Is it the Illinois College Republicans or University of Illinois Republicans. Because Illinois College is an entirely different institution.

Did I just meet Laurie Halse Anderson @halseanderson.bsky.social ? Yes, yes I did! Thank you for taking the time to talk with school librarians. We love your books, your fire, and your support. ❤️

This week, thanks to Anderson's Bookshops, I was able to meet Holly Black and Veronica Roth, then listen to SenLinYu. Independent bookstores are the backbone of their local communities and make amazing opportunities like these possible.

On Wednesday, I met Leigh Bardugo. Today, I met RF Kuang. Independent bookstores absolutely rock. #AndersonsBookshopsNaperville

Be kind. Have compassion. Empathy is strength.

Same, Sotomayor. Same.

Fourth Wing is spicy How to Train Your Dragon.

A lot of things are useful to the *user* but are also actually theft. • Forcing teachers to pay to supply their classrooms • Predatory lending rates and fees • Unpaid internships • Rejecting legitimate insurance claims So it isn't *just* Gen AI. But it also definitely IS Gen AI.

I kind of wish I could cancel my subscription to the @washingtonpost.com again.

I wonder if, by September, RFK Jr's DHHS will also have info on the epidemic that is the leading cause of death for children in America. I mean, it's gun violence. And we know that. But perhaps if we had ANY idea whatsoever what to do about it....

OK, @fandueltv.bsky.social, I *pay* for your service to stream the @cardinals.com. That's the ONLY reason. Today? Nope. It's on Fox. This is not the first time I can't watch, nor last. And no, I can't use MLB Network: blackout region for StL, Chicago, KC, etc. @mlb.com Fix. This. Foolishness.

Is it really state testing if you haven't had a student--who has not left their seat--lose the pencil they had 5 minutes ago?

My family just wants to watch the @cardinals.com I live in Illinois, so no MLBTV (blackout region for St Louis, Chicago, Milwaukee 🙄) We pay for @fandueltv.bsky.social. Watch ALL the games, right? Game 1? ✅Watched. Game 2? ❌Ope! ESPN. I am sure, eventually, also Apple. @mlb.com Fix this!

We can upload 3 minute videos now. YOU KNOW THE RULE

Reading a series where a character has a house that, for a reason that is no longer relevant, has a safe room. 5 books in, 2 people legitimately end up in there, and I'm surprised. I am clearly off my game because, if "random safe room" isn't the biggest Chekov's Gun then I don't know what is.

I have been using a microwave pretty much my entire life, yet it still amazes me how a situation goes from "Completely Fine" to "The Destruction of Pompeii" in the 3 seconds you glance away.

Last week my two careers—racism scholar turned airline pilot—collided when Trump promised that his nominee for Secretary of Transportation "will make our skies safe again by eliminating DEI for pilots and air traffic controllers.” Wait, what? 🧵 1/

Little girl standing nearby: Look! Kitties! Me: No, those are raccoons. Girl: Are they pets? Me: Also no.

Stop Forcing A.I. into Fucking EVERYTHING!

A victory for librarians and intellectual freedom.

You mean how schools actively, knowingly kill the joy of pleasure reading, then stand by as adults blame and shane kids for not choosing to read?

Even after A Year in the Life, I an Jess > Logan > Dean but this is like answering "Please rank salmonella, meningitis, and chicken pox: three situations that are *ptobably* not going to kill you but are far from ideal and could have easily been avoided by making better life choices."

This. ALL of this. As a K-12 school librarian, it is so hard. My MS kids want short books. Scary. Mystery. Not HS students in complex relationships and mature situations. MY HS want to read about their peers. 15-17 years old. Facing their issues. In their contexts. Using their skills.

Everyone: What will you do with all the free time now that you finished your doc program? Me: I'd like to get caught up on my reading for fun. Brandon Sanderson : Say no more! (releases Wind and Truth, with a 63 hour auduobook run time)

It's almost 2025. I'm going to need someone to invent a glasses hinge that doesn't continually snag on my hair.

"First they said they needed data about the children to find out what they're learning. Then they said they needed data about the children to make sure they are learning. Then the children only learnt What could be turned into data. Then the children became data." ~Michael Rosen

Being at a conference like #LRA24 is always surreal, but the *community* aspect is crucial. Unlike in my daily, IRL existence, it is a relief to know that when I tell people I am a K-12 school librarian, here, I will probably not encounter someone who believes I should be hunted for sport.

Headed to Atlanta. Really excited to be presenting at 2 round tables. #SchoolLibraries #LiterateIdentity #LRA24

It's December in the library. How can we tell? The Wreath of Khan is up! #SchoolLibraries #NerdyAndProud #LiveLongAndProsper

Ah, disemboweling a laminator. #OtherDutiesAsAssigned #LibrarianLife It is 2024. We can put a person on the moon and a Rover on Mars, but we STILL have to attach binder clips to the end of the laminated plastic, or else it consumes itself. I think our best minds are not working on this.

Few things make me as happy as seeing a family walk past the house, then stop at our TARDIS Little Free Library. The last bunch had three kids, all careful browsers who each took a book! Yay, Books!

I haven't been on Tw*tt*r or FB since Nov 6. Migrating all of my stuff over here felt deeply cathartic. The vibe here is so much better. Fingers crossed

Talking with a student about Amulet Me: So, do you like fantasy? St: No. Me: What did you like about this? St: The feelings. The way it made me *feel*. And look at the illustrations. How did he do this?? Me: Look at this interview of him talking about it. St: There are interviews of him??? 😀🥰

Um, just going to drop this right here and fangirl for a second. Clearly we are BFFs now @librarianjones.bsky.social !!

I wish all schools in my area used the same schedule. It's a rural area. People work all over. My husband is in one district. I am in another. My children attend a third. We do not have the same spring break. We do not have the same Thanksgiving break. Seems like an easy fix.