Young Adults in the 6th – 12th grade are invited to enjoy a movie at the Malden Public Library. Join us next Thursday April 7th from 3:00-5:00 PM in the Maccario Room for a new Marvel anti-hero film based on the Spider-Man villain “Venom”.
Light refreshments and snack will be served and seating is limited to make sure to come on time to claim a spot.
It’s April Fool’s Day! A day when our skepticism is high and many of our usual sources of information are playing tricks on us. Rather than return to business as usual tomorrow use today’s desire to trust but verify to improve your media literacy. Here are some infographics and links to help you become a savvier consumer of information!
Credit to Britannica learn for “Fight the Fake”
And Niall McNulty for the infographic
For more reading take a look at these helpful articles about how to practice media literacy and why it matters: https://literacy.ala.org/media-literacy/
https://www.rand.org/blog/2022/03/truth-decay-is-a-threat-to-democracy-heres-what-you.html
https://www.edutopia.org/blog/evaluating-quality-of-online-info-julie-coiro
https://libguides.norquest.ca/fakenews/identify?
https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2016/12/27/fighting-fake-news/
We have a new grab and go fast, scientific and fun kit starting today at the Malden Public Library. Stop by the information desk located on the first floor to grab your kit with everything you need to create your own pinwheel of the cosmos.
Learn about how telescopes have helped us develop a view of distant galaxies and stay tuned to the rest of our NASA @ My Library partnership programs coming soon to the library in person.