Clearinghouse Activities with Homeschoolers
At the Arlington Heights Memorial Library, I host a monthly homeschool program for homeschool families ages 5 and up. It’s a very general program: drop…
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Explaining Eclipses for Little Kids
There are so many activities for the eclipse out there, but a lot of them can be targeted to the older age crowd. I combed…
Keep the fun going with passive programs
I am always on the lookout for more passive programs to serve my community. A passive program is something prepared in advance, that patrons can…
Adding Space to Summer Reading
As summer reading comes to a close, it’s also a good time to reflect and think about the next year. I am waiting patiently for…
Program in a Post: Tiny Coders
With technology becoming more and more prevalent in day-to-day life, kids are introduced to technology earlier and earlier. There are varying ideas about how old…
Portal to the Past: Make Your Own Eclipse History Exhibit
by guest blogger David Baron, author of American Eclipse: A Nation’s Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of…
Getting started with SEAL? Find eclipse and Solar Eclipse Activities for Libraries resources here!
We’ve put together a list of links and resources relevant to the Solar Eclipse Activities for Libraries project below. We’ll be updating this post with…
Join us for two great SEAL Virtual Training webinars in September!
The countdown clock is ticking down to the annular eclipse on October 14 2023! As part of the Solar Activities for Libraries (SEAL) project, STAR…
Meet the authors of eclipse books at our SEAL Virtual Training!
It’s time for another webinar in our SEAL Virtual Training series! To prepare librarians for the October ’23 and April ’24 eclipses, we’re hosting a…
Virtual Visits and Star System Symphonies
I was puttering along yesterday doing my chores…when I realized that it’s August! August! When I was in school, the beginning of August was always…