James Allen
@tljamesa.com
School Libraries https://www.tljamesa.com/ #KyLChat #stressdoodle #KyGoPlay School Libraries, also School Libraries.
Finally figured out my bluseky handle... yay!
February 8, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Finally figured out my bluseky handle... yay!
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🗣️ AASL is seeking candidates to apply for the AASL Executive Director position | Interested candidates should apply at the link below | Please share widely!!
AASL Executive Director application link – recruiting.ultipro.com/AME1043ALA/J...
AASL Executive Director application link – recruiting.ultipro.com/AME1043ALA/J...
recruiting.ultipro.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:37 PM
🗣️ AASL is seeking candidates to apply for the AASL Executive Director position | Interested candidates should apply at the link below | Please share widely!!
AASL Executive Director application link – recruiting.ultipro.com/AME1043ALA/J...
AASL Executive Director application link – recruiting.ultipro.com/AME1043ALA/J...
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If you do one thing today, I encourage you to read his essay on fair use, and the accompanying New York Times article. He and his work deserve to be remembered.
suchir.net/fair_use.html
www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/t...
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suchir.net/fair_use.html
www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/t...
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When does generative AI qualify for fair use?
suchir.net
November 27, 2025 at 10:08 AM
If you do one thing today, I encourage you to read his essay on fair use, and the accompanying New York Times article. He and his work deserve to be remembered.
suchir.net/fair_use.html
www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/t...
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suchir.net/fair_use.html
www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/t...
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I really like this resource @newslit.org Well done! Good analogy...The Information Ecosystem Depends on News newslit.org/news-and-res... #tlsky #librarians #edusky
The Information Ecosystem Depends on News - The News Literacy Project
Use this classroom poster with ecosystem visuals to help students think more clearly about the role of news in the information landscape.
newslit.org
February 5, 2026 at 7:36 PM
I really like this resource @newslit.org Well done! Good analogy...The Information Ecosystem Depends on News newslit.org/news-and-res... #tlsky #librarians #edusky
But it's just a fun cartoon... But it's a TREND! youtu.be/yeWm_xIMF44
Inside AI’s Darkest Job: The People Forced to Watch
YouTube video by Artificial Intel.
youtu.be
February 4, 2026 at 10:32 PM
But it's just a fun cartoon... But it's a TREND! youtu.be/yeWm_xIMF44
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My friend and longtime collaborator @dylanpkane.bsky.social, a teacher in Colorado, went tech-free in his classroom for January. No Chromebooks, no AI, just old fashioned teaching. He reports on the results here and BOY is it fascinating:
fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com/p/tech-free-...
fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com/p/tech-free-...
Tech-Free January
I cut technology out of my classroom for a month. Here's how it went.
fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:21 PM
My friend and longtime collaborator @dylanpkane.bsky.social, a teacher in Colorado, went tech-free in his classroom for January. No Chromebooks, no AI, just old fashioned teaching. He reports on the results here and BOY is it fascinating:
fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com/p/tech-free-...
fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com/p/tech-free-...
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School librarians: are you seeking ideas from your #pln from across the country?
Consider subscribing to
AASL’s professional journal Knowledge Quest | Info here: knowledgequest.aasl.org/subscription/
@aaslala.bsky.social
Consider subscribing to
AASL’s professional journal Knowledge Quest | Info here: knowledgequest.aasl.org/subscription/
@aaslala.bsky.social
Subscription Information | AASL Knowledge Quest
knowledgequest.aasl.org
February 3, 2026 at 2:18 PM
School librarians: are you seeking ideas from your #pln from across the country?
Consider subscribing to
AASL’s professional journal Knowledge Quest | Info here: knowledgequest.aasl.org/subscription/
@aaslala.bsky.social
Consider subscribing to
AASL’s professional journal Knowledge Quest | Info here: knowledgequest.aasl.org/subscription/
@aaslala.bsky.social
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Does everyone know what you do? How do you tell them? We need to work on telling our stories and sharing them widely. Many have no idea what school librarians do, projects we create, and the connections we make. #aasl #schoollibrarians #shareourstories #tlsky
ticklingtech.com/2026/02/01/t...
ticklingtech.com/2026/02/01/t...
