- Missed out on the glasses? Host a program to make pinhole viewing boxes and check out all the other resources from Space Science Institute:
https://www.starnetlibraries.org/2017eclipse/eclipse-resource-center/
- American Indians in Children's Literature is pleased to share a letter from Naomi Bishop, currently the president of the American Indian
Library Association, about the upcoming solar eclipse. As she noted, many libraries are developing programming around it. She offers some resources and cautions, too, with respect to Native peoples and the eclipse.
- Eclipse Webinars from STAR_Net can be found online:
<http://www.starnetlibraries.org/resources/webinars/>
Enjoy,
Cathy Lancaster
Youth Services Coordinator
Statewide Library Services
Library of Michigan
517-335-8129
517-373-5700 f
Nourishing Michigan’s Future…during school and during the summer! Find a Summer Food Service Program site nearest you and encourage Michigan’s children to Meet Up and
Eat Up! www.michigan.gov/meetupeatup
From: michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org [mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org]
On Behalf Of Lancaster, Catherine (MDE)
Sent: Monday, July 10, 2017 10:00 AM
To: michlib-l@mcls.org
Subject: [Michlib-l] STAR_Net Webinars this week on Solar Eclipse
As national interest continues to turn toward the August 21 solar eclipse, we hope you will join STAR_Net for tips and resources that you can use in your library to
celebrate this celestial event. Please join our upcoming free webinars:
Eclipse Cultural Connections<http://www.starnetlibraries.org/event/eclipse-cultural-connections/>
Wednesday, July 12th, 2017 at 3pm EDT/2pm CDT/1pm MDT/12pm PT
Join Isabel Hawkins, astronomer and educator with the Exploratorium of San Francisco, CA, to learn about cultural connections for the 2017 Great American Eclipse.
To register, please click here.<https://starlibrarynetwork.adobeconnect.com/eclipseculturalconnectionsevent/event/registration.html>
Safe Eclipse Viewing<http://www.starnetlibraries.org/event/safe-eclipse-viewing/>
Wednesday, July 12th, 2017 at 3pm EDT/2pm CDT/1pm MDT/12pm PT
Join NCIL Staff and Doug Duncan, Director of the Fiske Planetarium at UC Boulder, to learn about ways to safely view the 2017 Great American Eclipse.
To register, please click here.<https://starlibrarynetwork.adobeconnect.com/safeeclipseviewingevent/event/registration.html>
Quick tip: We host our webinars through Adobe Connect, which requires Flash Player and may need Administrator approval to download. Please run the Adobe Connect Diagnostic Test<http://admin.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm>
ahead of time.
Don't have time to attend? The webinars will be recorded and posted to our archive<http://www.starnetlibraries.org/resources/webinars/> following each event.
Also, find promotional and programming materials (including hands-on activities!) at http://www.starnetlibraries.org/2017eclipse/eclipse-resource-center/. The Carmel Clay
Public Library (Carmel, IN), George Coon Public Library (Princeton, KY), Catawba County Library (Newton, NC), Craven-Pamlico-Carteret Regional Library (New Bern, NC), Jefferson County Library - Arnold (MO), Springfield City Library (Indian Orchard, MA), Fort
Vancouver Regional Library (Vancouver, WA), and Western Pocono Community Library (Brodheadsville, PA) offer some eclipse planning ideas in the WebJunction blog post at http://www.webjunction.org/news/webjunction/starnet-eclipse.html.