Monisha Blair
@monishablair.bsky.social
(She/Her) Librarian @KeyMiddle. SLJ 2020-2025 Best Books Committee. Reviewer for School Library Journal. #ReadingIsSelfCare
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And one more thing. Students. If you have a professor who is, for some reason, outsourcing their own job to ChatGPT....drop the class.
If they tell you to "ask ChatGPT" for sources, drop the class.
Because they apparently don't know their own discipline well enough to teach it.
If they tell you to "ask ChatGPT" for sources, drop the class.
Because they apparently don't know their own discipline well enough to teach it.
January 17, 2026 at 11:00 PM
And one more thing. Students. If you have a professor who is, for some reason, outsourcing their own job to ChatGPT....drop the class.
If they tell you to "ask ChatGPT" for sources, drop the class.
Because they apparently don't know their own discipline well enough to teach it.
If they tell you to "ask ChatGPT" for sources, drop the class.
Because they apparently don't know their own discipline well enough to teach it.
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RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - On her first day as Governor, Abigail Spanberger made a decisive move: she vetoed Executive Order 47, ending Virginia’s participation in the federal 287(g) program that allowed local law enforcement to act as ICE agents
Day One: Governor Spanberger ends Virginia’s ICE collaboration
On her first day as Governor, Abigail Spanberger made a decisive move by vetoing Executive Order 47, which ended Virginia’s participation in the federal 287(g) program.
www.12onyourside.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:09 PM
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - On her first day as Governor, Abigail Spanberger made a decisive move: she vetoed Executive Order 47, ending Virginia’s participation in the federal 287(g) program that allowed local law enforcement to act as ICE agents
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Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86
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Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86
Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin has died. She was 86. Her 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement.
apnews.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86
apnews.com/article/clau...
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I put up with a lot of things to not “be the news” in my brief time as a reporter. This is infuriating
I cannot emphasize how much “be the news” is the opposite of what I was taught about how to be a good journalist and strikes me as an excellent way to churn out elite solipsism that has nothing to do with the public interest and everything to do with self promotion www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/b...
‘We Need to Be the News’: Inside Bari Weiss’s Bumpy Revamp at CBS
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:34 PM
I put up with a lot of things to not “be the news” in my brief time as a reporter. This is infuriating
Happy National Rubber Duck day!
January 13, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Happy National Rubber Duck day!
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For folks needing a frame to process information in this absolute hellscape of propaganda/AI generated slop - the SIFT method is close to what I did when I was in the classroom. I love the first direction - STOP. For more guides.lib.uchicago.edu/c.php?g=1241... #sschat #edusky
January 11, 2026 at 4:59 PM
For folks needing a frame to process information in this absolute hellscape of propaganda/AI generated slop - the SIFT method is close to what I did when I was in the classroom. I love the first direction - STOP. For more guides.lib.uchicago.edu/c.php?g=1241... #sschat #edusky
So amazingly proud of this traveling museum exhibit created by my current and former Ss honoring America’s 250 year legacy of service as it relates to our community. What does service mean to you? #LewisLeadershipProgram #NMCS @drewsgotthoughts.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 12:36 AM
So amazingly proud of this traveling museum exhibit created by my current and former Ss honoring America’s 250 year legacy of service as it relates to our community. What does service mean to you? #LewisLeadershipProgram #NMCS @drewsgotthoughts.bsky.social
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Need ideas for New Year's Resolutions? We have some thoughts! 📖✅
📸 Carol Stream Public Library
📸 Carol Stream Public Library
January 5, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Need ideas for New Year's Resolutions? We have some thoughts! 📖✅
📸 Carol Stream Public Library
📸 Carol Stream Public Library
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“We think that having good media literacy skills is a very big civic skill,” Kiia Hakkala, a pedagogical specialist for the City of Helsinki, told The Associated Press.
They start at age THREE.
apnews.com/article/fake...
They start at age THREE.
apnews.com/article/fake...
Finnish children learn media literacy at 3 years old. It's protection against Russian propaganda
Finland has been fighting fake news by teaching media literacy to children as young as 3. The Nordic nation includes this in its national curriculum to help citizens recognize disinformation, especial...
apnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:58 PM
“We think that having good media literacy skills is a very big civic skill,” Kiia Hakkala, a pedagogical specialist for the City of Helsinki, told The Associated Press.
They start at age THREE.
apnews.com/article/fake...
They start at age THREE.
apnews.com/article/fake...
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I am struggling with what might be a generational experience. The gulf war was pretty politically formative for me. It’s not history so much as memory this time.
It is destabilizing to see almost the exact same gameplan but this time without the guardrails that at the time I took for granted.
It is destabilizing to see almost the exact same gameplan but this time without the guardrails that at the time I took for granted.