Telling A Good Story
Sam Helnick, current ALA President, has said repeatedly, we need to share our stories. Telling our stories helps others understand what we do, how we do it, what problems we encounter, and what suc…
ticklingtech.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Does everyone know what you do? How do you tell them? We need to work on telling our stories and sharing them widely. Many have no idea what school librarians do, projects we create, and the connections we make. #aasl #schoollibrarians #shareourstories #tlsky
ticklingtech.com/2026/02/01/t...
ticklingtech.com/2026/02/01/t...
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Today! And note the special time (8:30am Pacific)
Okay, we had to postpone, but now Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 is back for our first live stream of 2026, wherein @alexhanna.bsky.social and I will look into how our health care system is suffering from AI-hype-itis:
Monday, Feb 2, 8:30am PT,
twitch.tv/dair_institute
**Note special time**
Monday, Feb 2, 8:30am PT,
twitch.tv/dair_institute
**Note special time**
dair_institute - Twitch
Twitch account for The Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR).
twitch.tv
February 2, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Today! And note the special time (8:30am Pacific)
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Download a PDF of our first ever zine here.
Our Zine About ICE Surveillance Is Here
Download a PDF of our first ever zine here.
www.404media.co
February 2, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Download a PDF of our first ever zine here.
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Thank you to Kelly Jensen for always putting in the work and making us aware of these things.
A new consultant contract at a Texas Educational Service Center would muzzle authors & harm students, barring them from inclusive experiences.
Y'all, this is REALLY BAD.
This is the next step in banning any voices outside those deemed right by white supremacy.
bookriot.com/texas-esc-1-...
Y'all, this is REALLY BAD.
This is the next step in banning any voices outside those deemed right by white supremacy.
bookriot.com/texas-esc-1-...
New Consulting Contracts in Texas Will Muzzle Authors and Harm Students
New discriminatory contracts in one Texas Educational Service Center will deny authors, students, and educators inclusive opportunities.
bookriot.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Thank you to Kelly Jensen for always putting in the work and making us aware of these things.
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As a former Girl Scout, and former “Cookie Mom” to my daughter’s troop, I know how wonderful the Girl Scouts are. Help this local troop out if you can. I just donated a few boxes to help them pay for camp.
Hey, library friends! As if supporting a diverse Brownie troop in Minneapolis weren’t motivation enough, turns out buying (and — worse — donating) their cookies really pisses off that vile clown who’s been attacking librarians for 20+ years. So go ahead, order a few boxes. Spread the word!
Order your Faves on my Digital Cookie Site Today
That's right! You can order your favorite Girl Scout Cookies from me online, all while helping my troop and I do great things in our community and beyond! Check it out.
digitalcookie.girlscouts.org
January 30, 2026 at 2:11 PM
As a former Girl Scout, and former “Cookie Mom” to my daughter’s troop, I know how wonderful the Girl Scouts are. Help this local troop out if you can. I just donated a few boxes to help them pay for camp.
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I just got done watching a truly horrible movie at Sundance ("The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist"). It was introduced by the Sundance programming rep as having "a strong sense of informational integrity", but it's hard to imagine a characterization more off the mark.
A long thread 🧵>>
A long thread 🧵>>
January 28, 2026 at 8:40 PM
I just got done watching a truly horrible movie at Sundance ("The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist"). It was introduced by the Sundance programming rep as having "a strong sense of informational integrity", but it's hard to imagine a characterization more off the mark.
A long thread 🧵>>
A long thread 🧵>>
AI evangelists like to refer to the “democratization of art” via AI—even though it has nothing to do w/ democracy &, as many artists have pointed out, art has always been democratized w/ no barriers to entry other than a commitment to practice.
What AI does is homogenize art.
@kortizart.bsky.social
What AI does is homogenize art.
@kortizart.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 2:00 PM
“A lot of people say to me: 'Aren't you afraid that they're going to get behind?' And my response is: 'I know that when my students leave my class that they know how to think and they know how to write.” - @heymrsbond.com
Inspiring. That’s the gig, folks, that’s what educating is for!!!
