Jay Stream Innovation Center
@jaystreamic.bsky.social
Middle School librarian of 24 years.
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The Bill of Rights was ratified on this day in 1791.
For the last 105 years, we've defended those rights, alongside the entire Constitution, and we aren't stopping any time soon.
For the last 105 years, we've defended those rights, alongside the entire Constitution, and we aren't stopping any time soon.
December 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The Bill of Rights was ratified on this day in 1791.
For the last 105 years, we've defended those rights, alongside the entire Constitution, and we aren't stopping any time soon.
For the last 105 years, we've defended those rights, alongside the entire Constitution, and we aren't stopping any time soon.
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The news the past few days has been extremely hard.
The winter extremely cold.
The world especially difficult.
But, today each of us has the chance to do one little thing to combat the awful.
It is difficult, but choose joy today. Choose love. Choose kindness.
Be a a small rebellion.
The winter extremely cold.
The world especially difficult.
But, today each of us has the chance to do one little thing to combat the awful.
It is difficult, but choose joy today. Choose love. Choose kindness.
Be a a small rebellion.
December 15, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The news the past few days has been extremely hard.
The winter extremely cold.
The world especially difficult.
But, today each of us has the chance to do one little thing to combat the awful.
It is difficult, but choose joy today. Choose love. Choose kindness.
Be a a small rebellion.
The winter extremely cold.
The world especially difficult.
But, today each of us has the chance to do one little thing to combat the awful.
It is difficult, but choose joy today. Choose love. Choose kindness.
Be a a small rebellion.
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I’m so proud of the talented Leo High School Choir and all they are doing to represent the South Side of Chicago!
December 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I’m so proud of the talented Leo High School Choir and all they are doing to represent the South Side of Chicago!
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I actually think “the children can’t read at all” is the bigger story. This is a symptom of a larger problem with education.
The most important story of 2025 that we're not talking about enough (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
Kids Rarely Read Whole Books Anymore. Even in English Class.
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I actually think “the children can’t read at all” is the bigger story. This is a symptom of a larger problem with education.
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“Stephen King recommends” - I swear I will never get over it
December 11, 2025 at 12:06 PM
“Stephen King recommends” - I swear I will never get over it
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Disheartening news from Wisconsin, where #wishtree was removed from a voluntary reading program after parent complaints.
If you don’t want your child to read my book, that’s absolutely your right. But you cannot tell other parents what their children get to read. www.cbs58.com/news/book-ta...
If you don’t want your child to read my book, that’s absolutely your right. But you cannot tell other parents what their children get to read. www.cbs58.com/news/book-ta...
Book removed from community reading list in Kettle Moraine School District with some parents concerned over content
DOUSMAN, Wis. (CBS 58) – A New York Times-bestselling middle-grade novel has proven to be controversial in the Kettle Moraine School District. School leaders have since decided to remove it from a com...
www.cbs58.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Disheartening news from Wisconsin, where #wishtree was removed from a voluntary reading program after parent complaints.
If you don’t want your child to read my book, that’s absolutely your right. But you cannot tell other parents what their children get to read. www.cbs58.com/news/book-ta...
If you don’t want your child to read my book, that’s absolutely your right. But you cannot tell other parents what their children get to read. www.cbs58.com/news/book-ta...
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A baby seal made its way into a bar in New Zealand, apparently lost, curious, and well below the country's legal drinking age.
A seal galumphs into a bar. The bartender says ‘Grab the salmon!’
New Zealand's Department of Conservation said the bar staff “did a great job keeping the seal safe” until their workers arrived.
nbcnews.to
December 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
A baby seal made its way into a bar in New Zealand, apparently lost, curious, and well below the country's legal drinking age.
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When I ask you where your pass is, the absolutely incorrect answer is, "I don't need a pass."
Yes, yes you do.
It is a building rule.
It is a library rule.
It is a safety issue.
Yes, yes you do.
It is a building rule.
It is a library rule.
It is a safety issue.
December 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
When I ask you where your pass is, the absolutely incorrect answer is, "I don't need a pass."
Yes, yes you do.
It is a building rule.
It is a library rule.
It is a safety issue.
Yes, yes you do.
It is a building rule.
It is a library rule.
It is a safety issue.
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Grateful to be a contributor to DIVERSE. Verse novels tell stories in music & image, & provide action along with deep dives into the internal ocean of a character. I talk about the writing process in my interview in DIVERSE, a collection of craft talks by awesome verse novelists!
December 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Grateful to be a contributor to DIVERSE. Verse novels tell stories in music & image, & provide action along with deep dives into the internal ocean of a character. I talk about the writing process in my interview in DIVERSE, a collection of craft talks by awesome verse novelists!
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Doing a press junket today for season two and staring at this poster all day. They're like, "You're gonna say nice things, right?"
