Len Bryan
@lenbryan25.bsky.social
K-12 library administrator, husband, daddy, builder of boats, curator of knowledge, & dedicated to stamping out ignorance.
Our District Library is in a building with 3 shared school programs, so last year, we held our 1st book fair. It was a success, so we are going bigger and bolder this year!
December 5, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Our District Library is in a building with 3 shared school programs, so last year, we held our 1st book fair. It was a success, so we are going bigger and bolder this year!
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As reading scores decline worldwide, educators are focusing more on improving the "reading culture" in schools, especially at the secondary level. This article from the UK shares some great tips for encouraging students to read more
www.sec-ed.co.uk/content/best...
#EduSky #TLSky
www.sec-ed.co.uk/content/best...
#EduSky #TLSky
Building a strong reading culture in school: Seven lessons from Redhill Academy Trust - SecEd
Practical strategies to build a reading culture in schools. How Redhill Academy Trust doubled student reading engagement
www.sec-ed.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 1:13 AM
As reading scores decline worldwide, educators are focusing more on improving the "reading culture" in schools, especially at the secondary level. This article from the UK shares some great tips for encouraging students to read more
www.sec-ed.co.uk/content/best...
#EduSky #TLSky
www.sec-ed.co.uk/content/best...
#EduSky #TLSky
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Mark your calendars! Feb 6 is when @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social screens on PBS’ Independent Lens.
And I see Oscar contender… wow!! What is this life? This could totally may not happen but just the idea that there’s even whispers about it is just surreal!
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And I see Oscar contender… wow!! What is this life? This could totally may not happen but just the idea that there’s even whispers about it is just surreal!
deadline.com/2025/12/inde...
Oscar Contender ‘The Librarians’ Booked To Anchor Winter Season Of PBS Series ‘Independent Lens’
Oscar contender 'The Librarians' will anchor the winter season of 'Independent Lens,' the long-running PBS documentary series.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Mark your calendars! Feb 6 is when @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social screens on PBS’ Independent Lens.
And I see Oscar contender… wow!! What is this life? This could totally may not happen but just the idea that there’s even whispers about it is just surreal!
deadline.com/2025/12/inde...
And I see Oscar contender… wow!! What is this life? This could totally may not happen but just the idea that there’s even whispers about it is just surreal!
deadline.com/2025/12/inde...
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A recent study looking at the effects of taking a break from social media seems to suggest that less social media time improves mental health: Study Finds Mental Health Benefit to One-Week Social Media Break
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/h...
#EduSky
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#EduSky
Study Finds Mental Health Benefit to One-Week Social Media Break
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December 5, 2025 at 1:11 AM
A recent study looking at the effects of taking a break from social media seems to suggest that less social media time improves mental health: Study Finds Mental Health Benefit to One-Week Social Media Break
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/h...
#EduSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/h...
#EduSky
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The library kinda misses the small time lawyer who used to come in to use our legal database and books.
He switched over to AI for research.
His disbarment is next week.
He switched over to AI for research.
His disbarment is next week.
December 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The library kinda misses the small time lawyer who used to come in to use our legal database and books.
He switched over to AI for research.
His disbarment is next week.
He switched over to AI for research.
His disbarment is next week.
The first post in a thread will suffice, please and thank you. Also, if you repost multiple times per minute, it is clear you are not reading or processing before sharing. Please practice good media literacy, for all of our sakes. K thanks bye!
I am once again asking folks not to repost every single post in a long thread, and especially not to do it in the order they're reading. A whole screen full of an extended argument that I've already read is bad enough. All that plus backwards makes me want to mute either the poster or the reposter.
December 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The first post in a thread will suffice, please and thank you. Also, if you repost multiple times per minute, it is clear you are not reading or processing before sharing. Please practice good media literacy, for all of our sakes. K thanks bye!
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📣 Calling all school librarians!
Dr. Jessica Lilly, Assistant Professor at UWG, and her research partner Dr. Kim Huett are conducting a qualitative study on school librarian social capital — exploring how we build relationships with our stakeholders. 🤝
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Dr. Jessica Lilly, Assistant Professor at UWG, and her research partner Dr. Kim Huett are conducting a qualitative study on school librarian social capital — exploring how we build relationships with our stakeholders. 🤝
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Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management
The most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:34 AM
📣 Calling all school librarians!
