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Media Specialist S.B. @mx-sbk-librarian.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

"Curatorial coup"? This just shows how ignorant the WSJ is of museums. There was already the (former) Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (where I was an intern for one summer), and the Society of Illustrators. And the Morgan Library, which displays illustrations. This is all *just* in Manhattan.

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Pause AI in BC Schools @aicaution.ca · 10/09/2026

The data from this OECD PISA report is damning. "students who do not use AI outperform those who do, ... equivalent to being around one year of schooling ahead of their peers." www.oecd.org/en/publicati...

Graph showing students who never use AI scoring 505 on a "draft texts for writing assignments" task. As students use AI more, the score goes down, until students who use it daily score 480.

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Steve "It's TAY-tro" Tetreault @drtlovesbooks.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

My latest for Knowledge Quest - come for the Princess Bride references, stay for the take-down of the "AI is inevitable" myth! knowledgequest.aasl.org/the-vizzini-... #TLsky #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians #TLSkyChat #TLChat

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The Vizzini Problem; or, Why AI Is Anything But Inevitable | AASL Knowledge Quest

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slothirang⁷ ⊙⊝⊜ SAW 110826 YOONGI WITH HER OWN EYES @seesawenthooz.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

there is much discussion about tech bros reinventing philosophy from first principles (badly), but I feel like we don't talk enough about how they're also reinventing theology from first principles (badly)

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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The four classical elements — Earth, Water, Air, and Fire — as depicted in a series of 16th-century engravings by Adriaen Collaert (after paintings by Maerten de Vos). More here in our post: publicdomainreview.org/collection/e…

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Media Specialist S.B. @mx-sbk-librarian.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I expected fewer? I don't know why? It's just a big number, OK?

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Media Specialist S.B. @mx-sbk-librarian.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I was just looking at the scope. A DOE would have a list of all schools. Of course, it would have to be a priority and resources would have to be allocated, which I'm not even beginning to comment on, I know.

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Media Specialist S.B. @mx-sbk-librarian.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Sounds like something a state agency should be doing? That is a LOT of driving!

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Lori Tecler @loritecler.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Ended week 1 of #SchoolLibrary book checkout with 700 books circulated! Readers were so excited to be back in the media center. On Monday a 4th grader stood in the middle of the space, inhaled deeply & said, “I’ve missed the library!” Building a school culture that centers reading! #TLSky #EduSky

A spiral place value flip chart labeled “look at how many books we have checked out this year” displays the number 700. A letterboard next to the flip chart reads “welcome to the media center”

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taenia @taenia.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

how do I transform into an Arctic tern, asking because I need 20 hours of daylight or I'll die

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Media Specialist S.B. @mx-sbk-librarian.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Next week is my first day in the classroom as a full-time media specialist for Pk-8. (My previous job was more 7th-12th.) I got emotional last night thinking about how for the PK students, this will be their first day of school ever. 🥹 I hope I can help them through it!

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Media Specialist S.B. @mx-sbk-librarian.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Can I ask a stupid question? How can I tell if someone needs nalaxone or is passed out drunk? If I administer it to someone without opioids in their system, will I cause serious harm?

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Kezrek Laczin @kezrek.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Are we in space? Are we in water? Are we peering through a window of time, to the late Triassic, watching a plesiosaur eat the sun? ~Yes~ (posca markers on scrap wood)

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Media Specialist S.B. @mx-sbk-librarian.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Hey school librarians, frequent readers - Add me on goodreads! I'll be updating my personal and my professional (IE: kids' lit) progress on there. I review the kids and YA books that really make an impact on me, good and bad. www.goodreads.com/user/show/18... #schoollibrarians #librarians

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Media Specialist Kates has 69 books on Goodreads, and is currently reading Puck by Samantha Allen, Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodi...

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Media Specialist S.B. @mx-sbk-librarian.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Starting my new Media Specialist job next week! So excited! So close to done with grad school, too. Just this last paper that I'm procrastinating about for this class!

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Media Specialist S.B. @mx-sbk-librarian.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I read so many middle grade and YA books this summer, this one was the standout. It was the only one that made me cry. A life-affirming story about two high school seniors living it up in a just-slightly-more-dystopian NYC. www.adamsilvera.com/they-both-di... #librarians #schoollibrarians

A screenshot of the audiobook version of "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

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Media Specialist S.B. @mx-sbk-librarian.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Yes! Also the PC game Duke Nukem (where I first heard that line) was heavily influenced by this movie.

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Bloody Rain--Happy Halloween! 🩸 @simplyrain.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Body horror non-fiction???

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Orcspiration @orcspiration.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

YOUR ENEMIES LAMENT YOUR VERY EXISTENCE. DOES YOUR BODY NEED STRETCHING?

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Media Specialist S.B. @mx-sbk-librarian.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

The counselor who advises the national honors society here already reached out to me to offer the help of her students for a project like that. This place is so supportive, because of the staff.

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Media Specialist S.B. @mx-sbk-librarian.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Started my first ever media specialist job, and first ever education job, today. Trying to get this new space into shape! Going to need some student volunteers to catalog the books, they're still boxed up. So much to do! #librarian #mediaspecialist #schoollibrarian #educator

Photo of a white person with short hair and with thick rimmed glasses sitting in front of a still disorganized media center with many comfortable chairs behind them. They are smiling happily.