Fortunately yes, I have only nice things to say. 😊
Fortunately yes, I have only nice things to say. 😊
December 2, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Doing a press junket today for season two and staring at this poster all day. They're like, "You're gonna say nice things, right?"
Fortunately yes, I have only nice things to say. 😊
Fortunately yes, I have only nice things to say. 😊
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Y’all know how much I support our Olympians and now imma sponsoring the USA Olympic Bobsled + Skeleton teams.
If y’all really wanna be a part of Team USA and help our athletes when they need it most,,,they got some @gofundme.com linked in my profile:
www.gofundme.com/u/flavorflav... #GivingTuesday
If y’all really wanna be a part of Team USA and help our athletes when they need it most,,,they got some @gofundme.com linked in my profile:
www.gofundme.com/u/flavorflav... #GivingTuesday
Flavor Flav’s GoFundMe Profile
Find out what Flavor Flav is supporting. Check out the fundraisers, nonprofits, and causes that Flavor Flav is supporting today.
www.gofundme.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Y’all know how much I support our Olympians and now imma sponsoring the USA Olympic Bobsled + Skeleton teams.
If y’all really wanna be a part of Team USA and help our athletes when they need it most,,,they got some @gofundme.com linked in my profile:
www.gofundme.com/u/flavorflav... #GivingTuesday
If y’all really wanna be a part of Team USA and help our athletes when they need it most,,,they got some @gofundme.com linked in my profile:
www.gofundme.com/u/flavorflav... #GivingTuesday
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Recommend everyone block this racist lady whose whole raison d’être is NOT returning stolen Indigenous remains. Don’t engage, she came over here because she misses disrespecting you.
November 19, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Recommend everyone block this racist lady whose whole raison d’être is NOT returning stolen Indigenous remains. Don’t engage, she came over here because she misses disrespecting you.
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We had such a joyful time at the National Book Award ceremony last night. It was an honor to represent my friends on the Young People‘s Literature panel by announcing the winner, THE TEACHER OF NOMADLAND by Daniel Nayeri.
November 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
We had such a joyful time at the National Book Award ceremony last night. It was an honor to represent my friends on the Young People‘s Literature panel by announcing the winner, THE TEACHER OF NOMADLAND by Daniel Nayeri.
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A good reminder that hazardous weather doesn't care what the calendar says. If the atmospheric conditions come together, severe weather and flooding can happen any time!
weather.gov/safety 🌪️
On this day in 2013, a High Risk was issued. 74 tornadoes occurred, including: 2 EF4s, 7 EF3s, and 24 EF2s.
weather.gov/safety 🌪️
On this day in 2013, a High Risk was issued. 74 tornadoes occurred, including: 2 EF4s, 7 EF3s, and 24 EF2s.
November 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
A good reminder that hazardous weather doesn't care what the calendar says. If the atmospheric conditions come together, severe weather and flooding can happen any time!
weather.gov/safety 🌪️
On this day in 2013, a High Risk was issued. 74 tornadoes occurred, including: 2 EF4s, 7 EF3s, and 24 EF2s.
weather.gov/safety 🌪️
On this day in 2013, a High Risk was issued. 74 tornadoes occurred, including: 2 EF4s, 7 EF3s, and 24 EF2s.
I wish people without anxiety understood the relief and peace of completing a task you've put off, that took 30 secs. I finally made a phone call that I was dreading. #anxiety #phonecalls
a man says instantly i 'm feeling this like deep aching sense of dread in front of a door
ALT: a man says instantly i 'm feeling this like deep aching sense of dread in front of a door
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November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I wish people without anxiety understood the relief and peace of completing a task you've put off, that took 30 secs. I finally made a phone call that I was dreading. #anxiety #phonecalls
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This comment means the world! The library is for everyone. For autistic you, ADHD you, dyslexic you, neurodivergent you 💚
It is difficult for some to use a library voice, to whisper. THAT’S OKAY. You belong in the library, we will work together. I admire YOU 😊
Take a look, it’s in a book 💛
It is difficult for some to use a library voice, to whisper. THAT’S OKAY. You belong in the library, we will work together. I admire YOU 😊
Take a look, it’s in a book 💛
November 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
This comment means the world! The library is for everyone. For autistic you, ADHD you, dyslexic you, neurodivergent you 💚
It is difficult for some to use a library voice, to whisper. THAT’S OKAY. You belong in the library, we will work together. I admire YOU 😊
Take a look, it’s in a book 💛
It is difficult for some to use a library voice, to whisper. THAT’S OKAY. You belong in the library, we will work together. I admire YOU 😊
Take a look, it’s in a book 💛
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This Boston hotel is turning one of its rooms into an exact replica of the 'Goodnight Moon' room | TIme Out buff.ly/CAklGot
November 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
This Boston hotel is turning one of its rooms into an exact replica of the 'Goodnight Moon' room | TIme Out buff.ly/CAklGot
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It’s Non Binary November! 💛🤍💜🖤
November 3, 2025 at 7:14 AM
It’s Non Binary November! 💛🤍💜🖤
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NEW: A federal judge orders the government to continue SNAP benefits during the shutdown, while another judge calls the move to cut them "unlawful."