Dr. Jessica Lilly, Assistant Professor at UWG, and her research partner Dr. Kim Huett are conducting a qualitative study on school librarian social capital — exploring how we build relationships with our stakeholders. 🤝
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Dr. Jessica Lilly, Assistant Professor at UWG, and her research partner Dr. Kim Huett are conducting a qualitative study on school librarian social capital — exploring how we build relationships with our stakeholders. 🤝
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It's here, friends! ❤️
25 days of digital inspiration from 25 inspiring @futureready.org librarians and educators!
You can follow along every day in December to get 25 digital tools, ideas, and inspiration. Learn how here ⬇️
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#tlchat #futurereadylibs #edtech #edchat
25 days of digital inspiration from 25 inspiring @futureready.org librarians and educators!
You can follow along every day in December to get 25 digital tools, ideas, and inspiration. Learn how here ⬇️
buff.ly/0qkKU3m
#tlchat #futurereadylibs #edtech #edchat
December 4, 2025 at 12:01 AM
It's here, friends! ❤️
25 days of digital inspiration from 25 inspiring @futureready.org librarians and educators!
You can follow along every day in December to get 25 digital tools, ideas, and inspiration. Learn how here ⬇️
buff.ly/0qkKU3m
#tlchat #futurereadylibs #edtech #edchat
25 days of digital inspiration from 25 inspiring @futureready.org librarians and educators!
You can follow along every day in December to get 25 digital tools, ideas, and inspiration. Learn how here ⬇️
buff.ly/0qkKU3m
#tlchat #futurereadylibs #edtech #edchat
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Teachers & librarians! If you want to Zoom with an author for World Read Aloud Day, the list of volunteers is going out in my newsletter tomorrow morning - it's not too late to sign up!
Over 200 authors will be Zooming into classrooms & libraries for World Read Aloud Day on 2/4!
Teachers/librarians - Want to be first to see the list so you can book a free visit? It'll go out in my email newsletter in early December! Sign up here: katemessner.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...
Teachers/librarians - Want to be first to see the list so you can book a free visit? It'll go out in my email newsletter in early December! Sign up here: katemessner.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...
December 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Teachers & librarians! If you want to Zoom with an author for World Read Aloud Day, the list of volunteers is going out in my newsletter tomorrow morning - it's not too late to sign up!
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Innovation ≠ improvement. Scale ≠ success.
Our new blog digs into why “move fast” mindsets can lead to innovation theater—and put young people at risk. ⚠️
🗞️ Read: The Missing Middle
https://bit.ly/480kxfP h
Our new blog digs into why “move fast” mindsets can lead to innovation theater—and put young people at risk. ⚠️
🗞️ Read: The Missing Middle
https://bit.ly/480kxfP h
December 2, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Innovation ≠ improvement. Scale ≠ success.
Our new blog digs into why “move fast” mindsets can lead to innovation theater—and put young people at risk. ⚠️
🗞️ Read: The Missing Middle
https://bit.ly/480kxfP h
Our new blog digs into why “move fast” mindsets can lead to innovation theater—and put young people at risk. ⚠️
🗞️ Read: The Missing Middle
https://bit.ly/480kxfP h
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Lights, camera, learning! 🎬📘
@lenbryan25.bsky.social shares how Swank Streaming provides copyright-safe, high-quality films that bring learning to life. From SEL to flipped classrooms, this tool delivers equitable access for every student.
@lenbryan25.bsky.social shares how Swank Streaming provides copyright-safe, high-quality films that bring learning to life. From SEL to flipped classrooms, this tool delivers equitable access for every student.
December 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Lights, camera, learning! 🎬📘
@lenbryan25.bsky.social shares how Swank Streaming provides copyright-safe, high-quality films that bring learning to life. From SEL to flipped classrooms, this tool delivers equitable access for every student.
@lenbryan25.bsky.social shares how Swank Streaming provides copyright-safe, high-quality films that bring learning to life. From SEL to flipped classrooms, this tool delivers equitable access for every student.
