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The Lansing Literary Festival kicks off on Friday, September 20th. with a poetry event hosted by LCC in Dart Auditorium. Throughout the weekend, many great events are scheduled around town that include a book crawl, scavenger hunts, live performances, workshops, and plenty of great books! Check out the LCC Library display that highlight some of the diverse authors found in the Lansing area and mid-Michigan.

Check out the Lansing Literary Festival Website for a detailed event schedule and listen to the event organizers discuss the planning process and highlight events on the LCC Connect podcast Written In the Stars.

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Navigating Election 2024: Resources for Combating Misinformation

With a little over a month left until the election in November, here are some resources related to election rumors and misinformation.Misinformation DashboardThe News Literacy Project maintains this dashboard which sorts election misinformation by:Theme – What are the viral falsehoods about?Type – What methods are being used to spread viral falsehoods?If you have seen a false claim circulating about the election that is not on the dashboard, you can submit it for a fact check.Election Rumor ResearchThe Center for an Informed Public at University of Washington publishes a series of “rapid research blog posts and analysis about rumors pertaining to election integrity and procedures in the 2024 U.S. elections.” Visit the website for updates, or sign up for the substack.Election Rumors in 2024The Brennan Center for Justice publishes articles about rumors related to voting on a variety of topics, including:Voter roll accuracyHand counting ballotsCanceled electionCitizenship and voting ...

LGBTQIA2+ History Month - October Display

LGBTQIA2+ History Month Library Display October 2024The LCC Library is presenting an LGBTQIA2+ Icon and book display during the month of October 2024. The display highlights some of the 2024 LGBTQ+ icons selected by The Equity Forum. Each year, they select 31 LGBTQ+ Icons for achievements in their field, for their status as a national hero, or for their significant contribution to LGBTQ+ civil rights. Celebrating LGBTQIA2+ icons takes its history form LGBT History Month celebrations held in October.The LGBTQIA2+ community has so much to be proud of, and any month is an opportunity to celebrate our successes and those who have made, and continue to make, positive contributions to society. Be sure to take a look at the Library’s October LGBTQIA2+ History Display which features books and e-books available from the Library. Finally, check out the Library’s LGBTQIA2+ Library Guide The guide highlights LCC campus, local, and national organizations. It also provides information on locating LGBTQIA2+ resources in the library. ...

