Carson City Library to celebrate eclipse with activities, telescope, 200 pairs of safety glasses
UPDATE SUNDAY, AUG. 20: For Monday's eclipse program, the Carson City Library is taking walk ins, however they will not be guaranteed eclipse safety glasses. The library will have other activities available and a telescope with a solar filter.
On Sunday afternoon, the Carson City Library is giving out a VERY limited amount at 1pm, line up is at 12:30pm. Must have their library card and only one per person. See the Carson City Library Facebook page here.
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Join the Carson City Library in viewing the solar eclipse this Monday, August 21 from 9 to 11 a.m. The Library will have hands-on activities, a telescope with safety filter, and other informational activities to help commemorate this amazing event.
This program is part of NASA@ My Library, an initiative to engage public audiences nationwide in informal and lifelong learning with the excitement of NASA exploration and discovery. The first 200 registrants will receive safety glasses to view the eclipse. To register, go here.
The glasses being distributed by Carson City Library and Friends Browsers Corner Bookstore are all safe and correctly ISO rated and NASA approved.
The Carson City Library applied and was awarded a competitive grant called NASA @My Library. Through this grant, the library has received NASA STEM Facilitation Kits, NASA STEM Backpacks for circulation, financial resources, training, and partnership opportunities to provide programming revolving around STEM and space learning.
See carsoncitylibrary.org/use/nasa-my-library for more information about the NASA@My Library program.
In the Photo: Carson City Library Director Sena Loyd, left, talks with staff members Natalie Wood, Robert White and Maria Klesta about Monday’s solar eclipse viewing event. The first 200 registrants will receive safety glasses to view the eclipse as part of a NASA @My Library grant.
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