I have an article featured in this issue! I’m so happy to share my story in genrefying my comics collection! #schoollibrarian #TLSky #graphicnovels

Booklist Publications@ala-booklist.bsky.social · 4w ago

[dramatic sunrise with music] It's...HERE! Our 2026 #GuidetoGraphicNovels has arrived and oh comics, is it good! 💭State of Comics Librarianship 💭Graphic Novel Book Clubs for Elementary & Middle Schoolers 🖋️Small comics press roundup 🎨Original comics It's all here! Start reading now: bit.ly/44lBhNg

Join the caucus here: forms.gle/SKT5i4QCad5p... 4/

NEA LIT Caucus Membership Form 2026-2027

In preparation of each NEA Annual Meeting and Representative Assembly, we need to renew the NEA Library, Information Literacy, and Technology (LIT) Caucus recognition, which requires at least 25 NEA u...

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I was today years old when I learned that @neatoday.bsky.social has had (until recently) a Library, Information Literacy, and Technology Caucus for Teacher-Librarians and other related professionals - but... #TLsky #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians #TLSkyChat #TLChat #SchoolLibrary 1/

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I am packing for a trip tonight so I won't be able to chat AGAIN! Maybe July will be my month....love all my library pals on #TLSkyChat, I'll chat soon :)

Heather Turner@techielibgrl.com · 2mo ago

📚 Join us TONIGHT at 8pm ET/5pm PT for #TLSkyChat ! 🌸 Let's Talk About Advocacy and End of the Year Reports. Check out the questions HERE Find the Questions at tlskychat.com

Did you know JSTOR lets you read 100 articles a month for free with a personal account? I didn't. Thanks to @simplyrain.bsky.social for sharing this gem during #TLSkyChat. What other educator/researcher resources have I been missing? 👀 #Research #JSTOR #BookSky #EdChat #EduChat #Education

I’ll have to slow chat next week because I’ll be living it up at a concert….but I cannot wait to learn more about what others contribute to next week’s #TLSkyChat!

Heather Turner@techielibgrl.com · 2mo ago

Need new ideas for your summer reading stack? 📚 Join #TLSkyChat Wednesday, June 3 at 8 PM EST for “Build Your Summer Stack” moderated by @thenextgenlib.bsky.social! Share titles, discover new reads, and connect with fellow librarians. Learn more at tlskychat.com

Need new ideas for your summer reading stack? 📚 Join #TLSkyChat Wednesday, June 3 at 8 PM EST for “Build Your Summer Stack” moderated by @thenextgenlib.bsky.social! Share titles, discover new reads, and connect with fellow librarians. Learn more at tlskychat.com

Make a zine Nobody can stop you Nobody can stop you from making comics

Not only does this feel like backtracking due to being called out, they have ZERO intention of changing their target market which is schools--specifically schools as there is a crisis in school librarianship. They are NOT an ally to librarians. The lack of us increases the sales.

Rain@simplyrain.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Not buying the apology. www.linkedin.com/safety/go/?u...

Not buying the apology. www.linkedin.com/safety/go/?u...

Excellent thread. Read all of it … even past the 1st “end for now” (spoiler: it ain’t the end). Steve expresses the outrage and answers all the “yeah, buts” about AI.

Steve "It's TAY-tro" Tetreault@drtlovesbooks.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The info in this thread has the original Luddites spinning in their graves so fast that they're generating electricity. #TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians 1/

"...intelligent enough to not need a trained librarian." EXCUSE YOU? www.librarlabs.com/en/home

Loved last night’s #TLSkyChat on manga & comics! Big thanks to @mangalibrarian.bsky.social & @smwordsmith.bsky.social for the expert tips. 🚀 I’ve rounded up all the strategies, shelving hacks, & book lists from the chat into one post. 📖 💗Remember #slowchat is engaged! Check out the article HERE

Between the Panels: Highlights from #TLSkyChat

Students are driving the demand, and librarians are answering the call. ⚡️ Explore our latest recap of #TLSkyChat: "Panels & Pages," featuring expert advice from the authors of Manga Goes to School an...

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#TLSkyChat A4 - Beyond the blogs and trades, I would follow some nerdy people and see where their recommendations lead. Not blind trust, but much like with movie reviews, you can land on a critic/connoisseur whose tastes are a useful dowsing rod. Find the positive folks who like to yell endorsements

A8: I love how cinematic it is and he beautiful and detailed it is. And TBH, I actually ENJOY how quickly we can read it! I’m a slow reader so I can enjoy so many stories! #TLSkyChat

Heather Turner@techielibgrl.com · 3mo ago

📚 QUESTION #8 for #TLSkyChat! Q8: What aspects of visual storytelling are your favorite? What are your go-to book recommendations? Reply using: A8: Your response here 👇 Use #TLSkyChat to join the discussion!

