collbrarian
@collbrarian.bsky.social
MLIS & middle school teacher-librarian. ADHDer. Master of typos. Lover of nature. Opinions belong solely to me, not my employer. She/her.
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collbrarian
@collbrarian.bsky.social
· Nov 16
Oh hello! If you know me as collbrarian on That Site, it is still me!
The job I started a year ago has consumed pretty much all of my life, BUT I continue to attempt boundaries. I miss learning from the library & education folks online, so hopefully I will be more active here!
The job I started a year ago has consumed pretty much all of my life, BUT I continue to attempt boundaries. I miss learning from the library & education folks online, so hopefully I will be more active here!
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Dismantling the Department of Education has nothing to do with improving outcomes for our kids, it’s simply about taking away resources from our public schools.
March 12, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Dismantling the Department of Education has nothing to do with improving outcomes for our kids, it’s simply about taking away resources from our public schools.
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Our 6th international Edcamp Cardigan Camp virtual library conference begins at midnight on January 25. Enjoy 24 hours of sessions from AI to author visits to advocacy. There is still time to register at sites.google.com/view/edcamp-... Links will be emailed only to registrants later this week.
January 22, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Our 6th international Edcamp Cardigan Camp virtual library conference begins at midnight on January 25. Enjoy 24 hours of sessions from AI to author visits to advocacy. There is still time to register at sites.google.com/view/edcamp-... Links will be emailed only to registrants later this week.
Question for library folks: Does anyone know of any fiction or nonfiction books that feature stepping and step teams? Our school has a step team, and it is an important part of student culture that I want represented in our library. I'm having trouble finding anything!
January 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Question for library folks: Does anyone know of any fiction or nonfiction books that feature stepping and step teams? Our school has a step team, and it is an important part of student culture that I want represented in our library. I'm having trouble finding anything!
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56 small tasks to be proactive against book censorship in 2025. Choose one per week to help ensure that public goods like schools & libraries remain viable democratic institutions & to protect our most vulnerable populations.
Book censorship is about more than books.
bookriot.com/56-small-tas...
Book censorship is about more than books.
bookriot.com/56-small-tas...
56 Small Tasks to Be Proactive Against Book Censorship in 2025 and Beyond: Book Censorship News, January 3, 2025
Choose one task each week of 2025 for a year full of anti-book censorship activism and advocacy.
bookriot.com
January 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
56 small tasks to be proactive against book censorship in 2025. Choose one per week to help ensure that public goods like schools & libraries remain viable democratic institutions & to protect our most vulnerable populations.
Book censorship is about more than books.
bookriot.com/56-small-tas...
Book censorship is about more than books.
bookriot.com/56-small-tas...
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Which is precisely why the GOP constantly seeks to control and degrade the education process.
If you keep voters dumb and afraid, they’re far easier to manipulate.
If you keep voters dumb and afraid, they’re far easier to manipulate.
Most of our problems could be solved by properly funding public education.
November 21, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Which is precisely why the GOP constantly seeks to control and degrade the education process.
If you keep voters dumb and afraid, they’re far easier to manipulate.
If you keep voters dumb and afraid, they’re far easier to manipulate.
This is an AMAZING setting! I am very guilty of forgetting alt text, so immediately turned this on.
If you keep forgetting alt text, this setting is for you.
It's awesome!
It's awesome!
November 17, 2024 at 7:58 PM
This is an AMAZING setting! I am very guilty of forgetting alt text, so immediately turned this on.
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To all my school librarian friends, I figured out how to make a starter pack of librarians to follow on BlueSky. Follow it and the #TLSky hashtag. go.bsky.app/JPeAYQG
November 16, 2024 at 5:16 PM
To all my school librarian friends, I figured out how to make a starter pack of librarians to follow on BlueSky. Follow it and the #TLSky hashtag. go.bsky.app/JPeAYQG
Another common issue? Schools might have a certified school librarian…but they require the librarian to teach classes as well.
I’m the librarian of a Title 1 school and teach 2 elective classes. The library is closed for half of every school day because of my schedule.
I’m the librarian of a Title 1 school and teach 2 elective classes. The library is closed for half of every school day because of my schedule.
For years, poor school districts closed school libraries & fired librarians. How can teachers emphasize the importance of learning to read without giving students reading material they like & school librarians to help? Librarians are critical to learning. nancyebailey.com/2018/04/21/p...
Poverty & Reading: The Sad and Troubling Loss of School Libraries and Real Librarians - Nancy Bailey's Education Website
My last post listed reasons why many children don’t learn to read. Poverty was behind many of the items. Poor students attend poor schools where they miss out on the arts, a whole curriculum, even qua...
nancyebailey.com
November 17, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Another common issue? Schools might have a certified school librarian…but they require the librarian to teach classes as well.