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A programming suggestion for my fellow school librarians. Every winter break I offer book bundles for students and educators. They fill out a form then I pull 3 related books, gift wrap them, and deliver them to each person. It's hella popular and great for collection development.
#EduSky #TLSky
#EduSky #TLSky
December 1, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Beyond the enormous ethical and environmental issues, LLMs are also a house of cards financially.
November 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Beyond the enormous ethical and environmental issues, LLMs are also a house of cards financially.
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Why don't we like "AI?"
You try to put it into everything in nonsensical ways.
It doesn't work the way you claim it will.
You don't pay for the work you use to generate it.
Your intent is labor reduction without a contributory return.
You know it's unpopular so you try to hide it.
You lie about it.
You try to put it into everything in nonsensical ways.
It doesn't work the way you claim it will.
You don't pay for the work you use to generate it.
Your intent is labor reduction without a contributory return.
You know it's unpopular so you try to hide it.
You lie about it.
November 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Why don't we like "AI?"
You try to put it into everything in nonsensical ways.
It doesn't work the way you claim it will.
You don't pay for the work you use to generate it.
Your intent is labor reduction without a contributory return.
You know it's unpopular so you try to hide it.
You lie about it.
You try to put it into everything in nonsensical ways.
It doesn't work the way you claim it will.
You don't pay for the work you use to generate it.
Your intent is labor reduction without a contributory return.
You know it's unpopular so you try to hide it.
You lie about it.
Taking advantage of the cooler weather to unpack some of the junk we have had stashed in the basement since we moved here in June. Happy Saturday!!!
November 29, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Taking advantage of the cooler weather to unpack some of the junk we have had stashed in the basement since we moved here in June. Happy Saturday!!!
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“It’s no accident that people who become librarians tend to have restless, questioning minds. They’ll follow a rabbit hole just to see where it goes. They’ll read five articles so a teacher doesn’t have to read fifteen. They share knowledge freely, not competitively.”
Librarians are SO open source!
Librarians are SO open source!
School Librarians “I want to focus on the people who choose to become school librarians & why their mindset is one of the curriculum’s most undervalued assets.”@elizabethutch.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/pulse/unusua...
The Unusual Mind of a School Librarian: Why Every Curriculum Needs One
Over the past few months, I’ve written a series of blogs that have exposed the hidden pressures shaping school libraries, from teachers unknowingly taking on the librarian’s job to gaps in literacy sk...
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November 28, 2025 at 9:34 AM
“It’s no accident that people who become librarians tend to have restless, questioning minds. They’ll follow a rabbit hole just to see where it goes. They’ll read five articles so a teacher doesn’t have to read fifteen. They share knowledge freely, not competitively.”
Librarians are SO open source!
Librarians are SO open source!
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✨ Don’t blink, y’all! ✨ The ⭐️ Starred Review Spreadsheet ⭐️ that I curate with @sassylibrarian.bsky.social is officially up to date!
You can check our my update here: www.librarygirl.net/post/among-t...
#tlsky #tlskychat #edusky #kidlit #skybrarians #librarians #mglit #yalit
You can check our my update here: www.librarygirl.net/post/among-t...
#tlsky #tlskychat #edusky #kidlit #skybrarians #librarians #mglit #yalit
November 18, 2025 at 11:08 PM
✨ Don’t blink, y’all! ✨ The ⭐️ Starred Review Spreadsheet ⭐️ that I curate with @sassylibrarian.bsky.social is officially up to date!
You can check our my update here: www.librarygirl.net/post/among-t...
#tlsky #tlskychat #edusky #kidlit #skybrarians #librarians #mglit #yalit
You can check our my update here: www.librarygirl.net/post/among-t...
#tlsky #tlskychat #edusky #kidlit #skybrarians #librarians #mglit #yalit
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The Future Ready Librarians Framework has evolved.
Introducing 3.0!
Supported by @follettcontent.bsky.social, The Future Ready Librarians Framework 3.0 is live—expanding literacies, guiding responsible #AI use, and elevating librarians as leaders.
Download now: https://bit.ly/4oSOA0c
Introducing 3.0!
