As national interest continues to turn toward the August 21<x-apple-data-detectors://51> 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<x-apple-data-detectors://53>/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<x-apple-data-detectors://56>/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.