On Voter Registration Day, Wednesday, Sept. 17, Lorain Public Library System will have volunteers available to help patrons register to vote, find their polling locations, update their addresses and more. We will have plenty of registration forms, request forms for absentee ballots and laptops for use to register online. The deadline to register for the General Election is Oct. 7. Absentee ballots must by requested by Oct. 29. Early voting starts Oct. 8. The General Election date is Nov. 5.
Misinformation is everyone’s business. Get media wise and sharpen your skills with resources and tools on topics like online safety, credible news and more. For more information or to preregister, visit LorainPublicLibrary.org/Programs.
AVON BRANCH
Tuesday, Sept. 10
6 p.m.
COLUMBIA BRANCH
Wednesday, Sept. 25
6:30 p.m.
NORTH RIDGEVILLE BRANCH
Monday, Oct. 7
6 p.m.
DOMONKAS BRANCH
Wednesday, Oct. 9
2 p.m.
SOUTH LORAIN BRANCH
Friday, Oct. 11
4:30 p.m.
MAIN LIBRARY
Wednesday, Oct. 16
6 p.m.
As additional resources, Lorain Public Library System also has these titles available:
CHILDREN
Breaking the News, Brown Robin Terry
Fake News at Newton High, Vink, Amanda
Fake News in Focus, Gatling, Alex
The Fake News Phenomenon, Harris, Duchess, PhD
What Is Propaganda?, Doeden, Matt
Can You Believe It?, Grant, Joyce
Social Media and the News, Mooney, Carla
True or False, Otis, Cindy
The Nantucket Sea Monster, Pattison, Darcy
ADULT
The Curious Person’s Guide to Fighting Fake News Mcafee, David G.
The Science of Influencers and Superspreaders Using Network Theory and Artificial Intelligence, Makse, Hernán A.
American Journalism and Fake News, Ashley, Seth
The Anatomy of Fake News, Higdon, Nolan
Algorithms of Oppression, Noble, Safiya Umoja
Counterfact Weiss, Andrew
May Contain Lies, Edmans, Alex
Building Back Truth in an Age of Misinformation, Stebbins, Leslie F.
A History of Fake Things on the Internet, Scheirer, Walter J.
Dogwhistles and Figleaves, Saul, Jennifer Mather
Falsehoods Fly, Thagard, Pau
Wrong, Young, Dannagal Goldthwaite
Cheap Speech, Hasen, Richard L.
Foolproof, Van Der Linden, Sander
Fake News, Witch Hunts & Conspiracy Theories, Hoffmann, Pauline W.
Dismantling Conspiracy Theories, Greer, Katie
Disinformation, Barclay, Donald A.
A History of Disinformation in the U.S., Hayden, Joseph R.
Verified, Caulfield, Mike
Fighting Fake News, Wilhelm, Jeffrey D.