I’m the librarian of a Title 1 school and teach 2 elective classes. The library is closed for half of every school day because of my schedule.
I’m the librarian of a Title 1 school and teach 2 elective classes. The library is closed for half of every school day because of my schedule.
This is a problem in Pennsylvania since public schools are not required to have a certified school librarian.
Yes this happened in the district I am now in. For years this urban district had almost no librarians. They are bringing us back but it will take time to build up a program.
For years, poor school districts closed school libraries & fired librarians. How can teachers emphasize the importance of learning to read without giving students reading material they like & school librarians to help? Librarians are critical to learning. nancyebailey.com/2018/04/21/p...
November 17, 2024 at 7:46 PM
This is a problem in Pennsylvania since public schools are not required to have a certified school librarian.
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I created a list of folks who make a social media place feel like home for me. I’m missing several, so be patient with me.
Every person here is a banger.
10/10
go.bsky.app/4KXN1Jn
Every person here is a banger.
10/10
go.bsky.app/4KXN1Jn
November 17, 2024 at 1:01 AM
I created a list of folks who make a social media place feel like home for me. I’m missing several, so be patient with me.
Every person here is a banger.
10/10
go.bsky.app/4KXN1Jn
Every person here is a banger.
10/10
go.bsky.app/4KXN1Jn
Love Kate’s books—and so do my students!
Sharing a recent hike pic AND some pics of my school library that has a nature theme.
Sharing a recent hike pic AND some pics of my school library that has a nature theme.
November 17, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Love Kate’s books—and so do my students!
Sharing a recent hike pic AND some pics of my school library that has a nature theme.
Sharing a recent hike pic AND some pics of my school library that has a nature theme.
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New to Bluesky? If you're a children's author, educator, or librarian searching for your community here, my "Bookish Teachers & Librarians" starter pack can help get you started! go.bsky.app/TV22XkY
November 14, 2024 at 7:50 PM
New to Bluesky? If you're a children's author, educator, or librarian searching for your community here, my "Bookish Teachers & Librarians" starter pack can help get you started! go.bsky.app/TV22XkY
Oh hello! If you know me as collbrarian on That Site, it is still me!
The job I started a year ago has consumed pretty much all of my life, BUT I continue to attempt boundaries. I miss learning from the library & education folks online, so hopefully I will be more active here!
The job I started a year ago has consumed pretty much all of my life, BUT I continue to attempt boundaries. I miss learning from the library & education folks online, so hopefully I will be more active here!
November 16, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Oh hello! If you know me as collbrarian on That Site, it is still me!
The job I started a year ago has consumed pretty much all of my life, BUT I continue to attempt boundaries. I miss learning from the library & education folks online, so hopefully I will be more active here!
The job I started a year ago has consumed pretty much all of my life, BUT I continue to attempt boundaries. I miss learning from the library & education folks online, so hopefully I will be more active here!
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🦋 WELCOME TO BLUESKY! I recommend exploring our custom feeds, which are a little like hashtags but more interesting. We have them for academic and professional subjects, sports, cities, hobbies (e.g., gardening, baking), and many more. Search them in the sidebar under Feeds. 🧵
October 17, 2024 at 3:36 AM
🦋 WELCOME TO BLUESKY! I recommend exploring our custom feeds, which are a little like hashtags but more interesting. We have them for academic and professional subjects, sports, cities, hobbies (e.g., gardening, baking), and many more. Search them in the sidebar under Feeds. 🧵
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Libriarians and educators, if nobody else has told you thank you today, thank you.
November 15, 2024 at 5:57 PM
Libriarians and educators, if nobody else has told you thank you today, thank you.
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November 16, 2024 at 4:30 PM
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- Most librarians and educators care about intellectual freedom but not all of them do. We have a real issue with quiet/silent censorship. I attribute a good chunk of that to decisions made in fight-flight-freeze, but the calls do originate inside the house, too. Calling that out matters.
November 15, 2024 at 6:48 PM
- Most librarians and educators care about intellectual freedom but not all of them do. We have a real issue with quiet/silent censorship. I attribute a good chunk of that to decisions made in fight-flight-freeze, but the calls do originate inside the house, too. Calling that out matters.
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A massive thread of resources, history, information, and material to help you not only fight and understand book censorship but protect the incredible democratic institutions of public libraries and public education.
This is updated regularly!
This is updated regularly!
November 10, 2024 at 7:30 PM
A massive thread of resources, history, information, and material to help you not only fight and understand book censorship but protect the incredible democratic institutions of public libraries and public education.
This is updated regularly!
This is updated regularly!