Email your costume contest entries to [email protected] between Oct. 24 and 10 am on Monday Nov. 3. Be sure to list name, age, what division you are entering. By entering, you agree that we can use your/your child/ren’s name(s) and likeness(es) in the Ark Valley News and on social media. Prizes for winning costumes! Judging by Library staff, all decisions final. Good luck!
Notice: The Library will be closed briefly today (Oct. 15) from noon to about 1pm so that staff may serve our soup luncheon at the Chamber of Commerce meeting.
For brief Library transactions such as picking up a hold, making a copy, etc., please come find staff in the Cottonwood/Sunflower room. Computer use, browsing, faxing, big copy jobs, hanging out, etc. will resume at 1 pm.
Thanks!
Sponsored by the Valley Center Public Library
6 PM on Thu. October 23, 6 PM CDT via Zoom MeetingPre-registration is required: https://forms.gle/KZgh8Z2EHYLP98f97
Overwhelmed with messages from politicians, news sources and online media? Distinguish truth from fiction using real-world examples. Become your own “fact checker.”
¨ Social Media posts ¨ Propaganda
¨ Language / terminology ¨ Deepfakes
¨ Survey / poll questions ¨ Economic data
¨ Graphs and charts ¨ Finding good information
Civics for Adults is the brainchild of former educator and librarian, Donna L Cohen MLIS, MEd, to bring non-partisan, content-rich, and interactive workshops to the public, that educate citizens about our political processes and open avenues for civic engagement.
“Our democracy is strengthened when citizens have accurate and non-partisan civic knowledge,” says Donna. “My workshops provide information typically hidden behind the headline-grabbing, background noise of our lives. I inform about our most essential government and political structures, support critical thinking skills by illuminating ways that information may be distorted, and encourage citizen engagement by highlighting multiple ways that we can influence civic and political life.” Join Donna’s email list or check out her website at https://www.civicthinker.info.
Program sponsored in part by South Central Kansas Library System— assisting member libraries to provide excellent service to their communities.