Steve Thomas
@circulatingideas.bsky.social
Public library manager. Podcaster. Driven by an unknown force to change history for the better.
www.circulatingideas.com
www.circulatingideas.com
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!!
December 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!!
NUMBER ONE:
Episode 295: Generative AI and Libraries, with Michael Hanegan and Chris Rosser circulatingideas.com/2025/08/20/2...
Episode 295: Generative AI and Libraries, with Michael Hanegan and Chris Rosser circulatingideas.com/2025/08/20/2...
December 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
NUMBER ONE:
Episode 295: Generative AI and Libraries, with Michael Hanegan and Chris Rosser circulatingideas.com/2025/08/20/2...
Episode 295: Generative AI and Libraries, with Michael Hanegan and Chris Rosser circulatingideas.com/2025/08/20/2...
NUMBER TWO:
Episode 277: Inclusive Cataloging: Histories, Context, and Reparative Approaches, with Billey Albina, Elizabeth Nelson, and Rebecca Uhl circulatingideas.com/2025/01/08/2...
Episode 277: Inclusive Cataloging: Histories, Context, and Reparative Approaches, with Billey Albina, Elizabeth Nelson, and Rebecca Uhl circulatingideas.com/2025/01/08/2...
December 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
NUMBER TWO:
Episode 277: Inclusive Cataloging: Histories, Context, and Reparative Approaches, with Billey Albina, Elizabeth Nelson, and Rebecca Uhl circulatingideas.com/2025/01/08/2...
Episode 277: Inclusive Cataloging: Histories, Context, and Reparative Approaches, with Billey Albina, Elizabeth Nelson, and Rebecca Uhl circulatingideas.com/2025/01/08/2...
NUMBER THREE:
Episode 278: Fighting for Academic Librarians, with guest host @troy-a-swanson.bsky.social and guests Elizabeth Kamper, Gail Porter, and Hunter Dunlap
circulatingideas.com/2025/01/27/2...
Episode 278: Fighting for Academic Librarians, with guest host @troy-a-swanson.bsky.social and guests Elizabeth Kamper, Gail Porter, and Hunter Dunlap
circulatingideas.com/2025/01/27/2...
December 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
NUMBER THREE:
Episode 278: Fighting for Academic Librarians, with guest host @troy-a-swanson.bsky.social and guests Elizabeth Kamper, Gail Porter, and Hunter Dunlap
circulatingideas.com/2025/01/27/2...
Episode 278: Fighting for Academic Librarians, with guest host @troy-a-swanson.bsky.social and guests Elizabeth Kamper, Gail Porter, and Hunter Dunlap
circulatingideas.com/2025/01/27/2...
NUMBER FOUR:
Episode 285: Well-Being in the Library Workplace, with Bobbi Newman @bobbinewman.bsky.social circulatingideas.com/2025/05/19/2...
Episode 285: Well-Being in the Library Workplace, with Bobbi Newman @bobbinewman.bsky.social circulatingideas.com/2025/05/19/2...
December 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
NUMBER FOUR:
Episode 285: Well-Being in the Library Workplace, with Bobbi Newman @bobbinewman.bsky.social circulatingideas.com/2025/05/19/2...
Episode 285: Well-Being in the Library Workplace, with Bobbi Newman @bobbinewman.bsky.social circulatingideas.com/2025/05/19/2...
NUMBER FIVE:
Episode 279: Revolutionize Youth Book Clubs, with Stacy Brown @21ststacy.bsky.social circulatingideas.com/2025/02/13/2...
Episode 279: Revolutionize Youth Book Clubs, with Stacy Brown @21ststacy.bsky.social circulatingideas.com/2025/02/13/2...
December 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
NUMBER FIVE:
Episode 279: Revolutionize Youth Book Clubs, with Stacy Brown @21ststacy.bsky.social circulatingideas.com/2025/02/13/2...
Episode 279: Revolutionize Youth Book Clubs, with Stacy Brown @21ststacy.bsky.social circulatingideas.com/2025/02/13/2...
HONORABLE MENTION:
I talk to a lot of authors these days, and the most popular of those 2025 episodes was Episode 291: FIEND by Alma Katsu! @almakatsu.bsky.social circulatingideas.com/2025/07/08/2...
I talk to a lot of authors these days, and the most popular of those 2025 episodes was Episode 291: FIEND by Alma Katsu! @almakatsu.bsky.social circulatingideas.com/2025/07/08/2...
December 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
HONORABLE MENTION:
I talk to a lot of authors these days, and the most popular of those 2025 episodes was Episode 291: FIEND by Alma Katsu! @almakatsu.bsky.social circulatingideas.com/2025/07/08/2...
I talk to a lot of authors these days, and the most popular of those 2025 episodes was Episode 291: FIEND by Alma Katsu! @almakatsu.bsky.social circulatingideas.com/2025/07/08/2...
Circulating Ideas 302: School Libraries Supporting Students with Hidden Needs and Talents by Karla Bame Collins circulatingideas.com/2025/12/11/3...
