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Fact or Fake? Media Literacy for Kids & Families

With author Stephen Chiger -- for ages 7-14
2025-10-09 16:30:00 2025-10-09 17:30:00 America/New_York Fact or Fake? Media Literacy for Kids & Families Curious about AI trickery? Can you tell what's real and what's fake?  Test your skills with Maplewood author Stephen Chiger in this interactive event for ages 7-14 / grades 3-8 Maplewood Memorial Library - Children's Program Room

Thursday, October 09
4:30pm - 5:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-10-09 16:30:00 2025-10-09 17:30:00 America/New_York Fact or Fake? Media Literacy for Kids & Families Curious about AI trickery? Can you tell what's real and what's fake?  Test your skills with Maplewood author Stephen Chiger in this interactive event for ages 7-14 / grades 3-8 Maplewood Memorial Library - Children's Program Room

Maplewood Memorial Library

Children's Program Room

Curious about AI trickery? Can you tell what's real and what's fake?  Test your skills with Maplewood author Stephen Chiger in this interactive event for ages 7-14 / grades 3-8

Media Literacy is not simply defense against the dark arts!

Are you curious about AI trickery?  Do you think you can sort what’s true from what’s fake?  Do you like puzzles?  Test and boost your skills with Maplewood author Stephen Chiger in this interactive event for the whole family

After the games, Chiger will sign copies of Gran and Gram Save Summer – called “the best media literacy book for kids I've ever come across” (Faith Rogow, PhD).  This puzzle-packed novel has been compared to The Mysterious Benedict Society, Encyclopedia Brown, and The Phantom Tollbooth.  

For kids ages 7-14 (grade 3-8) 

 

AGE GROUP: | Tweens (10-12) | Teen (13-18) | School Age (5-12) | Family (all ages) |

EVENT TYPE: | Tech | Author Talk |

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Sat, Sep 20 10:00AM to 5:00PM
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