Sharing news with others? In the digital age, anyone can publish anything on the internet, even if it’s completely false. This talk will explain why it has become easier to create and spread misinformation and will introduce you to tools that help you evaluate news sources as well as review helpful fact-checking sites. This talk is presented by Senior Planet Partner Resources.
Before advancements in forensic science and DNA analysis, Sioux City faced many unexplained crimes and fatalities. Sarah, our Local History Librarian Specialist, will explore several of these local cases. *The same talk will be given at both events.
Unmask Alice is a true story of contagious deception. It’s the story of a doomed romance and a vengeful celebrity. Of a lazy press and a public mob. Of two suicidal teenagers, and their exploitation by a literary vampire.
Look for a different movie every Monday at 1 pm through Memorial Day! February 10th Movie: This 2018 release (PG-13) is an adaptation of one of the most popular (and banned) teen books of the past ten years. It's the story of a Black teenager who is constantly switching between two worlds -- the poor, mostly Black neighborhood where she lives and the wealthy, mostly white prep school that she attends and her struggle to find her voice and stand up for what is right.
Irreverent, witty, full of surprises, and based on a fabulous true story, this dynamic new series debut reveals what happens when three very different, very talented, fat women break all the rules, go viral—and discover life’s most breathtaking moves.
Look for a different movie every Monday at 1 pm through Memorial Day! February 3rd Movie: This 2013 biographical drama stars Chadwick Boseman and Harrison Ford and tells the history-making story of the first Black baseball player to play in modern Major League Baseball.
Look for a different movie every Monday at 1 pm through Memorial Day! January 27th Movie: This 2013 drama-romance is an adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel that is required reading for many high school students. Featuring opulent Jazz-Age style and an over-the-top soundtrack, it won two Academy Awards - Best Production Design and Best Costume Design.
Look for a different movie every Monday at 1 pm through Memorial Day! January 13th Movie: This 2006 comedy-drama is about a newly-graduated journalist who takes a job at a well-known fashion magazine and finds herself at the mercy of the demanding editor.
Hailed by The New York Times for “redefining songs about coming of age, and the aftermath, with bluntness and crafty intelligence,” Marina delves even further into trauma, youth, and the highs and lows of relationships in these profound, autobiographical poems to form a collection that transcends the boundaries of music and literature.
Look for a different movie every Monday at 1 pm through Memorial Day! January 6th Movie: This 1985 comedy-drama co-stars the Queen of Pop in a film about a bored New Jersey suburban housewife's fascination with a free-spirited woman she has read about in the personal columns. This leads to her being mistaken for the woman herself.