December 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Circulating Ideas 302: School Libraries Supporting Students with Hidden Needs and Talents by Karla Bame Collins circulatingideas.com/2025/12/11/3...
WE ARE THE BORG. YOUR BIOLOGICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL DISTINCTIVENESS WILL BE ADDED TO OUR OWN. RESISTANCE IS FUTILE, BUT THOSE ASSIMILATED IN VEGAS, STAY IN VEGAS.
November 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
WE ARE THE BORG. YOUR BIOLOGICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL DISTINCTIVENESS WILL BE ADDED TO OUR OWN. RESISTANCE IS FUTILE, BUT THOSE ASSIMILATED IN VEGAS, STAY IN VEGAS.
Circulating Ideas 301: Federal Education Policy, with Dr. Bradley Custer circulatingideas.com/2025/11/24/3...
November 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Circulating Ideas 301: Federal Education Policy, with Dr. Bradley Custer circulatingideas.com/2025/11/24/3...
Circulating Ideas 300: The New Civic Path by Rich Harwood
circulatingideas.com/2025/11/05/3...
circulatingideas.com/2025/11/05/3...
November 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Circulating Ideas 300: The New Civic Path by Rich Harwood
circulatingideas.com/2025/11/05/3...
circulatingideas.com/2025/11/05/3...
ME: “I don’t have anything to read.”
RIGHT BEHIND ME ON MY DESK:
RIGHT BEHIND ME ON MY DESK:
October 31, 2025 at 6:25 PM
ME: “I don’t have anything to read.”
RIGHT BEHIND ME ON MY DESK:
RIGHT BEHIND ME ON MY DESK:
Apparently, @rdlankes.bsky.social is watching me at work!!
October 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Apparently, @rdlankes.bsky.social is watching me at work!!
Circulating Ideas 299: The Last Kids on Earth and the Destructor's Lair by Max Brallier circulatingideas.com/2025/10/23/2...
October 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Circulating Ideas 299: The Last Kids on Earth and the Destructor's Lair by Max Brallier circulatingideas.com/2025/10/23/2...
My 14 yo son is raising money for a band trip to Hawai’i (!) in 2026, and he would appreciate your help! vraise.org/ntMHRi
October 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
My 14 yo son is raising money for a band trip to Hawai’i (!) in 2026, and he would appreciate your help! vraise.org/ntMHRi
Circulating Ideas 298: WHY I LOVE HORROR by Becky Siegel Spratford @raforall.bsky.social circulatingideas.com/transcripts/...
October 1, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Circulating Ideas 298: WHY I LOVE HORROR by Becky Siegel Spratford @raforall.bsky.social circulatingideas.com/transcripts/...
Yay, my hold came in for FIEND by @almakatsu.bsky.social!
Over centuries, the Berisha family has ruthlessly amassed wealth and power, but at what cost to themselves? Will the next generation continue under the dark cloud that follows the family, or can they steer their legacy in a new direction?
Over centuries, the Berisha family has ruthlessly amassed wealth and power, but at what cost to themselves? Will the next generation continue under the dark cloud that follows the family, or can they steer their legacy in a new direction?
September 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Yay, my hold came in for FIEND by @almakatsu.bsky.social!
Over centuries, the Berisha family has ruthlessly amassed wealth and power, but at what cost to themselves? Will the next generation continue under the dark cloud that follows the family, or can they steer their legacy in a new direction?
Over centuries, the Berisha family has ruthlessly amassed wealth and power, but at what cost to themselves? Will the next generation continue under the dark cloud that follows the family, or can they steer their legacy in a new direction?
Circulating Ideas 297: The Library Leader's Guide to Human Resources by Dr. Steve Albrecht circulatingideas.com/2025/09/22/2...
September 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Circulating Ideas 297: The Library Leader's Guide to Human Resources by Dr. Steve Albrecht circulatingideas.com/2025/09/22/2...
And, look, it’s my Staff Pick!
September 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
And, look, it’s my Staff Pick!
Circulating Ideas 296: Nicole A. Cooke, author of The Legacy of Black Women in Librarianship: When They Dared to Be Powerful circulatingideas.com/2025/09/02/2... @nicolethelibrarian.bsky.social @troy-a-swanson.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Circulating Ideas 296: Nicole A. Cooke, author of The Legacy of Black Women in Librarianship: When They Dared to Be Powerful circulatingideas.com/2025/09/02/2... @nicolethelibrarian.bsky.social @troy-a-swanson.bsky.social
My hold came in for @melaniesweeney.bsky.social’s WHERE YOU’RE PLANTED! I read the book in preparation for my interview with her on the podcast, so this copy is going on the Staff Picks shelf!
August 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
My hold came in for @melaniesweeney.bsky.social’s WHERE YOU’RE PLANTED! I read the book in preparation for my interview with her on the podcast, so this copy is going on the Staff Picks shelf!