Here Comes the Sun: Eclipses in Upstate New York
We’ve got two solar eclipses on our horizon: an annular solar eclipse on October 14, 2023 and a total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. (The next time there will be a total solar eclipse visible in NYS is in 2079!) Eight FLLS libraries will be in the path of totality in 2024: Auburn, Cato, Fair Haven, Port Byron, Union Springs, Weedsport, Seneca Falls, and Waterloo. (Fair Haven will experience 3 minutes and 23 second of totality!)
Find out information for your location here.
Eclipses may be brief moments in time, but your library can offer interesting and engaging programming before, during, and after these two celestial events.
The resources below can help you chart out your Eclipse Extravaganza!
STARNet Science-Technology Activities and Resources for Libraries
Solar Eclipse Guide for Libraries and Their Communities
Solar Eclipse Activities for Libraries
SciGames-Resources for Your Patrons
Eclipses in Fiction (books, music, art, videos)
Coming Soon! NYSL Solar Eclipse LibGuide
And this is just cool: NASA Eclipse Art