Kara Gleason

History teacher turned school librarian

[Kara Gleason @Ms_KGleason]

@BPLBoston @vitormrtns @lucasdlrocha Thank you!!

[Kara Gleason @Ms_KGleason]

@BPLBoston A high schooler is looking for YA books with Brazilian representation. He is a fan of Jason Reynolds and novels in verse. Thank you! #ShelfServiceLive 📚

[Kara Gleason @Ms_KGleason]

via @NYTOpinion Thankful for Libraries by Charles Blow https://t.co/jKnaLQ3osh

[Josiah Hawthorne @JosiahHawthorne]

Whichever of us is the last person to leave Twitter, make sure your last tweet is just the word "CROATOAN"

[Kara Gleason @Ms_KGleason]

Happy World News Wednesday! https://t.co/uW9S8sDWCV
#MediaLitWk @actecareertech @MinutemanHS #CareerTechEd

[NPR @NPR]

Larry the Cat, a 15-year-old tabby who serves as Chief Mouser at the residence of Britain's prime minister, has outlasted David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson and now Liz Truss.
https://t.co/pKSVFKnijS

[Kara Gleason @Ms_KGleason]

Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell on why we need libraries – an essay in pictures | Books | The Guardian https://t.co/o1HO9WYZTP

[Republican Calendar @sansculotides]

Today is nonidi 19 Vendémiaire in the year of the Republic CCXXXI, celebrating the sunflower.

[LeVar Burton @levarburton]

Happy Thursday, y’all and remember, studies have shown that reading for pleasure, even for just a few minutes a day, can make a significant contribution to our mental health. #bydhttmwfi

[Sandra Boynton @SandyBoynton]

FOR YOU! (September 12 is National Day of Encouragement. Pass it on.) #NationalDayOfEncouragement

[Dr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755 on lots o’ platforms) @jbf1755]

Humanities degrees teach you:
To write.
To evaluate evidence.
To construct arguments.
To understand the complexities of being human.
To understand yourself & other people.
To have empathy.
To understand how we got to the present.
To glory in art & beauty.

We need them.
A lot.

[Libby, by OverDrive @LibbyApp]

Do you have your library card? 💭

#LibraryCardSignUpMonth

[National Museum of American History @amhistorymuseum]

#OTD in 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified. While it was a milestone for generations of women advocating for their political rights, it was not the end of the activism required for all women to be able to vote.

This banner was used as part of the movement.

[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

Ever wonder where broccoli in your cruidité comes from? This is how it’s harvested. #WeFeedYou

[Republican Calendar @sansculotides]

Today is quintidi 25 Thermidor in the year of the Republic CCXXX, celebrating the otter.

[Carla Hayden @LibnOfCongress]

“My most prized possession was my library card from the Oakland Public Library.”
- Bill Russell

RIP and thank you Mr. Russell

[Kara Gleason @Ms_KGleason]

Libraries can save the summer. And maybe democracy, too. https://t.co/K14rOzWckO

[Marjorie Harrington @mlkharrington]

There are a lot of things that are wrong in the world, but one small thing that gives me hope for humanity is interlibrary loan

[Republican Calendar @sansculotides]

Today is octidi 28 Prairial in the year of the Republic CCXXX, celebrating thyme.

[Kara Gleason @Ms_KGleason]

RMHS students petition for Joshua Eaton School name change https://t.co/wM32LvDVcb