NCompass Live - July 26, 2017 http://nlc.nebraska.gov/ncompasslive/ Is your library ready for the solar event of the century? In just over 5 weeks, on August 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse will sweep across the United States. The sight of the fully eclipsed Sun will be visible along a 70-mile-wide path arching from Oregon to South Carolina, and Nebraska will be one of the BEST places in the country to view it! This episode of NCompass Live will talk about the Eclipse itself, eclipse resources, programming and activity ideas, and what other libraries around the state are doing for this historic event. Presenter: Mary Sauers, Government Information Services Librarian, Nebraska Library Commission; Megan Boggs, Seward (NE) Memorial Library; Shelley Ruterbories, Lincoln City Libraries.

1. Prepare
for the
Eclipse
at Lincoln City
Libraries
Photo
from NASA
Grant administered by
STAR_Net Libraries
funded by NASA @ My
Library

2. Prepare for the Eclipse
at Lincoln City Libraries
Photo
from NASA
Resources:
www.starnetlibraries.org/2017eclipse/eclipse-resource-center/
www.starnetlibraries.org/resources/webinars/
eclipse.aas.org/resources/images-videos
https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/download-view.cfm?Doc_ID=588
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/visions-of-the-future/
https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/
Discounted Eclipse Glasses (bulk for educational purposes)
www.eclipsediscount.com
www.thousandoaksoptical.com

3. Prepare for the Eclipse
at Lincoln City Libraries
Photo
from NASA
Program Plan:
1. Gather to watch video/ talk about what an eclipse is & explain about
stations, hand out passports to check off stations visited
2. Direct to Stations
A. Eclipse Theatrical
-Tape ‘orbits’ on the floor
-1 kid is ‘sun’ and holds a flashlight
-1 kid is the ‘moon’ & moves around the earth
-1 kid is the ‘earth’ and stays in place
- Other kids can stand behind the ‘earth’ to see the ‘eclipse’
B. Pinhole Viewer Station
-build a pinhole viewer
C. Coloring Station - Color the Eclipse Dragon
https://sunearthday.gsfc.nasa.gov/2008eclipse/materials/Coloring_Dra
gon.pdf
D. Self-Led Activities– Yardstick eclipse, Sun and Moon (size
experiment), How Big-How Far-How Hot-How Old
E. Video Education Area– play videos about eclipse on loop
***Mark off that you have visited 3 stations to redeem for your eclipse glasses! ***