Diana L. Rendina

'Students Are Being Treated Like Guinea Pigs:' Inside an AI-Powered Private School Leaked documents reveal the inner workings of Alpha School, which both the press and the Trump administration have applauded. The documents show Alpha School's AI is generating faulty lessons that som...

“All educational content is obsolete. Every textbook, every lesson plan, every test, all of it is obsolete because gen AI is going to be able to deliver a personalized lesson just for you."

about that... www.404media.co/students-are...

In Minneapolis, Knitters Are Protesting With Red Hats

I've bought my red yarn and pattern and plan to cast on soon.
(free gift article)
- In Minneapolis, Knitters Are Protesting With Red Hats
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/s...

Any other Apple users ever have ALL their Keynote files and Numbers files disappear off their computer and iCloud?

I've talked with Apple support, but they're just like - "Huh, that's weird. Just restore your Time Machine backups, but the iCloud stuff is gone."

50 States, 50 Fixes A series about local solutions, and the people behind them, to environmental problems.

If you need a little bit of climate change hope, this collection of articles helps.

50 States, 50 Fixes www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

If you have some free time during #AASL25 the City Museum is only a fifteen minute walk away and is an amazing, bizarre, fantastic playground art project for both kids and adults.

We're ready. All that's left is you. See you soon.

#WelcomeToStLouis #AASL25 #STL

Hey #AASL25 - the Metrolink only costs a few bucks and goes straight from the airport to the Convention Center. Not a bad way to travel.

Hey #AASL25 - heads up if you're like me and over-plan and purchased your tickets months ago. The Gateway Arch tram is a part of the National Parks Service and is closed during the government shutdown :(

Promotional banner featuring a gnome in a star-patterned hat with the text 'The More You Gnome: Your Guide to #AASL25' over a backdrop of a city skyline with a large arch.

The More You Gnome: Your Guide to #AASL25 https://bit.ly/3W3Uu20

Finally getting around to posting that I'll be at #AASL25 in St Louis. Looking forward to the family reunion of library friends :)

There is an app - I just found it the other day. It isn't the greatest ever (not every session lists the presenters) but it at least lets you see the concurrent sessions.

I love this! I'm printing out a copy for myself - this is such a good reminder of all the fun things to do at a conference (and how to have a balanced conference). I especially love that you included take a nap - breaks are important too!

I was busy making a flurry of things for the IdeaLab at #AASL25 while also making myself checklists and things to keep me put together.

But checklists are kinda boring after a while...so...Thinking about all the things I wanna do at the conference, I made myself a Bingo Board!

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Headed to St. Louis for #AASL25? Join me & Tom Bober on Oct 15 at Schlafly Public Library! Hosted w/ Left Bank Books, we’ll talk about how Tom’s advice shaped my book and how to stand up for intellectual freedom. RSVP: www.left-bank.com/event/amanda...

Their Water Taps Ran Dry When Meta Built Next Door

Glad to see some mainstream media covering some of the problems surrounding AI data centers and their water and energy use. This needs to be a part of the larger AI conversation. (Free gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/t...

I'm taking a conference break this summer so I won't be at ALA or ISTE this year. But I'll definitely be following along from afar and cheering on my fellow librarians.

The break is also because I'm traveling to keynote at a conference in early August - more on that soon ;)

Huh. None of the official SLJ pages link to EventBrite... Usually they would link to registration on the SLJ page.

Trump Administration Fires Librarian of Congress

It's disturbing to see this being lost in the news cycle today. Carla Hayden has been a fantastic Librarian of Congress and there was absolutely no reason to dismiss her like this.

(Gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/u...

Promotional poster for AASL 2025 in Saint Louis, featuring a central brown board titled 'YOUR POSTER HERE' surrounded by icons and text about poster sessions, including deadlines, innovative programs, and attendee engagement.

Promotional poster for the AASL 2025 conference in Saint Louis. Features sections titled 'Idealab Sessions' with icons representing ideas, best practices, and innovative approaches. Text mentions proposals due by July 1st, 2-3 minute presentations, and a call for submitting ideas using the hashtag '#AASL25'. Visual elements include a light bulb, a computer mouse, a clock, and papers on a red background.

📌Poster Session and IdeaLab Session Proposals are NOW OPEN!

💡Both sessions offer presenters the opportunity to present innovative ideas, new programs, or research findings via a poster and/or laptop presentation.

✅Poster and IdeaLab proposals are due by July 1st: bit.ly/4d1ipGQ

Love this display idea! I've made a board of books I've read during the year, but I haven't highlighted audiobooks before. I might be stealing this one.

Here are 3 simple swaps you can make starting now:
1. Plastic water bottle ➝ Reusable bottle
2. Plastic bag ➝ Cloth tote
3. Ziploc or takeout container ➝ Reusable container

They’re easy. They last. Let Earth Day be your reset.

#EarthDay #AvoidingPlastic #PlasticFree

So far I've started carrying reusable cutlery & straws everyday, switched to plastic free dishwasher tabs, switched to paper-packaged bamboo paper towels, and switched to plastic free hair ties. We still need big, systemic changes but small changes make an impact too. (2/2)

Thinking about everyday actions on this Earth Day & making small changes throughout the year that can add up. This year I've been swapping one regularly used plastic item for a non-plastic alternative each month. Spacing it out has made it easier and less expensive to shift things. (1/2)

Florida! Rise up! Our friends @flfreedomread.bsky.social have made it easy for you to contact your representatives! See their post below!

Banned Books Week, October 5-11, 2025. Censorship is so 1984 (the word censorship is crossed out with a red line), Read for your rights. ala.org/bbooks

Orwell's 1984 wasn’t meant to be a how-to guide, but here we are. This October, join the fight for the freedom to read.
The theme for #BannedBooksWeek 2025 is Censorship Is So 1984. Read for Your Rights.
Planning to participate? Apply for a Krug Fund grant by April 30!
www.ala.org/news/2025/04...

It's National School Librarian Day! Celebratory decor

One more note...

Often "national days" are celebrated in schools see custodians, admin asst., school counselors, etc.

BUT there are a few positions where it is often one person & it is overlooked.

School Librarians fall in that group.

Please do not miss this opportunity to give appreciation.

Happy Trans Day of Visibility 2025! Children's Just Like Queen Esther by Ari Moffic and Kerry Olitzky (text) and Rena Yehuda Newman (illustration) Atara loves to wear her crown - to the library, to the dentist, even to her swim lessons. It gives her confidence, and shows the world that she is a girl, not a boy, like everyone thought at first. But when Atara reads the story of Queen Esther, on the Jewish holiday of Purim - she realises that you don't need a costume to express who you really are...

Happy Trans Day of Visibility 2025!

Children's Just Like Queen Esther by Ari Moffic and Kerry Olitzky (text) and Rena Yehuda Newman (illustration) Atara loves to wear her crown - to the library, to the dentist, even to her swim lessons. It gives her confidence, and shows the world that she is a…

Gender Policing in Bathrooms Makes Us All Less Safe. My Experience Is Proof The anti-trans harassment I faced in a bathroom was a reminder of how emboldened people feel to police others’ identities.

"I stopped at a QuikTrip in Texas to use the restroom. As I entered, I heard a voice from one of the stalls call out, “Hello, I have a question for you.” Then she asked, “Are you a woman or a man?”

The question hit me like a slap."

Read more: www.teenvogue.com/story/gender...

I don't know any registered members but this topic sounds like fascinating research. I've just started getting into Japanese knitting patterns (been using Japanese sewing patterns for a few years).