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FYI,

You’re invited to apply to attend a SEAL (Solar Eclipse Activities for Libraries) Workshop

• Thursday, June 8, 2023 – Parsippany-Troy Hills Public Library, 10 am – 4 pm
• Friday, June 9, 2023 – Gloucester County Library, Mullica Hill, 10 am – 4 pm

(Choose only ONE date, the workshops are the same)

Register here: https://forms.gle/5RPYy3UqpuETzptn6

Lunch will be provided.

This free full day in-person workshop (10 am - 4 pm), sponsored by the NJ State Library, and presented by staff from the Science Institute of Colorado is designed to prepare and empower public library youth services staff to facilitate meaningful solar and space science programs for their patrons that build curiosity, knowledge and inspiration. You 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.

You will need to answer a question on the registration form indicating how you will use the workshop training to further STEM engagement activities in your community. Selection of attendees will be based on the strength of each individual application. 

Materials demonstrated at the workshop are contained in two different kits that the NJ State Library will make available after the workshops to circulate to public libraries to use in presenting their own solar eclipse programming. For more information, please contact Sharon Rawlins, Youth Services Specialist, NJ State Library, ...@njstatelib.org" style="color: #2199e8; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">sraw...@njstatelib.org, 609-278-2640 x116.

~Sharon

All the best,

Sharon Rawlins, MLS (she/her/hers)

Youth Services Specialist

Library Development Bureau

New Jersey State Library

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