Bexley Public Library will close at 6pm on July 3rd and remain closed on July 4th in observance of Independance Day
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Join us as Dr. Melissa Foster shows how to better consume media and participate in interactive media in a way that promotes informed, active, and responsible citizenship.
Join us as Dr. Melissa Foster shows how to better consume media and participate in interactive media in a way that promotes informed, active, and responsible citizenship. Understanding how media industries operate, how media influences us, how we influence media, how to critique media for accuracy, and how cognitive processing and individual differences impact the way we engage with and process media is vital to decision making that benefits individuals and society at large.
Dr. Melissa Foster is a Senior Lecturer at The Ohio State University working in the Communication Department. She has earned a masters in psychology and doctorate in communication. For over a decade Dr. Foster has been researching, teaching, lecturing, and publishing work on communication, health, and human behavior.
In person space is limited. Registration is requested. Online registration is required to receive Zoom link.
AGE GROUP: | All Ages |
EVENT TYPE: | Civics, Current Events, and History |
TAGS: | society | social responsilbity | news | media literacy | media influence | media industry | media | Dr. Melissa Foster | decisionmaking | decision making | critical thinking | communication | cognitive processing | citizenship |
Bexley Public Library was founded in 1924 and first housed in Bexley High School, now Montrose Elementary School. The present building opened in 1929 and was designed by architects O.C. Miller and R.R. Reeves who drew upon French and Italian architecture from the 17th century for the design.
The library is located at 2411 East Main Street, at the intersection of East Main Street and Cassady Avenue. Parking is available in our parking lot on Euclaire Avenue and in front of the library on Main Street. Main Street is a No Parking Tow Zone from 4:00-6:00 p.m. weekdays.