Also while we are still having fun with #TLSkyChat, please check out my new social media initiative, Room on the Shelf! I’m looking for school librarians nationwide to tell their stories! What was your path to the school library? Follow me on insta @roomontheshelfstories & Check out my website!

A7: definitely buy the *Bound editions that come with lifetime guarantees even if they do get shaved in the process bc the paperbacks fall apart too quickly with elem kids. Paperbacks for HS maybe only. We have a glue machine to fix spines. Lots of tape. But weigh cost of replacement. #TLSkyChat

Heather Turner@techielibgrl.com · 3mo ago

📚 QUESTION #7 for #TLSkyChat! Q7: How do you approach weeding and maintenance of manga, comics, and GN? Is this different than other parts of your collection? Reply using: A7: Your response here 👇 Make sure to include #TLSkyChat in your reply!

Try this again #TLSkyChat

Alexa Dumas@alexadoom.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Also if anyone is interested in my Best Graphic Novels librarian PD (that THE Jerry Craft attended)…#TLSkyChat canva.link/i273rolqb77c...

A6: it almost always comes down to “appropriateness”. Violence sometimes, but most of the questions I get from community/ during panels is about bodies — nakedness, scantily clad, bathing scenes, short skirts, etc. The purity standards are wild & even non-sexual nudity makes people scared #TLSkyChat

Heather Turner@techielibgrl.com · 3mo ago

📚 QUESTION #6 for #TLSkyChat! Q6: What challenges, large or small, relating to manga, comics, and graphic novels have you encountered, and how have you met those challenges? Reply using: A6: Your response here 👇 Tag your responses with #TLSkyChat!

I cannot thank both @smwordsmith.bsky.social and @mangalibrarian.bsky.social for joining us tonight! It was amazing and there were so many new faces. We have chats twice a month and we hope everyone joins us again!! #TLSkyChat

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📚 Thank you. We are grateful for each of you who make #TLSkyChat a space for learning, sharing, and growing. We will be back in two weeks with special guest @thenextgenlib.bsky.social Amanda Hunt with Building Your Summer Stack! More at tlskychat.com

📚 Keep the conversation going with #SlowChat and join us live every other Wednesday at 8pm EST/5pm PT. See you next time. #TLSkyChat

A7. I'm a little suspicious if I should weed the graphics that are in pristine condition, because that speaks volumes in our school. It's also way more intense repair on these sections than on any other! most fiction books in the condition of our copy of Smile would have been recycled. #TLSkyChat

A7: Nope. The approach to weeding is absolutely not different. I follow my CD guidelines for weeding that include use, condition, relevance, accuracy, etc. Condition means this section gets weeded/replaced a bit more frequently due to its popularity/circs. #TLSkyChat

Heather Turner@techielibgrl.com · 3mo ago

📚 QUESTION #7 for #TLSkyChat! Q7: How do you approach weeding and maintenance of manga, comics, and GN? Is this different than other parts of your collection? Reply using: A7: Your response here 👇 Make sure to include #TLSkyChat in your reply!

A4.3: soap box time: don’t give up or write off this section. Readers want it. They deserve it. It is NOT just violence and boobs. You owe your readers to invest some time and energy to research and defend it, just like any other section of the library. And defend it to library colleagues #TLSkyChat

A4.2: as others have mentioned, follow me, Ashley, sign up for our newsletters. www.noflyingnotights.com - more librarians who review graphic novels

A7: Literally where do I even START. My favorite aspects have to be depiction of foreign language (dif. color font, scribbles, etc). My go-to recs: Brownstone, Lunar New Year Love Story, Dream On, Almost Sunset, How to Draw a Secret, Fresh Start, Visitations, & the Stepping Stones series #TLSkyChat

Heather Turner@techielibgrl.com · 3mo ago

📚 QUESTION #8 for #TLSkyChat! Q8: What aspects of visual storytelling are your favorite? What are your go-to book recommendations? Reply using: A8: Your response here 👇 Use #TLSkyChat to join the discussion!

A7: My CD policies are the same for all books, but my main challenges have been previous purchasing decisions weren’t developmentally appropriate or relevant for my MS readers in all accounts. I really rely on SLJ/pub ratings and the ratings on manga & comics to see what fits in the lib #TLSkyChat

Heather Turner@techielibgrl.com · 3mo ago

📚 QUESTION #7 for #TLSkyChat! Q7: How do you approach weeding and maintenance of manga, comics, and GN? Is this different than other parts of your collection? Reply using: A7: Your response here 👇 Make sure to include #TLSkyChat in your reply!