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Black History Month
Celebrate Black History Month in the library.
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Fact-checking websites
Snopes – A fact-checking website that investigates urban legends, fake news, and folklore. “We always document our sources so readers are empowered to do independent research and make up their own minds.”
Politifact - Fact-checking website that rates accuracy of claims by elected officials.
Fact Check - A a nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics.
Hoax Slayer – Hoax Slayer debunks email and social media hoaxes, thwarts internet scammers, combats spam, and educates web users about email, social media, and internet security issues.
inVid – a Chrome extension that authenticates videos to make sure they have not been manipulated.
Science Feedback - A nonpartisan website that exposes claims that either contradict or over-hype science.” We believe it is scientists’ civic duty to better inform our fellow citizens in our area of expertise.”
Open Secrets - a non-profit, nonpartisan research group based in Washington, D.C., that tracks the effects of money and lobbying on elections and public policy.
What are we reading?
Spotlight
The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera
There lived a girl named Petra Peña, who wanted nothing more than to be a storyteller, like her abuelita.
But Petra's world is ending. Earth has been destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and their children – among them Petra and her family – have been chosen to journey to a new planet. They are the ones who must carry on the human race.
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Queer Books for Teens
Queer Books for Teens is for anyone interested in Young Adult literature with significant LGBTQIAP+ content published between 2000 and 2017.
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