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Orcspiration @orcspiration.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

TOMORROW YOU WILL GRAB THE SUN WITH BOTH HANDS AND DEVOUR IT. FOR NOW DO YOU NEED TO ASK FOR HELP?

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Hampus Flink 🐷💢 @hampus.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Tech startup idea: instead of starting your car with your key, you get in, turn on the display panel, enter your password, get your phone out, open the authenticator app, enter your pin, enter the timed passcode, then open the start menu, then helpdesk, then "request engine start", then submit a tic

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Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

There are four main arguments for AI in education: 1. Efficiency, saving teachers time 2. Equity, making education inclusive 3. Improving outcomes by personalizing learning 4. It's inevitable Is it true? Nope. Micro 🧵

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Media Specialist S.B. @mx-sbk-librarian.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Most children's books this old (1936) don't hold up to modern audiences. But this one does. "The Story of Ferdinand" by Leaf and Lawson. It still has so much to say about gender and peace, ~90 years later. I think about it whenever I think about my type of masculinity. #librariansky #childrenslit

An illustration from the children's book "the story of Ferdinand". A small bull shyly pokes his head out from a large imposing old fashioned door into a bullfighting arena. He looks intimidated.

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Media Specialist S.B. @mx-sbk-librarian.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Retweeting so I can read any replies... I could use this too.

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Dr. Thinking is fun @evenannaliese.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

“Students should understand AI’s numerous social, economic, health, and environmental costs. Giving lip service to these big ethical issues while hastily integrating AI sends kids a strong message — the adults don’t really care and neither should you.”

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Media Specialist S.B. @mx-sbk-librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Looking for dopamine in all the wrong places

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Media Specialist S.B. @mx-sbk-librarian.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

If I had to guess it's because ALA manuals explicitly mention that considering diversity is a part of being a librarian. At least the AASL manual does, which is published by the ALA.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Bug rundown at the pollinator plot today. We got: 🪲 Masked bee 🪲 Tarnished plant bug 🪲 Bumblebee (brown belted?) 🪲 Texas leaf cutter bee 🪲 Another bumblebee (there were one zillion bumblebees today) 🪲 A leafhopper of some kind

The species listed in the post are in a 6 picture grid, and the top to bottom list is in the order that you’d read a page. The masked bee and Texas leaf cutter are on milkweed, the bumblebees are on bee balm and gay feather, the tarnished plant bug is on the tip of bee balm and the leafhopper is on a leaf

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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

🧵 addressing the argument: “Schools need to prepare students for the jobs of the future.” 1. The skills employers seek haven’t changed much over the decades—and include a lot of “soft skills” like initiative, problem-solving, communication, and critical thinking.

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8 Sought-After Skills Employers Look For

A look at eight skills employers look for that will help you stand out when applying for a job. These skills are often important additions to your CV.

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Media Specialist S.B. @mx-sbk-librarian.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Thank you for these answers. What a cruel and absurd country I live in.

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Media Specialist S.B. @mx-sbk-librarian.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Immigration authorities asked you this as a kid? That's so manipulative. If you asked me what my mom did when I was a kid.... "Something something office building something? She wears a suit?"

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Media Specialist S.B. @mx-sbk-librarian.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

I've not heard of this - what's the term for this type of immigrant so I can look it up, (I don't want to pepper you with all my questions)? NAFTA..? It sounds like an impossible limbo.

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

This is part of digital literacy curriculum that school librarians teach. We teach evaluating sources. You want better digital literacy? Fund and support school librarians.

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 27/05/2025

This gull is living a life that most of us can only imagine.

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Media Specialist S.B. @mx-sbk-librarian.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

I looked again, I take that back, it was first implemented in 1999.

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Media Specialist S.B. @mx-sbk-librarian.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

The library of Congress publishes a guide on a database standard used in libraries, MARC. Its web design, according to archive.org, was first implemented in 2004. MARC was first invented in the 1960's. I love how delightfully archaic but functional everything about this is. www.loc.gov/marc/

A screenshot of the linked Library of Congress website. It looks very simple, few images, nothing interactive that hides information behind it, overall a pretty modest amount of information.
Basic blue is used for the link color, and default serif font used as the type face, two things that have been overwritten with custom colors and fonts in every modern website, even governmental ones.

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Kristen Arnett @kristenarnett.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

you’re scared of a bug? afraid of a frogs most delicious treat? fearful of the toads delight?

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Media Specialist S.B. @mx-sbk-librarian.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

I was wowed by my mom's copies of wired around 1996. They had these artsy photo-heavy sci-fi spreads sometimes, and the covers and ads.... Permanently implanted this 90's high saturation cyber-futuristic aesthetic in my brain before I understood half the words in the articles.

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Of course anybody who has done anything ever at any level of competency learns quickly that work is the entire point. The experience is key. Failure is learning. Effort is execution. AI shortcuts all of that. It's for people who care nothing for journey and everything for destination. It's empty.

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Orcspiration @orcspiration.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

YOU CANNOT GRIND THE BONES OF YOUR ENEMIES INTO DUST TOMORROW IF YOU DO NOT DO YOUR STRETCHES.

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Lila Byock @lbyock.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Nonconsensual U2 album as business model

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