Media Literacy @ Your Library
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Media Literacy @ Your Library was a learning and prototyping project of the ÂÜÀòÍøÊÓƵ (ALA). The goal of this project was to train library workers to better equip their adult patrons to be discerning news consumers.
In 2017, ÂÜÀòÍøÊÓƵand the worked with teams from five public libraries to adapt existing media literacy training to serve the needs of public librarians and the communities they serve.
The Media Literacy @ Your Library cohort members were:
- (Illinois)
- (Huntsville, Alabama)
- (Estes Park, Colorado)
- (Maine)
- (California)
The cohort teams attended an in-person training and used their skills to conduct related adult public programs in their communities. Team members provided feedback on the training and served as advisers to, and beta testers for, the development of a corresponding web-based curriculum for the library field.
Media Literacy @ Your Library is supported by the Knight Prototype Fund on accurate information, an initiative of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Democracy Fund and the Rita Allen Foundation, which aimed to address concerns about the spread of misinformation and build trust in news.
View the Learning and Prototyping Report, published December 2018.
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