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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">See links below for a free webinar (Today at 1pm) on the 8/21/17 solar eclipse, as well as a neat opportunity to register your library for the
<a href="http://www.starnetlibraries.org/2017-eclipse-registration/">2017 Solar Eclipse event</a> & receive free solar viewing glasses!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D">Cathy Lancaster<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D">Youth Services Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D">Statewide Library Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D">Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D">517-335-8129<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D">517-373-5700 f<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:LancasterC5@michigan.gov">LancasterC5@michigan.gov</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:red">Help us acknowledge and celebrate the great work of Michigan educators! Go to:
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.michigan.gov/proudMIeducator"><span style="color:blue">www.michigan.gov/proudMIeducator</span></a>
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:red">today.</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Keliann LaConte [mailto:klaconte@SPACESCIENCE.ORG]
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 18, 2016 11:25 AM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [BULK- Could Be SPAM] FREE STAR_Net Webinar tomorrow: Is Your Library Ready for the 2017 Solar Eclipse?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">This is a friendly reminder about a free webinar tomorrow. Get a jump start on planning for what is sure to be a major media event: the solar eclipse on August 21, 2017! This
celestial event is already attracting international attention.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Registration is not required.</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> Please join at 11 am MT/1 pm ET tomorrow by clicking
<a href="https://eclipse-event.webex.com/eclipse-event/onstage/g.php?MTID=e3570f844d0c6d7ae2090eb594f74f11c">
https://eclipse-event.webex.com/eclipse-event/onstage/g.php?MTID=e3570f844d0c6d7ae2090eb594f74f11c</a>. Further details and links to resources are below – I highly recommend making a “Sun cookie” to prepare for the webinar!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Keliann<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Keliann LaConte<br>
Professional Development Manager<br>
National Center for Interactive Learning<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Space Science Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Boulder, Colorado<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">720-974-5835<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.nc4il.org/">www.nc4il.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.starnetlibraries.org/">www.starnetlibraries.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Inspire – Explore – Discover</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">STAR_Net Webinar: Is Your Library Ready for the Astronomical Event of the Decade?</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><br>
Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at 11am MT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">On August 21, 2017, we will be treated to the first total eclipse of the Sun visible in the continental U.S. in almost 40 years. The spectacular total eclipse will only be
visible in a narrow band about 60 miles across, stretching diagonally across the country from a beach in Oregon to a beach in South Carolina. However, everyone in North America will see a partial solar eclipse, where a big “bite” will be taken out of the Sun.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">This will be the first major U.S. eclipse of the Internet age, and most people will need clear reliable information on when and how to observe the eclipse of the Sun safely.
Astronomers are hoping libraries will play a key role in getting this information out to their communities. Working with astronomy groups in their communities, they could also be a central place for safe observing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Get an early start in preparing for this eclipse, how to explain it, how to observe it safely, and what role libraries can play in organizing and informing their communities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Library staff and their partners are invited to join a STAR_Net webinar on Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at 11am MT, where you’ll get great information about the eclipse and
be able to ask questions about the role your library can play. Hosts: Dennis Schatz (NSTA, Pacific Science Center), and Andrew Fraknoi (Foothill College; co-author of a new book on eclipse education). <a href="http://www.starnetlibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Eclipse-2017-FAQ-2016.pdf" target="_blank">Click
here</a> for an Eclipse FAQ sheet and <a href="http://clearinghouse.starnetlibraries.org/index.php?id_category=124&controller=category">
click here</a> for hands-on Sun science activities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The STAR Library Education Network (<i>STAR_Net</i>) is a hands-on learning program for libraries and their communities across the country. <i>STAR_Net </i>focuses on building
STEM skills through developing “science-technology activities and resources” (STAR). Find hands-on activities and other resources for starting or building your STEM programs at <a href="http://www.starnetlibraries.org/" target="_blank">www.starnetlibraries.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.starnetlibraries.org/2017-eclipse-registration/" target="_blank">Register your public library for a 2017 solar eclipse event</a></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> and
receive 50 FREE* solar viewing glasses and more!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">*First-come, first served</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Hands-on Sun Science<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">There's more to the Sun than meets the eye -- so use your taste buds! Make a
<a href="http://clearinghouse.starnetlibraries.org/index.php?id_product=73&controller=product&search_query=sun+cookie&results=1">
<span style="color:blue">Sun Cookie</span></a> by decorating a frosted sugar cookie to model the (tasty) parts of the Sun:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Sugar sprinkles: gas rising up from the Sun's core make Texas-sized features on the Sun called<span style="color:#C55A11"> solar granules</span>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Chocolate pieces: cooler areas of the Sun appear as darker
<span style="color:#C55A11">sun spots</span>. Sun spots come in pairs, so add the chocolate pieces two at a time!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Licorice strands: hot gas erupts from the Sun in looping arcs called
<span style="color:#C55A11">solar prominences</span>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Whatever you do, don't add the
<span style="color:#C55A11">corona </span>-- it will melt your Sun Cookie! Mysteriously, the corona is much hotter than the surface of the Sun. It is relatively dim and only visible when the Sun's light is blocked out -- such as during a total solar eclipse.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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