Federal judge orders Trump administration to pay SNAP benefits out of contingency fund
The ruling came one day before funding for SNAP, more commonly known as food stamps, was set to lapse.
nbcnews.to
October 31, 2025 at 6:38 PM
NEW: A federal judge orders the government to continue SNAP benefits during the shutdown, while another judge calls the move to cut them "unlawful."
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Censored in California
Authors @joannahowrites.bsky.social and @carolinekpritchard.bsky.social have issued a statement in response to the book banning and censorship situation that took place at Country Club Elementary School in San Ramon, California.
Please take a moment to read their words.
Authors @joannahowrites.bsky.social and @carolinekpritchard.bsky.social have issued a statement in response to the book banning and censorship situation that took place at Country Club Elementary School in San Ramon, California.
Please take a moment to read their words.
October 29, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Censored in California
Authors @joannahowrites.bsky.social and @carolinekpritchard.bsky.social have issued a statement in response to the book banning and censorship situation that took place at Country Club Elementary School in San Ramon, California.
Please take a moment to read their words.
Authors @joannahowrites.bsky.social and @carolinekpritchard.bsky.social have issued a statement in response to the book banning and censorship situation that took place at Country Club Elementary School in San Ramon, California.
Please take a moment to read their words.
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For over 50 years, the Booker Prizes have recognised the best fiction for adults. Now, we're delighted to announce the Children’s Booker Prize, supported by AKO Foundation.
Find out more: thebookerprizes.com/children
Find out more: thebookerprizes.com/children
October 24, 2025 at 7:14 AM
For over 50 years, the Booker Prizes have recognised the best fiction for adults. Now, we're delighted to announce the Children’s Booker Prize, supported by AKO Foundation.
Find out more: thebookerprizes.com/children
Find out more: thebookerprizes.com/children
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❌ NO: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce did NOT recently announce that she is pregnant. This image circulating on social media is #AI generated.
Be aware: False celebrity claims about pregnancies, retirements and engagements regularly resurface online.
🔗 Read more: go.newslit.org/TSwiftAIAnnouncement
Be aware: False celebrity claims about pregnancies, retirements and engagements regularly resurface online.
🔗 Read more: go.newslit.org/TSwiftAIAnnouncement
October 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
❌ NO: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce did NOT recently announce that she is pregnant. This image circulating on social media is #AI generated.
Be aware: False celebrity claims about pregnancies, retirements and engagements regularly resurface online.
🔗 Read more: go.newslit.org/TSwiftAIAnnouncement
Be aware: False celebrity claims about pregnancies, retirements and engagements regularly resurface online.
🔗 Read more: go.newslit.org/TSwiftAIAnnouncement
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Three high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.
When books were being pulled from Iowa classrooms, these teens started an after-school club to read them
Three Iowa City West high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.
n.pr
October 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Three high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.
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Teachers! Librarians!
Nonfiction Mentors Texts to Guide Revision of Informational Writing
tinyurl.com/44z8w4er/
@katiemcenaney.bsky.social @ellenbunn3.bsky.social #TLsky #Skybrarian #SchoolLibrarians #edusky #kidlit
@jessicalanan.bsky.social @kirstenwlarson.bsky.social @diannaaston.bsky.social
Nonfiction Mentors Texts to Guide Revision of Informational Writing
tinyurl.com/44z8w4er/
@katiemcenaney.bsky.social @ellenbunn3.bsky.social #TLsky #Skybrarian #SchoolLibrarians #edusky #kidlit
@jessicalanan.bsky.social @kirstenwlarson.bsky.social @diannaaston.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Teachers! Librarians!
Nonfiction Mentors Texts to Guide Revision of Informational Writing
tinyurl.com/44z8w4er/
@katiemcenaney.bsky.social @ellenbunn3.bsky.social #TLsky #Skybrarian #SchoolLibrarians #edusky #kidlit
@jessicalanan.bsky.social @kirstenwlarson.bsky.social @diannaaston.bsky.social
Nonfiction Mentors Texts to Guide Revision of Informational Writing
tinyurl.com/44z8w4er/
@katiemcenaney.bsky.social @ellenbunn3.bsky.social #TLsky #Skybrarian #SchoolLibrarians #edusky #kidlit
@jessicalanan.bsky.social @kirstenwlarson.bsky.social @diannaaston.bsky.social