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Picture this: you’re scrolling Facebook on your device and suddenly you see a news story pop up with a headline that catches your eye. The channel isn’t local to you, and you know you’ve never seen that page before. It’s possible that above the news story, Facebook has let you know that a former coworker has commented on the news story, and then Facebook shows you the comment your coworker left.

You scroll by, but you read the headline, and maybe even a little blurb and your coworker’s comment.

You scroll past a meme about alcohol consumption during social distancing. You scroll past a meme about homeschooling kids. You scroll past a scathing political meme.

10 Movies Available on Hoopla- The Final Chapter

The Endless Summer- 1965- Classic documentary about surfers scouring the world for the perfect wave.

10 Movies available on Hoopla III: The Domination

Rabid- 2019- The gruesome horror thriller remake of David Cronenberg's horror classic about a vampire virus during Christmas from the Soska Sisters. (Cronenberg’s 1977 original is also available.)

COVID-19: How has the pandemic changed your life?

As the number of cases in Alabama grows and the enactment of shelter-in-place and social distancing have become the new norm, we would like to hear about how the pandemic is changing your daily life. Share your experiences with us by filling out this survey. Help us create a record of this momentous time in our history.

Celebrate Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month with these books for kids

This post is part of a series on social media and media literacy. To read part one of this two-parter on information overload, click here! To see all of our media literacy related posts, please click here.

Spend quality time with your family watching one of these great films. All you need is your library card!

Robert Bloch- Bloch was an author of mystery, crime, horror and science-fiction. His fiction is spiked with his sinister sense of humor and surprise twist-endings. He also wrote for films and television. Most modern writers credit Bloch with being an early inspiration in their lives. If you only know Norman Bates from Alfred Hitchcock’s film Psycho, it’s safe to say you don’t know Norman Bates. Hoopla will get you caught up with Bloch’s original Psycho trilogy. (For the record, Psycho II was the first book that kept me up all night reading because I had to find out how it ended.)