AI Classroom Policy Suggestions This past week, I attended the Annual GALILEO Conference and enjoyed my sessions immensely. Most of the sessions involved artificial intelligence (AI) in some part of the discussions. Late in the a…

We have a lot of esoteric policies on #AI in the schoolhouse from the state or district. I put together a concept of what it looks like the classroom. It's not perfect or final, but its a start.
#TLSky #Edusky
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Writing Personalized Senior Letters What did your last written Thank You note look like? I’ve seen many that go like this: “Thank you for the xx. It was very thoughtful. I will use/display/keep it. Sincerely.” Ugh. …

What do you say to your high school seniors as they graduate? I've been writing senior letters this week. #TLSky #EduSky @aaslala.bsky.social
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Teaching costume design and sewing with Cattz Cosplay

Setting up her sewing machine to teach methods of Cosplay and sewing (kestrel.cos)

Youth Librarian from local public library - showing the variety of books available at the library.

It was our 7th Annual TigerCon - a mini-ComicCon for our high school students. Can you imagine how students feel when faced with people who design costumes, draw comics, and do voice acting as real, paid jobs? Amazing! #TLSky

School Librarians: Effective Communicators? What is effective communication? How do we know we did it? Weaver (1953/2017) defines communication as “all processes in which one mind may affect another” (p. 136).  To put it a little clearer, co…

What is effective communication? How do we know we did it?
@aaslala.bsky.social #TLSky #EduSky #communication
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Dr. Robbie Barber chosen as the 2026 recipient of the LIRT Librarian Recognition Award The Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) is pleased to announce that Dr. Robbie Barber has been selected as the recipient of the 2025-2026 LIRT Librarian Recognition Award.

The official press release:

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Robbie’s dedication to empowering learners and strengthening instructional practices represents the very best of our profession. We are proud to celebrate her impact and leadership! 👏📚

#GLMA #SchoolLibrarians #InformationLiteracy #LibraryLeaders #MemberSpotlight #LibrarianExcellence

2/2 🔚

Thrilled to represent the work of school librarians. #TLSky

Very. We kept thinking it died in committee and then it resurrects on the fake news group w fake statistics and scare tactics. I already deal w school librarians asking for list of banned books they to avoid. No such list exists. This will keep them from buying variety.

Contact Your Representative to Oppose SB 74! SB 74 will criminalize librarians by removing immunity for public librarians regarding "materials harmful to minors."

Georgia (U.S.) Residents: We need your help. The Georgia House will vote on MONDAY (3/16) criminalizing school librarians. #TLsky #edusky

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PETITION: Don't Let the Federal Government Regulate Your Reading Not one country's freedom and liberty has ever been increased by banning books.

Don't let the American government decide what books you and your family are allowed to read.#edusky
action.everylibrary.org/hr_7661 via @everylibrary.bsky.social

Georgia (USA) residents: I ask that you object to the Georgia Senate bill 74 which criminalizes librarians. Please take time to contact the Rules Subcommittee to stop this bill. This is something we can do. Thank you. #Edusky #georgia

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Telling A Good Story Sam Helnick, current ALA President, has said repeatedly, we need to share our stories. Telling our stories helps others understand what we do, how we do it, what problems we encounter, and what suc…

Does everyone know what you do? How do you tell them? We need to work on telling our stories and sharing them widely. Many have no idea what school librarians do, projects we create, and the connections we make. #aasl #schoollibrarians #shareourstories #tlsky

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Launch Is My #OneWord2026 Instead of a New Year’s Resolution, for the past 10 years, I have picked #oneword to focus on throughout the year. Sometimes, like resolutions, the word is pushed to the side. Other years, th…

#Oneword is my type of New Year's Resolution. A word to focus on instead of a list I won't follow. 😉
This year, my #oneword is "Launch".
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Teaching Teens About AI & Mental Health Teens in my high school appear addicted to their devices. It is a constant distraction. This means that in the Media Center and in the hallways, the students have headphones on and on the cell phon…

