GLOBE Eclipse Library Kits: Opportunity for Public Libraries
Are you looking for ways to engage your community in solar eclipses coming to North America in 2023 or 2024? NASA Earth Science Education Collaborative (NASEC) is seeking library partners to involve their patrons in a NASA citizen science project that will contribute to understanding of what happens on Earth when the Sun’s light is blocked, even temporarily.
Public libraries are invited to apply for GLOBE Eclipse Library Kits. Up to 100 applications will be selected to receive a kit with the objective of selecting a diverse group of library partners: geographically (both on and off the path of totality or maximum eclipse ) programs and target audience for their program. Priority will be given to libraries with clear plans to engage underserved audiences in their program and a proven ability to deliver engaging programs, particularly related to citizen science and/or STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics). Individual libraries (including those that are a branch of a library system) are encouraged to apply.