Inspiring. That’s the gig, folks, that’s what educating is for!!!
Forth Worth teacher Chanea Bond says sticking with pen and paper keeps generative artificial intelligence out of her American literature classes. n.pr/4c3cdzs
January 28, 2026 at 1:38 PM
We're not anti-tech, we're anti-theft. If the future of “innovation” depends on stealing creators’ work without asking or paying, that’s not progress - it's stealing, and we shouldn’t accept it. #StealingIsntInnovation www.stealingisntinnovation.com/
January 28, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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Really enjoyed the @ghostdoc2026.bsky.social premiere today! A must-watch, as soon as you get the chance.
www.thewrap.com/creative-con...
www.thewrap.com/creative-con...
'Ghost in the Machine' Review: Documentary Delivers a Searing Takedown of AI, Elon Musk and Techno-Fascism
'Ghost in the Machine' Sundance review: documentary delivers a searing takedown of AI, Elon Musk and Techno-Fascism
www.thewrap.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Really enjoyed the @ghostdoc2026.bsky.social premiere today! A must-watch, as soon as you get the chance.
www.thewrap.com/creative-con...
www.thewrap.com/creative-con...
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Some tools for thinking about AI in a time when the companies making them are trying to destroy teaching and learning itself...
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First off we pluralise L to accentuate there's no 1 approach. And we position ourselves in this interdisciplinary field of critically examining AI & reflecting on harms.
We give 5 non-exhaustive angles: conceptual clarity, critical thinking, decoloniality, respecting expertise, slow science.
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We give 5 non-exhaustive angles: conceptual clarity, critical thinking, decoloniality, respecting expertise, slow science.
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January 27, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Some tools for thinking about AI in a time when the companies making them are trying to destroy teaching and learning itself...
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Almost time.
Join us Monday, January 26 at 10:00 a.m. CT for the 2026 ALA Youth Media Awards.
Live from Chicago. Medals revealed in real time.
Watch at ala.unikron.com or on the ALA Facebook page.
#ALAyma
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Join us Monday, January 26 at 10:00 a.m. CT for the 2026 ALA Youth Media Awards.
Live from Chicago. Medals revealed in real time.
Watch at ala.unikron.com or on the ALA Facebook page.
#ALAyma
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January 25, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Almost time.
Join us Monday, January 26 at 10:00 a.m. CT for the 2026 ALA Youth Media Awards.
Live from Chicago. Medals revealed in real time.
Watch at ala.unikron.com or on the ALA Facebook page.
#ALAyma
📚💙
Join us Monday, January 26 at 10:00 a.m. CT for the 2026 ALA Youth Media Awards.
Live from Chicago. Medals revealed in real time.
Watch at ala.unikron.com or on the ALA Facebook page.
#ALAyma
📚💙
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Are you excited?!?! #TLSkyChat is coming back next week. Our topic will be Student-Centered Libraries: Voice, Wellness, & Neurodiversity. Questions will be posted next week so STAY TUNED!
Find all things #TLSkyChat here
#TLSkyChat #TLSky #EduSky #SEL #Libraries #Library #SchoolLibraries
Find all things #TLSkyChat here
#TLSkyChat #TLSky #EduSky #SEL #Libraries #Library #SchoolLibraries
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Are you excited?!?! #TLSkyChat is coming back next week. Our topic will be Student-Centered Libraries: Voice, Wellness, & Neurodiversity. Questions will be posted next week so STAY TUNED!
Find all things #TLSkyChat here
#TLSkyChat #TLSky #EduSky #SEL #Libraries #Library #SchoolLibraries
Find all things #TLSkyChat here
#TLSkyChat #TLSky #EduSky #SEL #Libraries #Library #SchoolLibraries
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Trump’s AI-fueled America runs on “industrial scale abuse” which now goes under the name “freedom.” Feel liberated yet?
We set out to determine how many images of women and girls Grok created during its nudifying spree. What we found was “industrial-scale abuse,” experts said. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
Musk’s Chatbot Flooded X With Millions of Sexualized Images in Days, New Estimates Show
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Trump’s AI-fueled America runs on “industrial scale abuse” which now goes under the name “freedom.” Feel liberated yet?