Supported by @follettcontent.bsky.social, The Future Ready Librarians Framework 3.0 is live—expanding literacies, guiding responsible #AI use, and elevating librarians as leaders.
Download now: https://bit.ly/4oSOA0c
November 25, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The Future Ready Librarians Framework has evolved.
Introducing 3.0!
Supported by @follettcontent.bsky.social, The Future Ready Librarians Framework 3.0 is live—expanding literacies, guiding responsible #AI use, and elevating librarians as leaders.
Download now: https://bit.ly/4oSOA0c
Introducing 3.0!
Supported by @follettcontent.bsky.social, The Future Ready Librarians Framework 3.0 is live—expanding literacies, guiding responsible #AI use, and elevating librarians as leaders.
Download now: https://bit.ly/4oSOA0c
Have we learned nothing from M3GAN? share.google/DxAOdF95E7jH...
November 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Have we learned nothing from M3GAN? share.google/DxAOdF95E7jH...
"Human labor, inquiry, creativity, and expertise is spurned in the name of “efficiency.” With AI, there is no need for human expertise because anything can be learned, approximated, or created in seconds." www.404media.co/ai-is-superc... #TLSky #TLSkyChat
AI: when really bad is good enough.
AI: when really bad is good enough.
AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge
"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."
www.404media.co
November 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"Human labor, inquiry, creativity, and expertise is spurned in the name of “efficiency.” With AI, there is no need for human expertise because anything can be learned, approximated, or created in seconds." www.404media.co/ai-is-superc... #TLSky #TLSkyChat
AI: when really bad is good enough.
AI: when really bad is good enough.
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If you know a librarian who has gone above and beyond for their community, thank them for their work by nominating them for the #ILoveMyLibrarian Award! ilovelibraries.org/love-my-librarian Nominations are accepted online now through Monday, Dec. 15, 2025.
November 20, 2025 at 11:53 PM
If you know a librarian who has gone above and beyond for their community, thank them for their work by nominating them for the #ILoveMyLibrarian Award! ilovelibraries.org/love-my-librarian Nominations are accepted online now through Monday, Dec. 15, 2025.
BuT Ai CrEaTeS JoBs!
At what cost?
At what cost?
Construction on Meta data center brings 600% vehicle crash spike, chaos to rural Louisiana
An investigation from the Gulf States Newsroom found that trucks contracted to work at the Meta facility are causing delays and dangerous roads in Holly Ridge.
An investigation from the Gulf States Newsroom found that trucks contracted to work at the Meta facility are causing delays and dangerous roads in Holly Ridge.
Construction on Meta data center brings 600% vehicle crash spike, chaos to rural Louisiana
An investigation from the Gulf States Newsroom found that trucks contracted to work at the Meta facility are causing delays and dangerous roads in Holly Ridge.
veritenews.org
November 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
BuT Ai CrEaTeS JoBs!
At what cost?
At what cost?
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Young people are not beta testers. 🙅♀️
Before we scale pathways strategies, we need evidence—not hype ‼️
🗞️ New post: The Missing Middle
https://bit.ly/480kxfP
Before we scale pathways strategies, we need evidence—not hype ‼️
🗞️ New post: The Missing Middle
https://bit.ly/480kxfP
November 19, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Young people are not beta testers. 🙅♀️
Before we scale pathways strategies, we need evidence—not hype ‼️
🗞️ New post: The Missing Middle
https://bit.ly/480kxfP
Before we scale pathways strategies, we need evidence—not hype ‼️
🗞️ New post: The Missing Middle
https://bit.ly/480kxfP
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"... from an AI Ethics standpoint, academic librarians should always question their use of AI and, if it is not necessary or morally beneficial, opt out of using it to help stop the erosion of human dignity and work to ensure environmental survivability."
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Keeping Up With… AI Ethics
www.ala.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"... from an AI Ethics standpoint, academic librarians should always question their use of AI and, if it is not necessary or morally beneficial, opt out of using it to help stop the erosion of human dignity and work to ensure environmental survivability."
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www.ala.org/acrl/publica...
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www.ala.org/acrl/publica...