[SEO-Members] A few more seats just opened up for the workshop from the Space Science Institute’s STARNet team on February 21

Mon Feb 12 12:33:30 EST 2024

[Logo, company name  Description automatically generated]<https://events.library.ohio.gov/event/11826867>A Total Solar Eclipse in 2024 is coming to Ohio on April 8, 2024– now is the time for public library staff to plan programs! Thanks to a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and a supplement to the NASA@ My Library Project, the Space Science Institute’s STARNet team is providing 5 million solar viewing glasses, in-person training workshops, solar science circulation kits, and print resources.

Parts of Ohio will be in the path of totality in the Total Solar Eclipse in 2024, and the State Library of Ohio is pleased to host a workshop from the Space Science Institute’s STARNet team on February 21, 2024. Registration is now open for the in-person workshop. Register here<https://events.library.ohio.gov/event/11826867>.

Workshop Details
Date: February 21, 2024
Time: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Location: The State Library of Ohio
Lunch: Boxed Lunch will be Provided

This workshop will prepare and empower public library staff to facilitate meaningful solar and space science programs for their patrons that build curiosity, knowledge and inspiration. Attendees will receive hands-on training on operating solar telescopes and other methods for direct and indirect solar viewing, best practices for developing and facilitating STEM programs, and how to engage with community partners and library-specific digital resource networks. STARNet facilitators<https://www.starnetlibraries.org/about/our-team/>, bringing many years of experience building the STEM capacity of public library staff, will work with each state library to customize the workshop experience based on the needs and interests of public libraries within that state. These workshops will use materials from the circulation kits and highlight best practices in using those materials, but the strategies, activities and resources shared during the workshop will be useful to attendees whether they have access to a circulation kit or not.

If you attended the SEAL workshop in March of 2023 at the State Library of Ohio, this February 2024 workshop features the same material. The State Library requests that you do not register again.

Workshop Objectives:
To help library staff:

  1.  Build on the excitement 2024 solar eclipses, and engage their patrons in solar science activities

  1.  Safely and effectively facilitate direct (e.g. solar telescope and Sunoculars) and indirect methods of safe solar viewing

  1.  Develop and facilitate exciting and interactive STEM programming at their library

Workshop Components:
Advice on engaging with community partners to promote and support solar science programs Ample opportunities for peer-to-peer networking and group discussions

  *   Direct instruction on setting up and using solar telescopes and sun spotters
  *   “Guide on the Side” facilitation strategies for STEM learning

  *   Help navigating STAR Net’s online community, where public library staff can share eclipse-related programming ideas, strategies, and resources
  *   Hands-on facilitation of interactive solar science programs designed for library settings
  *   Advice on leveraging NASA volunteer networks like the Night Sky Network and Solar System Ambassadors

Questions regarding the workshop should be directed to Penelope Shumaker at pshumaker at library.ohio.gov<mailto:pshumaker at library.ohio.gov>.

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