Name: What Do You Meme? What Memes Can Teach Us About Information Literacy
Start: 2026-10-16T10:55:00-0700
End: 2026-10-16T11:50:00-0700

What Do You Meme? What Memes Can Teach Us About Information Literacy

Friday October 16, 2026 10:55am - 11:50am PDT

Veterans A

From Arthur’s Fist to Zoom Fails, memes have become one of the most common forms of digital communication, often going viral and spreading at lightning speed before anyone has a chance to question their validity. These bite-sized bits of information can both fuel misinformation and serve as powerful tools for teaching information literacy. In this session, we’ll explore how to help today’s learners analyze how humor, emotion, and design influence our urge to trust memes. Participants will also leave with creative ways to use memes as an engaging entry point for information literacy instruction.
Audience: K–12 school librarians and other educators. May also interest school administrators.
Future Ready Librarian Alignment: Models Digital Citizenship and Responsibility; Empowers Students as Creators; Builds Instructional Partnerships.

Speakers

Jennifer LaGarde

Director of Reader Engagement Initiatives, Bookelicious

Jennifer LaGarde has spent her entire adult life working in public education. She has served as a classroom teacher, a teacher-librarian, a digital teaching and learning specialist, a district-level support staff member, and a statewide leader as a consultant for both the North Carolina... Read More →

Friday October 16, 2026 10:55am - 11:50am PDT
Veterans A 808 4th St, Clovis, CA 93612

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