Blue background with comic book style clouds, lightning bolts, and sun. Call out bubble reads "we're presenting at TLA 2025" above a man and woman doing the fusion pose from dragon ball z. White text reads "manga in minutes: Wednesday at 11. Follett Booth 1909"

Join @bragaboutbooks.bsky.social & I at #txla25 for a quick intro to all things manga in libraries! Perfect for the manga-curious librarians (though seasoned fans are welcome to come & talk nerdy to us) #txla #manga #mangainlibraries

Weeding books from the "office" today as I watch our local livestock show & support our FFA!

Fireplace with red-brown brick. In front is a pink pillow and a book titled "I SHALL NEVER FALL IN LOVE" By Hari Conner

Current status: Extremely Cozy
#CurrentlyReading

Black text reads 2024 reading wrap-up with sketchy leaf & berry designs over a cream background.

The StoryGraph Wrap-Up 2024. First Book: Nettle and Bone. Last Book: #DRCL Midnight Children Volume 1. Longest Book: A Court of Silver Flames. Shortest Book: Bluey: Queens. Books Read: 264. Pages: 72,204. Top Genres Chart (high to low): manga, romance, fantasy, young adult, contemporary. Top Authors: Tsubasa Yamaguchi, Naoya Matsumoto, and Rachel Smythe. 5 Star Reads: Blood, Sweat, & Chrome: the Making Of Mad Max Fury Road; Mr Villain's Day Off Vume 2; & Louder Than Hunger. Average Rating 4.08 stars. Various pastel color boxes to separate the data. All books indicated by cover image.

Cream background with black sketchy leaves and berries in corners. Title reads "books that will stay with me in 2025." Nonfiction: Blood, Sweat, & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max Fury Road. Manga: My Girlfriend's Child Volume 1. Graphic Novel: Young Hag and the Witches' Quest. All books indicated by cover image.

Cream background with black sketchy leaves and berries in corners. Title reads "books that will stay with me in 2025." Adult: A Psalm for the Wild-Built. Young Adult: Dungeons & Drama. Middle Grade: Louder Than Hunger. All books indicated by cover image.

This librarian's 2024 #ReadingWrapUp. Glad that @thestorygraph.com makes getting reading analytics so easy!

(Also, manga was technically a tie between MY GIRLFRIEND'S CHILD & # DRCL: MIDNIGHT CHILDREN. Both are VERY worth your time!)
#skybrarian #skybrarianreads

Exactly. We could do genAI in an ethical and responsible way...but that requires regulations. OpenAI wants to make lots of money at all costs. Any benefits anyone experiences are unintentional side effects. Most of us so-called anti-AI folks aren't actual anti, just pro-regulations.

Kicked off our staff book club witha book exchange! Not to brag, but people on my campus have EXCELLENT taste 😏

Read volume one a little over 6 months ago & found it hilarious. Now that they've announced the anime, I had to snag the next installment when I saw it this morning. Such a fun twist on the zombie apocalypse genre. #mangacats #skybrarian #manga

Do you also hate a quiet library, & wonder how to fill all that space with sound?
I finally got these speaker lightbulbs set up this week, & it's an immediate hit for EVERYONE. #TLSky #SkyBrarian #schoollibrarian

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(also, ask your Gale rep to show you how to embed it into your district LMS. That was the REAL winner today)

Get link button? Always works, even if they updated the article or they're using materials from a previous year.
You can highlight & annotate the article, & if you log into your Google account inside Gale it saves your annotations.
And, of course, the citation tool!
(Yes, this is just the beginning)

Absolutely! It was mostly demo, so I don't have slides, but the biggest buy-in was the tools embedded into Gale.
When you open an article, you can change the language (MANY choices), activate text-to-speech, and adjust several readability features (like the font!)

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Black & neon purple background with neon hear and star emojis. Title text reads "Lunch & Learn: Gale Database Edition". Picture if neon slide reads "Perks of Using Gale Databases: links are permanent, built-in citation tools, link to Google to save articles and notes, prepare for college level research, & embed articles in Canvas"

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Do you lunch & learn?

I was super excited to host today's lunch & learn for staff. I've learned so many cool things about Gale's datases recently that I just HAD to share!

