list some below, but if you know of any, feel free to add. Bc I'm Inupiaq, this is going to be Alaska Native heavy....
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MrsYeppez @mrsyeppez.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
I did not do my chores today. Did not work on any task related to librarianship and continued to ignore my garden. I lay blame squarely on this book and its author. I started reading this morning and just finished. I ❤️ a fantastical mystery and middle school readers will, too! 📚👍 #schoollibrarian
The cover of You Are Now Old Enough To Hear This by Aaron Starmer is shown.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Happy Father's Day 🖤
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MrsYeppez @mrsyeppez.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
We spent our morning at the NASA Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory. That facility, the staff- AMAZING. My inner science nerd is so happy right now. Also, I'd like to go work for NASA.... #science #librarian
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Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
1/ We have less than 150 days. If we want to win, we need discipline. No circular firing squads. No culture war rabbit holes. No chasing every shiny distraction. GOP want us scattered. We need to stay focused, repeat the truth, and stay on message. #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy
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MrsYeppez @mrsyeppez.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Love these!
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Heather Turner @techielibgrl.com · 02/06/2026
Did you know JSTOR lets you read 100 articles a month for free with a personal account? I didn't. Thanks to @simplyrain.bsky.social for sharing this gem during #TLSkyChat. What other educator/researcher resources have I been missing? 👀 #Research #JSTOR #BookSky #EdChat #EduChat #Education
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MrsYeppez @mrsyeppez.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
#SchoolLibrarian folks: What's the one thing that is a must-have, non-negotiable for your library? When our campus was being renovated, it was my sink. We had several walkthroughs with architects, and every time, I insisted on keeping a sink in my office. #tlsky #librarian
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Steve "It's TAY-tro" Tetreault @drtlovesbooks.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
I ALSO haven't heard anyone explain the benefits of having students use a "tool" that directly undermines their abilities to remember or to engage in critical thinking, per multiple studies. #AiIsTheProblem #AiIsCrap #TechLiteracy 5/
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Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 08/05/2026
So I just wrapped up an online panel about having a long career in children's literature and want to share some of the resources I talked about. The secret to picture books? It's about practice and play. katemessner.com/picture-book...
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Picture Book Math (and why you should write something new) – Kate Messner
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 04/05/2026
A big study that was cited as evidence that text generators are good for students has been retracted: www.linkedin.com/posts/ben-wi... www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Retraction Note: The effect of ChatGPT on students’ learning performance, learning perception, and higher-order thinking: insights from a meta-analysis
Jin Wang & Wenxiang Fan 
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications volume 13, Article number: 528 (2026) Cite this article

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Retraction Note to: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-025-04787-y, published online 06 May 2025

The Editor has decided to retract this paper owing to concerns regarding discrepancies in the meta-analysis. These issues ultimately undermine the confidence the Editor can place in the validity of the analysis and resulting conclusions. The authors have not responded to correspondence regarding this retraction.
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MrsYeppez @mrsyeppez.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Librarians everywhere: "I CANNOT fix another Chromebook". Can't wait to listen in on this convo.
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a woman says that would be me with her hand on her shoulder
ALT: a woman says that would be me with her hand on her shoulder
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Steve "It's TAY-tro" Tetreault @drtlovesbooks.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Now the question becomes: How far down the road do educators need to go before they listen to the science, research, & experts? #AiIsTheProblem #TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians #SchoolLibrary
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 25/04/2026
A 2025 study out of M.I.T. cautioned that “the integration of LLMs into learning environments may inadvertently contribute to cognitive atrophy.” This danger hasn’t slowed the advancement of A.I. in schools. www.newyorker.com/culture/prog...
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What Will It Take to Get A.I. Out of Schools?
“I find myself speaking with my kids about A.I. in the same terms that we might discuss a creepy neighbor who lives down the block,” Jessica Winter writes. Read her report on the push for A.I. in education.
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actualham @robinderosa.net · 19/04/2026
An illustrated guide to resisting "AI is inevitable" in education buildcognitiveresonance.substack.com/p/an-illustr...