Media Literacy - October Display

Media Literacy October Display Fact or Fiction? Real news or fake? How do I know if something I read is bias? In today’s world we are flooded with information from reports, news, videos, podcasts, documentaries, and social media. It can be hard to determine the best ways and methods for sorting through everything. This October, the Library will feature a media literacy display with resources to help you learn more about media literacy and learn some new tips and tricks to help you navigate a world filled with information and media.Selected eBooksThe Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality by Amanda Montell INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the bestselling author of Cultish and host of the podcast Sounds Like a Cult, a delicious blend of cultural criticism and personal narrative that explores our cognitive biases and the power, disadvantages, and highlights of magical thinking. Utilizing the linguistic insights of her "witty and brilliant" (Blyth Roberson, author of America the Beautiful?) first book Wordslut and the sociological explorations of her breakout hit Cultish, Amanda Montell now turns her erudite eye to the inner workings of the human mind and its biases in her most personal and electrifying work yet. "Magical thinking" can be broadly defined as the belief that one's internal thoughts can affect unrelated events in the external world: think of the conviction that one can manifest their way out of poverty, stave off cancer with positive vibes, thwart the apocalypse by learning to can their own peaches, or transform an unhealthy relationship to a glorious one with loyalty alone. In all its forms, magical thinking works in service of restoring agency amid chaos, but in The Age of Magical Overthinking, Montell argues that in the modern information age, our brain's coping mechanisms have been overloaded, and our irrationality turned up to an eleven. In a series of razor sharp, deeply funny chapters, Montell delves into a cornucopia of the cognitive biases that run rampant in our brains, from how the "halo effect" cultivates worship (and hatred) of larger-than-life celebrities, to how the "sunk cost fallacy" can keep us in detrimental relationships long after we've realized they're not serving us. As she illuminates these concepts with her signature brilliance and wit, Montell's prevailing message is one of hope, empathy, and ultimately forgiveness for our anxiety-addled human selves. If you have all but lost faith in our ability to reason, Montell aims to make some sense of the senseless. To crack open a window in our minds, and let a warm breeze in. To help quiet the cacophony for a while, or even hear a melody in it. jQuery(function () { jQuery('[data-toggle="popover"]').popover() }) Publication Date: 2024-04-09 News and how to use it by Alan Rusbridger Nothing in life works without facts. A society that isn't sure what's true can't function. Without facts there can be no government or law. Science is ignored. Trust evaporates. People everywhere feel ever more alienated from - and mistrustful of - news and those who make it. We no longer seem to know who or what to believe. We are living through a crisis of 'information chaos'. News and How to Use It is a glossary for this bewildering age. From AI to Bots, from Climate Crisis to Fake News, from Clickbait to Trolls (and more), here is the definitive user's guide for how to stay informed, tell truth from fiction and hold those in power accountable in the modern age. jQuery(function () { jQuery('[data-toggle="popover"]').popover() }) Publication Date: 2021-03-02 Fake NewsPublication Date: 2020 Cheap Speech by Richard L. Hasen An informed and practical road map for controlling disinformation, embracing free speech, saving American elections, and protecting democracy   "Hasen puts forth a number of solid recommendations on how to combat disinformation."--Richard Stengel, New York Times   "Hasen has written an extraordinary, thorough and fair examination of the impact of misinformation on democracy."--Jeff Kosseff, Lawfare   What can be done consistent with the First Amendment to ensure that American voters can make informed election decisions and hold free elections amid a flood of virally spread disinformation and the collapse of local news reporting? How should American society counter the actions of people like former President Donald J. Trump, who used social media to convince millions of his followers to doubt the integrity of U.S. elections and helped foment a violent insurrection? What can we do to minimize disinformation campaigns aimed at suppressing voter turnout?   With piercing insight into the current debates over free speech, censorship, and Big Tech's responsibilities, Richard L. Hasen proposes legal and social measures to restore Americans' access to reliable information on which democracy depends. In an era when quack COVID treatments and bizarre QAnon theories have entered mainstream, this book explains how to assure both freedom of ideas and a commitment to truth. jQuery(function () { jQuery('[data-toggle="popover"]').popover() }) Publication Date: 2022-03-08 Explore the Library's Media literacy Libguide for even more information. ...

Hispanic Heritage Month | September 15-October 15

Mes de la Herencia Hispana | del 15 de septiembre al 15 de octubre Hispanic Heritage Month | September 15-October 15 image credit: archives.orgCelebramos el Mes de la Herencia Hispana (del 15 de septiembre al 15 de octubre) en reconocimiento de los logros y contribuciones de los líderes hispanoamericanos que han inspirado a otras personas a lograr el éxito. Esta celebración empezó en 1968 como la Semana de la Herencia Hispana, bajo el presidente Lyndon Johnson, y fue expandida por el presidente Ronald Reagan en 1988 a un periodo de 30 días. Se promulgó como ley el 17 de agosto de 1988. Vea registros relacionados en la página de recursos de la herencia hispana y latina y en el catálogo de los Archivos Nacionales. We celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15) to recognize the achievements and contributions of Hispanic American champions who have inspired others to achieve success. The observation began in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover a 30-day period. It was enacted into law on August 17, 1988. The theme for 2024 is “Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future Together.” View the Library's Hispanic Heritage Month virtual display from 2022 with books, ebooks, and other resources. As well as Latinx Voices in our Leisure Reading collection. Check out these Hispanic Heritage Month events presented by the Office of Empowerment. ...

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