Kat O'Brien Hall, Retired Librarian

[Kat O'Brien Hall, Retired Librarian @nmslibrarytn]

Yes! Learning information literacy skills (evaluating & verifying info sources for authority, relevance, bias, reliability, etc) has grown more important every year for decades as ease of access to an overwhelming sea of information has skyrocketed! Librarians teach this skill!

[Library Girl - See Pinned Tweet @jenniferlagarde]

Gosh. It’s almost as if the systematic dismantling of #schoollibraries over the last several decades led directly to a populace that lacks a basic understanding of information literacy, civic responsibility and human empathy. #sigh

[John Schu @MrSchuReads]

"Reading shaped my dreams, and more reading helped me make my dreams come true." -Ruth Bader Ginsberg | Rest in peace, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg!

[Kat O'Brien Hall, Retired Librarian @nmslibrarytn]

#EmptyBarrel

[Shelbie Wassel 👩🏻‍🍳✡️☮️😷🦾 @ShelbieWassel]

Please help my dad go viral! He’s the coolest 95 year old around! He filmed this on his IPhone! Please share.

[VoteVets @votevets]

NEW – PREBUTTAL TO TRUMP RNC SPEECH:
The first combat death under Trump happened when he ordered a Navy SEAL team into Yemen while at a dinner party.

He wanted to play big-man-going-to-war.

The Gold Star dad of the hero lost has some BRUTAL words for Trump.

#DontTrustTrump

[Kat O'Brien Hall, Retired Librarian @nmslibrarytn]

Whoa.

[Republican Accountability @AccountableGOP]

NEW: Testimonial ad from Trump's Former DHS Chief of Staff @MilesTaylorUSA, declaring his support for Joe Biden and describing Trump's presidency as "terrifying" and "actively doing damage to our security."

WATCH & go to https://t.co/Nz2NiSCquN for more.

[Kat O'Brien Hall, Retired Librarian @nmslibrarytn]

This!!!!
"Young people must learn to: evaluate information critically for credibility, accuracy, and bias; read with comprehension... Without literacy, it is impossible to achieve our full promise as a country or as individuals."

[SchoolLibraryJournal @sljournal]

Our Ability to Fully Participate as Citizens Is Tied to Literacy | Donalyn Miller https://t.co/lUo1OjGt4b

[The Hill @thehill]

GOP Maryland governor slams Trump’s coronavirus response: “We expected something more than constant heckling from the man who was supposed to be our leader” https://t.co/R7TJeuZQBT

[Kat O'Brien Hall, Retired Librarian @nmslibrarytn]

Wow.

[Kylene Beers @KyleneBeers]

Want to re-open schools? Read. This. First.

(This is a reposting with a link that didn't crash in first ten-minutes).

https://t.co/2lQsQ8BmgQ

[Kat O'Brien Hall, Retired Librarian @nmslibrarytn]

During a pandemic, if you're physically distanced from others, don't wear a mask if you don't want to. If engaging in activities that bring you closer to others, will you help take care of your fellow humans? It's a pretty small action that can have bery big ramifications!

[Kat O'Brien Hall, Retired Librarian @nmslibrarytn]

@JeffHarshbarger @YouTube I'm speechless. 😂

[Kat O'Brien Hall, Retired Librarian @nmslibrarytn]

@KyleneBeers Feeling same way. 😕

[Jerry Craft @JerryCraft]

I wasn’t a reader as a kid in part because my local library was ALWAYS closed. No school librarians either. Every DCPS student deserves a well stocked school library and a full time certified school librarian. #DCPSNeedsLibrarians #DCPSSchoolLibraries #tlchat #DCPSProgressPride

[Kat O'Brien Hall, Retired Librarian @nmslibrarytn]

Bummer.

[Freedom Forum @1stForAll]

After more than 11 years on Pennsylvania Avenue, we reminisce about our time here & the memories we made. While our location is changing, our mission to increase public understanding of the importance of a free press & the First Amendment will live on for years to come.

[Jeff Harshbarger @JeffHarshbarger]

Norris Middle is looking for a math teacher. Apply at https://t.co/qZ9aRMsk1x.

[Donalyn Miller @donalynbooks]

Unpopular opinion of the day: It doesn't matter how many times "literacy" appears on your district or campus plan; if you don't plan funding for librarians, libraries, and classroom reading materials, you don't value literacy much.

[Kat O'Brien Hall, Retired Librarian @nmslibrarytn]

My student library helpers are so clever! Nicely done, Katie & Kayla!

[American Library Association @ALALibrary]

"As discouraging as it is that the administration has again proposed eliminating @US_IMLS, the bipartisan support in Congress over the past two years gives us reason to hope." - ALA President @LoidaGarciaFebo re: the FY 2020 budget proposal. https://t.co/fvkOx94TMW #FundLibraries

[Kat O'Brien Hall, Retired Librarian @nmslibrarytn]

Get those students to the library! Librarians teach research skills!