January 3, 2026 at 11:09 PM
I am struggling with what might be a generational experience. The gulf war was pretty politically formative for me. It’s not history so much as memory this time.
It is destabilizing to see almost the exact same gameplan but this time without the guardrails that at the time I took for granted.
It is destabilizing to see almost the exact same gameplan but this time without the guardrails that at the time I took for granted.
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Expect to see a lot of this classic Onion headline, from 23 years ago, over the coming weeks.
January 3, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Expect to see a lot of this classic Onion headline, from 23 years ago, over the coming weeks.
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It's a new year. Crack those new books open, readers!
January 1, 2026 at 4:07 PM
It's a new year. Crack those new books open, readers!
Still haven’t made a dent in my TBR pile www.goodreads.com/user/year_in...
Goodreads 2025 Year in Books
Check out My 2025 Year in Books on Goodreads!
www.goodreads.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Still haven’t made a dent in my TBR pile www.goodreads.com/user/year_in...
Parenting tip: If your t(w)eens also leave only a handful of various snack foods behind, clean out your pantry by putting those handfuls of snacks on a charcuterie board and watch them disappear
December 30, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Parenting tip: If your t(w)eens also leave only a handful of various snack foods behind, clean out your pantry by putting those handfuls of snacks on a charcuterie board and watch them disappear
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Biggest takeaway: what a difference an engaged active passionate school librarian has made in our HS this year (we were without one for awhile). In creating a welcoming space full of things to do, including reading, she has invited them in.
December 30, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Biggest takeaway: what a difference an engaged active passionate school librarian has made in our HS this year (we were without one for awhile). In creating a welcoming space full of things to do, including reading, she has invited them in.
Yup
This is about elections.
As of 12/24/25, USPS changed policy on when they postmark mail. Mail dropped off is no longer guaranteed a same-day postmark. Tax returns & other time-sensitive items are now stamped when they reach a regional processing center, which may be days later. Plan deadlines accordingly to avoid penalties.
December 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Yup
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So, LLMs are a form of information laundering. They insulate you from the sources, which makes it impossible to judge the reliability of the source.
December 29, 2025 at 9:31 PM
So, LLMs are a form of information laundering. They insulate you from the sources, which makes it impossible to judge the reliability of the source.
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America, there's something you should know.
The top three kinds of books that young people (under 25) offer to sell me on Dec. 26 are:
- "Chicken Soup for the _____"
- "Oh, the Places You'll Go"
- Books of New Yorker cartoons
I'm just saying. Keep it in mind for graduations and birthdays, too.
The top three kinds of books that young people (under 25) offer to sell me on Dec. 26 are:
- "Chicken Soup for the _____"
- "Oh, the Places You'll Go"
- Books of New Yorker cartoons
I'm just saying. Keep it in mind for graduations and birthdays, too.
December 27, 2025 at 12:31 AM
America, there's something you should know.
The top three kinds of books that young people (under 25) offer to sell me on Dec. 26 are:
- "Chicken Soup for the _____"
- "Oh, the Places You'll Go"
- Books of New Yorker cartoons
I'm just saying. Keep it in mind for graduations and birthdays, too.
The top three kinds of books that young people (under 25) offer to sell me on Dec. 26 are:
- "Chicken Soup for the _____"
- "Oh, the Places You'll Go"
- Books of New Yorker cartoons
I'm just saying. Keep it in mind for graduations and birthdays, too.
Cheese would also save me
December 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Cheese would also save me
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thinking fondly of the DEAR (drop everything & read) hours in school when we were kids & wishing we could still have that happen as adults, all at the same time no matter what we’re busy doing
December 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
thinking fondly of the DEAR (drop everything & read) hours in school when we were kids & wishing we could still have that happen as adults, all at the same time no matter what we’re busy doing
It’s all fun and games until the glitter gets everywhere
They’re just tough for me because I have glitter trauma
December 22, 2025 at 12:21 PM
It’s all fun and games until the glitter gets everywhere
This + a book > everything #SmallJoys
December 14, 2025 at 10:33 PM
This + a book > everything #SmallJoys
So snow day tomorrow? ❄️
If you have snow to clear good idea to do it next few hours while sun is higher in the sky. Later this afternoon and tonight, any slush/snow will freeze solid and become tough to remove.
December 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
So snow day tomorrow? ❄️
Working with 7th graders on substance abuse research today. Some of my fave interactions…
T: Who is doing heroin?
And
S: Ms. Blair, what’s a rave?
T: Who is doing heroin?
And
S: Ms. Blair, what’s a rave?
December 12, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Working with 7th graders on substance abuse research today. Some of my fave interactions…
T: Who is doing heroin?
And
S: Ms. Blair, what’s a rave?
T: Who is doing heroin?
And
S: Ms. Blair, what’s a rave?