What do I teach my students about AI and protecting their mental health? Here are some short suggestions. #TLSky #edusky
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“Literacy, curiosity, and wonder have never been so important. And that's why this room is full of the most dangerous people in the world.” “You can control the fear and lies.” Great words from the opening session #AASL25

Teaching How ‘NOT’ To Present How do you teach students to be able to make confident, succinct presentations in class? How do you teach colleagues to do the same? I am certain that every teacher has heard a presentation filled …

How do you teach students to make good presentations? Here are some suggestions. #Edusky #TLsky #AASL #schoollibrarians
Teaching How 'NOT' To Present
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Teaching AI Energy Use – Part 2 Part I: Teaching AI Environmental Impact In April 2025, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, stated on social media that there is a real energy cost associated with using phrases like “please” an…

As I learn about the energy use of AI, I am learning how we can help reduce its energy use. Let's try Boolean logic to help formulate our requests. And #AskaLibrarian. #AASL #AI #Schoollibrarians #edusky
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Teaching AI Environmental Impact At a recent conference, I gave a presentation about images and image manipulation. I then added artificial intelligence (AI) image creation. I showed a small part of John Oliver’s recent AI S…

I gave a presentation about images and image manipulation. I then added AI image creation. The question was asked about the environmental impact of these AI images. I didn’t have an answer. I hope to learn with my students. #AI #TLSky #EduSky @aaslala.bsky.social

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Donate to Help LaVonnia Moore Seek Justice and Equality, organized by Lavonnia Moore Seeking help for legal fees and life. My name is LaVonnia Moore. For … Lavonnia Moore needs your support for Help LaVonnia Moore Seek Justice and Equality

A rural Georgia librarian was recently fired because she approved a library display (set up by community members) that included a book featuring a transgender character. She is raising funds to cover legal fees for a challenge to her firing.
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You’re amazing!! I love this!!

George Takei at ALA

@georgetakei.bsky.social addressing librarians #ALAAC25
“Democracy is dependent on an informed public. You are the keepers of that information.”

If you're heading to #ALA25, join me Sunday at 2:30 pm for How Images Manipulate Us. (Rm 119AB)
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Image of librarian

@thenextgenlib.bsky.social is at #glmasi25 telling school librarians that “adaptability is our superpower”
#tlsky #glmasi

Slide from presentation How Images Manipulate Us with different emoji faces appearing to show different emotions.

Are you headed to @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social conference in Philly? Join me as we discuss how images manipulate us. Sunday, 6/29. #ALAAC25

Teaching High School Students to Understand AI What if we teach what artificial intelligence (AI) is before we dive in? Hollands & Breazeal (2024) reviewed the MIT Day of AI initiative and its use in the 2022-2023 school year. The survey sh…

My mom asked me to explain AI. I gave her an example that showed impressive speed. She didn't understand why I bothered when I could do it without help. It made me think about what we are teaching students about AI. #AI #Schoollibraries #tlsky #edusky

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The Year of Caring for Each Other – EOY SY25 May is the time flowers and the End-of-Year (EOY) reports for the school year. This year became the Year of Caring for Each Other. Students, teachers, and staff all needed a little extra support. T…

It's time for the end-of-school-year report. Turned out to be the Year of Caring for Each Other.
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STATEMENT: President Trump Fires the Librarian of Congress and Now Congress Must Push Back

Trump fired the Librarian of Congress without cause! 2 sentences saying “you’re out”!

Read @everylibrary.bsky.social's statement here.
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IMLS The Day the Librarians Disappeared ebook Author: Gapingvoid Culture Design Group, Catalog: IMLS The Day the Librarians Disappeared ebook Published: Feb 24, 2023

Call your elected officials. Or lose access to information.

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We need to get out of our comfort zones and call our Congress members & other elected leaders. We serve SO many people for so little money.

Are teachers interested in talking about how collaborating with our school librarians will help? #pd4uandme #tlsky