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10/18/2024

Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief introduced an entire generation to Greek mythology when it was first published in 2005. Since then, the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series has generated several spin-offs, a publishing imprint dedicated to introducing world mythology to young readers, two movies, a television series, and now… a musical stage show!

 

To celebrate the premiere of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical at Lansing Community College, the Library will host a display of Greek mythology books during the run of the show. The display features contemporary fiction, popular non-fiction, classic Greek plays, and collections of Greek and Roman myths. All items are available for checkout on the second floor of the Technology & Learning Center.

 

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical follows the adventures of Percy Jackson, Grover Underwood, and Annabeth Chase as they attempt to complete their quest and save the world from destruction. Racing across the United States in search of Zeus’s missing lightning bolt, they will face mythological monsters, magical perils, and grumpy Greek gods… all while singing a set of original songs. It is a family-friendly production, perfect for old and new fans alike.

 

The show runs from October 18 to October 27, 2024. 

Admission is free! For more information, check the LCC Performing Arts Events Calendar.

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10/04/2024

With a little over a month left until the election in November, here are some resources related to election rumors and misinformation.

Misinformation Dashboard

The 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 Research

The 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 2024

The Brennan Center for Justice publishes articles about rumors related to voting on a variety of topics, including:

  • Voter roll accuracy
  • Hand counting ballots
  • Canceled election
  • Citizenship and voting


 

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10/01/2024

LGBTQIA2+ History Month Library Display October 2024

The 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. 

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10/01/2024

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 eBooks

Cover ArtThe 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.  

Publication Date: 2024-04-09
 
 
 
 
 

Cover ArtNews 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.  

Publication Date: 2021-03-02
 
 
 
 
 

Cover ArtFake News

Publication Date: 2020
 
 
 
 

Cover ArtCheap 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.  

Publication Date: 2022-03-08
 
 
 
 
 
 
Explore the Library's Media literacy Libguide for even more information. 
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