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Breaking the Bubble: Boosting News Literacy

Fogler Library, Lynch Room

In recent years, claims of “fake news,” bias and misinformation have become rampant, with many of us wanting to stay informed but feeling overwhelmed, and even saturated, by the 24-hour news cycle. How do we move beyond charges of “fake news” to determine the reliability of news content? How do we ethically consume and share […]

Latin American Film Festival: “Vicenta”

Fogler Library, Lynch Room

A film as necessary as it is beautiful, Vicenta explores the struggle for the right to a legal, safe, and free abortion. Through small clay figurines and live-action news clips, […]

Latin American Film Festival: “Alice Junior”

Fogler Library, Lynch Room

Alice Júnior is a carefree, spoiled trans YouTuber with everything she could ask for: an apartment in a cool beach town, a loving dad, her own advice vlog, an almost-win […]

Latin American Film Festival: “Machuca”

Fogler Library, Lynch Room

The story takes place in Santiago in 1973 in the days leading up to the military coup, and is based on a real experiment carried out during the socialist government […]

Latin American Film Festival: “Perfect Strangers”

Fogler Library, Lynch Room

From Mexican director Manolo Caro (Netflix’s The House of Flowers) comes the electrifying comedy about a seemingly simple dinner party. When a group of best friends gets together during a […]

Conversations at Fogler: Book Banning

Fogler Library, Lynch Room

Heard about all the book banning around the US and in Maine this year? Join Fogler's librarians for a guided group discussion on why books get banned. Snacks will be […]

Mystery in the Stacks

Fogler Library, Lynch Room

Investigate a mystery in the stacks at Fogler Library.  Defeat the creatures that go bump in the night using the library and Call of Cthulhu gameplay.  Snacks will be provided. RSVP here. Snow date will be January 30.

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