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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.

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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.