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Tim Jones

@themisterlibrary.bsky.social

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'25 SLJ Librarian of the Year 🎉 '24 LJ Mover & Shaker 🎉 '23 Nat’l Media Literacy Teacher 🎉 '22 KY Librarian of the Year 🎉 Second City Alum 🎉 Co-Owner of nimcoinc.com 🎉 Book in 2026 linktr.ee/misterlibrary #Skybrarians #TLSky #EduSky #BookSky

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Tim Jones @themisterlibrary.bsky.social · Sep 6

Register today! Or tomorrow! Or the next day! JUST REGISTER!

Join @shannonmmiller.bsky.social & myself on Mon. Sep. 29 at 4pm CT. With practical advice/ideas on how to show your impact, share your #TLSky story, & align with school goals, #skybrarians will not wanna miss this.

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Shannon McClintock Miller @shannonmmiller.bsky.social · Sep 6

Join us for the brand-new @capstonepub.bsky.social 4-part webinar series, Library Tips, Tricks & Treats!

Heather Fox, @themisterlibrary.bsky.social Ginny Boughter, J’aime Garcia & Kevin Boozer will join me too.

Sign up today & don’t miss the special treats you can win, too. 🎃

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American Association of School Librarians (AASL) @aaslala.bsky.social · 2d

💡 Hispanic Heritage Month may be ending, but Latine stories deserve space year-round. Thank you to librarians building inclusive collections daily. Drop a ❤️ if you found a new favorite book! Explore more: https://bit.ly/47vMbRj
#HispanicHeritageMonth #ReflectAndCelebrate #LatineVoices

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Tim Jones @themisterlibrary.bsky.social · 2d

Hey school librarian friends!

@librarianjones.com & I (no relation) are sharing laughs + learning at #AASL25 in St. Louis:

“Keeping Up with the Joneses: Infusing Humor in School Libraries”

Share your fun library idea here: forms.gle/igiAvcfDh7Th...

#BetterTogether #TLSky #Skybrarians

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The Bride (aka Rain) I ❤️ the Monster @simplyrain.bsky.social · 3d

I have updated my #AASL25 graphics with dates/times!

Please join @themisterlibrary.bsky.social on Thursday 10/16 in the IdeaLab from 1-3 #HumbleBragAASL2025

I am presenting on Saturday 10/18 at 1:30 PM in Room 223.

Graphic ad for AASL 2025 St. Louis IdeaLab presentation--The Humble Brag: Using Your PLN to Boost Your Work

Thursday 10/16 1-3 PM

Graphic Ad for AASL 2025 St. Louis Presentation--Broken Books Grow Community: How a book Repair Shop Serves Students and the Library

Saturday 10/18 1:30 PM Room223

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 9d

Nobody cares and nothing will happen but this is classically, paradigmatically fascist language. Comparing opponents to vermin and pests is straight out of the textbook.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d

Trump to the Navy: "We have to take care of this little gnat that's on our shoulder called the Democrats."

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Lisa Krok @readonthebeach.bsky.social · 10d

I had to do it😂. Thanks @themisterlibrary.bsky.social for the template and @simplyrain.bsky.social for the sparkly font! #thelifeofashowgirl #cancelled #swiftie

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School Library Journal @slj.com · 14d

Amanda Jones Named to 2025 TIME100 Next List
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Amanda Jones Named to 2025 TIME100 Next List

The 2021 School Librarian of the Year was recognized for her library advocacy and fight against censorship and book bans.

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ElizabethC @econklin44.bsky.social · 17d

Jon Steward says it out loud. #ProudBlue

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The Bride (aka Rain) I ❤️ the Monster @simplyrain.bsky.social · 23d

🚨Announcement🚨

I am so incredibly excited to announce I am presenting in the IdeaLab at #AASL25 with @themisterlibrary.bsky.social!

Our presentation combines so many things I love: celebration, collaboration, and community...and lots of FUN!

Please join us in St. Louis!

AASL 25 IdeaLab Announcement

We're Presenting in the IdeaLab!

The Humble Brag: Using your PLN to Boost Your Work

AASL Saint Louis 2025

Picture of Rain with a framed autographed cover of SLJ School Librarian of the Year 2025 Tim Jones

#HumbleBragAASL2025

@themisterlibrarian.bsky.social
@simplyrain.bsky.social

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Tim Jones @themisterlibrary.bsky.social · 23d

Heading to #AASL25? Come see @simplyrain.bsky.social & me at our IdeaLab session: The Humble Brag. 👏

We’ll share:
🦋 Starter packs to find your #Bluesky PLN
🤝 Practical strategies for networking
🙌 Why it’s okay (& essential!) to brag on yourself
🎉 And so much more! 🏆🌟💪😎💅

#HumbleBragAASL2025 #TLSky

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Tim Jones @themisterlibrary.bsky.social · Sep 6

Shannon McClintock Miller @shannonmmiller.bsky.social · Sep 6

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Tim Jones @themisterlibrary.bsky.social · Sep 3

JCPS is my district. So proud of my district for the cell phone policy and supporting the freedom to read. 🎉

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Tim Jones @themisterlibrary.bsky.social · Aug 29

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Matthew Facciani @matthewfacciani.bsky.social · Aug 27

Adding just six hours of media literacy training to an American Government course significantly improved students’ ability to identify credible sources and boosted their confidence in evaluating where information comes from.
theconversation.com/college-stud...

College students are bombarded by misinformation, so this professor taught them fact-checking 101 − here’s what happened

Just 2½ hours of online instruction made students a lot better at identifying misinformation on YouTube and TikTok.

theconversation.com

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Tim Jones @themisterlibrary.bsky.social · Aug 22

South Park, Season 27, is wow.

Three episodes, three satirical masterpieces.

I never realized until watching the latest episode just how much the sycophancy of #ChatGPT is the perfect symbol of our times, but it really is.

#SouthPark

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Becky Spratford @raforall.bsky.social · Aug 19

You all @simplyrain.bsky.social is doing great things for her students. I got to tour the temporary library she was able to carve out of a small space for her kids during a long renovation. She is maintaining a high level of service against a HUGE multi-year project. Well done.

The Bride (aka Rain) I ❤️ the Monster @simplyrain.bsky.social · Aug 18

*SCREAMING*

Guess who just had the INCREDIBLE @raforall.bsky.social in her little school library?!?!?

ME!

This accomplished author, librarian, parent & friend made a little time to visit. My heart is SO FULL! ❤️

Also: BUY BECKY'S NEW BOOK COMING OUT NEXT MONTH!

Becky by the display I have the upcoming copy of her book Why I Love Horror on display!

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Tim Jones @themisterlibrary.bsky.social · Aug 6

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Tim Jones @themisterlibrary.bsky.social · Aug 3

🎉 Happy Birthday to YOU!!!! 🎉

Tim Jones @themisterlibrary.bsky.social · Aug 3

Yay!!! It's my birthday!!!

Happy Birthday also to Lisa and Austin!!!

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Tim Jones @themisterlibrary.bsky.social · Jul 23

Heartbroken to hear this. 😢 Your leadership at SLJ was exactly what our field needed when it needed it most. I will never forget the call with you I got back in January. Wherever you land, you’ll keep making waves. Onward, always, with well-deserved swagger.

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Tim Jones @themisterlibrary.bsky.social · Jul 1

I didn’t do anything cool, I swear. Just living my life, doing laundry, taking out the recycling, going to work, being on magazine covers, winning at life, all-expense paid trips, paparazzi, blah blah blah.

I’m still Jenny from the Block.