Also, treats! Because if you're giving up your break, I'm giving you some sugar in return. #tlsky #schoollibrarian #skybrarian

Today's #bookhaul from Book People as we passed through Austin on a weekend getaway. Are we sure tomorrow is a working Monday? Because I feel like it should be a reading Monday...🤭

🚨$1.49 UNO Cards🚨
Sharing for my fellow #Skybrarians. I feel like a library can never have too many UNO decks, but they can be pricey!
Found at my local Target 🎯

Ethics through Inquiry: Can AI Improve the Criminal Justice System?

WHAT PROBLEMS COULD AI HELP SOLVE? I can evaluate an institutions' effectiveness in addressing social problems. Main Resource What problem(s) did this resource discuss? How can artificial intelligence help solve this problem? World Science Festival Panel Discussion on Pre-Trial Detention Al is Leveling Up the American Justice System Schools Use A.l. To Detect Guns Al examines best ways to keep parolees from re-committing crimes According to the sources above, artificial intelligence could be a valuable asset in the criminal justice system because ...

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE DRAWBACKS OF USING AI IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM? I can evaluate an institutions' effectiveness in addressing social problems. Resource What downside (s) of Al did this resource discuss? How might these drawbacks impact people in the criminal justice system? Ted Talk: How I'm Fighting Bias in Algorithms Opening the Lid on Criminal Sentencing Software Advocates concerned as Al monitor the Communications of Inmates Based on these sources, the use of artificial intelligence in the criminal justice system could be problematic because ...

EXPLORING CASE STUDIES I can evaluate an institutions effectiveness in addressing social problems. Case Studies What were the intended pros and unintended cons of using artificial intelligence in this case? Who benefitted? Who did not? How does this story help shape your opinion on the use of Al in the criminal justice system? Detroit Mom Sues Over Wrongful Arrest How Al-Powered Tech Landed Man in Jail with Scant Evidence Man. 86. Accused of Assuming Dead Brother's Identity Al could helo solve NJ Missing Child Mystery

Ss should be exploring AI ethics in a variety of contexts. To help, I’m offering this inquiry project as a FREE DOWNLOAD. It’s perfect for HS civics classrooms. “Can AI Improve the Criminal Justice System?” #sschat #AIEdu #TlSky #EduSky #iteachsocialstudies www.teachdigcit.com/product-page...

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I KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING AT WORK TOMORROW

PSSST... @bragaboutbooks.bsky.social

Top left has a Picture of the book cover for "Young Hag and the Witches' Quest". Background of post is teal with cream color text. Left quote "As someone who grew up reading the MERLIN and SQUIRE'S TALE series, this graphic novel was everything younger me would have wanted." Bottom text: "THE YOUNG HAG AND THE WITCHES' QUEST. Released 2024. By Isabel Greenberg. Book 245. 5 stars"

Did anyone else read series like THE SQUIRE'S TALE or MERLIN growing up? I feel like this graphic novel would have fit right in with my collection of Arthurian-inspired reads. Longer review on my Insta (same handle).

I scored a 9! A little higher than I thought, but not bad for a 90s baby!

Based on volume 1, I'd say yes, but I haven't read further into the series to know if that's true overall.

Dark teal background with tan text. Title: Book review for The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity, Volume 1. Released 2024 by Saka Mikami. It's like taking Kimi ni Todoke & crossing it with WINDBREAKER; a sweet, slow romance that reminds us not to judge others prematurely. 5 stars. 232 book read in 2024. Also includes the cover of the book: white background with a tall blond boy & short, black-haired girl in school uniforms

This was a 5⭐️ read for me this past weekend! It may become my entire personality if the rest of the series matches the quality of Volume 1. Book 232 completed in 2024. #bookreview #bookrec #mangareview #schoollibrarian

Picture of the cover of THE DRAGON'S PROMISE by Elizabeth Lim on a black Kindle.

Finally have a lazy weekend, so it's time to FINALLY finish this book.

The Small Spaces series by Katherine Arden is great middle grade horror. My students have also enjoyed Hide and Seeker by Daka Hermon and The Girl in the Lake by India Hill Brown