Find us at the TAIS Annual Conference in Memphis today. Caitlyn, our co-founder and a former K-8 librarian, is at the booth with Lyra running live. Pick a book off the table and scan it in yourself. We're also a passport stamp stop.

1/ Our first real user tried importing a spreadsheet exported from Destiny, and Lyra couldn't read its format or encoding. Frustrating for her, but it showed me exactly where import falls short, and the fix is well underway.

Reviving my account after being heads down for several months - including moving states. lyralibrary.com is live and I’m so proud.

Lyra — The library system librarians actually want to use

Lyra is a modern integrated library system (ILS) for private and independent K–12 schools — built from the ground up for the way librarians actually work.

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Are you a school librarian serving a wide age range? Do you find your ILS/OPAC to be better suited toward one end of the spectrum? I’d like to know what you’re using and how it’s working for you.

It’s been slow going as my family’s relocating to Tennessee. Fixed a few bugs today tho 💪

@flfreedomread.bsky.social provides a blueprint for families and concerned citizens to mobilize against the #bookbans and targeting of our #libraries. apple.co/3EQe3po

Florida Freedom to Read Project

Podcast Episode · School Librarians United with Amy Hermon · 05/02/2025 · 1h 8m

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The blueprint. The Petri dish. The Guinea pig. Call it what you will, but Florida has been the testing ground for book banning since 2021. The removal of 55 books and the forced review of 500+ more in Hillsborough County schools is a sledgehammer that book banners will export across the country.

School librarians, do you (or have you) worked without an assistant? Sadly, mine was eliminated for next year, so I'm looking for others who have experienced this in order to learn from y'all! It's certainly overwhelming thinking about what next year now holds. Thanks! #TLsky #Skybrarians

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The @lyralibrary.com engineering team got new laptops today! 🙌 (I bought myself a new laptop)

1st grade Ss hunted for footprints around the library after we read @jenswanbooks.bsky.social Footprints Across the Planet. There are so many great resources available in the educator guide on her website! jenniferswansonbooks.com/wp-content/u...

The OPAC in @lyralibrary.com is coming along nicely 🤩 AI-powered search is really powerful 💪

Founders' meeting today for @lyralibrary.com —checking progress, deciding next steps. Recently we've been refining how patrons and items get grouped, making circulation policies clearer and more flexible. Feels good to simplify! #TLSky

Every day I log into this app I’m excited to see notifications.. only to then block some nonsense bot account ☹️

Hey Everyone! We need your help to great a list of topics for upcoming #TLSkyChat. So all of your #TLSky help us out? What do you want to see? Google Form Link

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Cute note on a returned book today. Pig the Fibber with a note saying 'this was ript befor I got it' #LibraryTeacher #skybrarians #Kidlit #Edusky

Thinking this morning about how often we accept claims on faith—there's just too much to verify everything. Librarians of #TLSky, how do you help students build skills to critically investigate or validate suspicious claims they encounter?

Doing some feature pruning on Lyra today to ensure the basics are rock-solid at launch. Curious, #TLSky: what's the one feature you'd never give up in your library software?

"And to all the librarians reading this: you are doing sacred work. Please keep showing up, even when it feels invisible. Our kids are watching. Our communities are grateful. And your efforts matter — more than you know." - Emily Rumble pearlsandrubys.slj.com/2025/04/10/i...

Building inventory features today in @lyralibrary.com so long as my toddler will allow it 😅

A lot left to work on with @lyralibrary.com still. Plenty of time to throw two cents in if you have opinions on ways software can make librarians more effective or simply get out of your way #TLSky

Tips & Tools for Nonfiction Read Alouds tinyurl.com/3dhnbw4k @ssedlib.bsky.social @brianlies.bsky.social

Good morning #TLSky! What’s on your agenda today—any goals you're excited about?

Hi, #TLSky 👋! Lyra ❤️s school librarians! We're building software designed especially to make running your library easier (and more delightful!). Excited to be here with you all!

Shout out to @techielibgrl.com for training me up on Bluesky via @slupodcast.bsky.social

Hi, my name's Andrew. Along with my wife and best friends, I'm endeavoring to build @lyralibrary.com - something really great for school libraries and their young patrons. I'm hoping to find BlueSky to be a good place to connect with school librarians to help us make it as good as it can be.