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An illustrated guide to resisting "AI is inevitable" in education
Enough, enough, enough
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MrsYeppez @mrsyeppez.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
I am supposed to be working on taxes, but have you seen this Etsy shop? It's the kind of rabbit hole I love diving down. I want to buy all of it!
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James Allen @tljamesa.com · 31/03/2026
Happy almost April. School Library Month! 🎉 Was working on this Adobe Express template for @kasl.us and decided to make one without the branding. If you are, were, or want to be.. a school librarian, thank you for everything you do! readwhatyouwant.com/april #TLsky #SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibrarian
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MrsYeppez @mrsyeppez.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
At the TLA conference with all my library peeps and stumbled upon the kitties! Yes, they are all up for adoption. No, I did NOT bring a new friend home (I have allergies). I love furry friends, even when they make me sneeze! #TLA #librarians
A black wire cage holds two kittens, and orange and white and gray and white. They are both lounging while TX librarians ooh and awe over them.
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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
I wondered how WNBA players got a 400% raise. It only took a Nobel Prize winner in Economics. Claudia Goldin, I salute you. Gift link!
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margosorenson @margosorenson.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
An amazing must-read! TY! Google Has a Secret Reference Desk. Here's How to Use It. open.substack.com/pub/cardcata...
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Google Has a Secret Reference Desk. Here's How to Use It.
40 Google features to find exactly what you need, the alternative search engines that do things Google won't, and the reference desk framework underneath all of it.
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MrsYeppez @mrsyeppez.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
The most common response to "I hate reading" is "You must not have found the right book yet". But that feels like a disservice to readers. Yeah, yeah... I know that there is a book for every reader. But I also know that if you only have 1 comeback to "I hate reading", you probably lost that reader.
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MrsYeppez @mrsyeppez.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
I think I need a record player for school. I had to explain what a record is and my def was a large disc that is almost like a Spotify channel for your favorite artist. 😆 A few kids knew you had to put it on a turntable, others thought it went in the DVD player. This book started the convo. 📚👍
The cover of When the Beat Was Born by Laban Carrick Hill, illustrated by Theodore Taylor III, shows a young DJ Kool Herc spinning a record while wearing a pair of headphones.
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MrsYeppez @mrsyeppez.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Love when I see a #bookrec, and the book is sitting in my TBR pile! This one is moving to the top!
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MrsYeppez @mrsyeppez.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
If you cannot find The Librarians documentary on your local PBS station, you can find it on youtube. If you are in Harris County, TX, it will air Tuesday, Feb 10 at 10:30 PM on KUHT (channel 8 PBS). #librarian #fReadom
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MrsYeppez @mrsyeppez.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Loved the YA novel The House of Quiet by Kiersten White. MC Birdie searches for her sister in a mysterious house. This fantasy keeps the reader off-balance w/chapters from perspectives of dif characters and a world governed by a caste system. Would love this for a YA collection! #bookrec #librarian
The cover of the young adult novel The House of Quiet by Kiersten White shows a Victorian 3-story black house with a red window.
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MrsYeppez @mrsyeppez.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
I know goals are supposed to be measurable but I avoid setting rigid reading goals. 2025's goals: read more than in 2024(109 books) & more adult books. As an elem ed librarian, I already read lots of MG and kidlit. Nailed it: 230 books/25 were adult. 2026 goal: More YA. Started w/Coach! #librarians
The purple cover of Coach by Jason Reynolds has 3 tween boys, 1 tween girl and a coach in a green track suit. Coach is the final book in the 5-book Track series by Jason Reynolds.
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MrsYeppez @mrsyeppez.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
I'll take it. The world can always use more kindness.
A blue-green screen shows the Merriam-Webster logo, Your 2025 Word and kind-hearted.
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MrsYeppez @mrsyeppez.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
This list and the accompanying notes are a gift! www.pbs.org/newshour/art...
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14 best books of 2025, according to these experts
Jeffrey Brown talked with Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air, and author Ann Patchett about their top picks this year.
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P.S. Literary Agency @psliterary.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
"I tell aspiring writers that you have to find what you MUST write. When you find it, you will know, because the subject matter won't let you go. You have to be compelled to write. If you're not, nothing else that you do matters." —Rick Riordan
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