NASA@ My Library and Partners Engage Millions in Eclipse Training and Preparation

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NASA@ My Library and Partners Engage Millions in Eclipse Training and Preparation​

The Space Science Institute, with funding from the NASA Science Mission Directorate and Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, provided unprecedented training, support, and supplies to 15,000 libraries in the U.S. and territories in support of public engagement during the 2023 and 2024 eclipses.

From September 2022 to September 2024, these efforts included:

• Co-development efforts with 3 NASA@ My Library Partner Libraries in the “Square of Awesome” (where both the total and annular eclipse crossed) led to the distribution of 50 NASA@ My Library Solar Science Kits to libraries with a high percentage of Spanish speaking patrons.
• Over 6 million solar viewers distributed to approximately 15,000 public libraries (with some school libraries included), distributed to every US state and territory.
• Over 2,000 in-person workshop attendees at 78 in-person solar science workshops in almost every state and territory
• Final workshops scheduled for Hawaii (4 islands) and American Samoa
• A total of 217 Solar Eclipse Activities for Libraries (SEAL) Solar Science Kits distributed to State Libraries
• Over 49,062 programs held at public libraries reaching more than 2.8 million patrons

One public library staff member had this to say: “People who haven’t been into the library for 20+ years came in to get glasses, and we had a lot of new library cards generated in late March. Our door counts were over pre-pandemic for the first time since 2019. Thank you for making this possible!”

The NASA@ My Library project is supported by NASA under cooperative agreement award number NNX16AE30A and is part of NASA’s Science Activation Portfolio. Learn more about how Science Activation connects NASA science experts, real content, and experiences with community leaders to do science in ways that activate minds and promote deeper understanding of our world and beyond: https://science.nasa.gov/learn


Students celebrate the partial solar eclipse in April in Los Angeles, with glasses and programs provided by the Los Angeles Public Library System.
LA Unified School District

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Jun 28, 2024

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Related Terms​

• 2023 Solar Eclipse
• 2024 Solar Eclipse
• Earth Science
• For Kids and Students
• Heliophysics
• Science Activation
• Science Mission Directorate

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