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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailEndCompose">Are you planning programming for the eclipse on 8/21/17? Be sure to check out
</a><a href="http://www.starnetlibraries.org/2017eclipse/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose">http://www.starnetlibraries.org/2017eclipse/</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"> for free
kits & glasses to support your programming. Details attached or see below if you subscribe to MichLib-L’s Daily Digest.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt">The deadline for submitting this application is May 1st, so don't delay!</span></i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D">Cathy Lancaster</span></i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D">Statewide Library Services<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D">Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#8064A2">Each April, Michigan celebrates the Month of the Young Child<sup>®</sup>. Go to
</span></i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"></span><a href="http://www.miaeyc.org"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue">www.miaeyc.org</span></i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#8064A2">
to learn more. <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></p>
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<p class="Default"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Two Million Free Eclipse Glasses Available to Public Libraries
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<p class="Default"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">for the August 21 Eclipse of the Sun
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dr. Paul Dusenbery
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<p class="Default"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Program Director, STAR Library Education Network (STAR_Net)
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<p class="Default"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Space Science Institute’s
<i>National Center for Interactive Learning </i><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">On August 21, 2017, a spectacular total eclipse of the Sun will be visible across the continental U.S. for the first time since 1918.
The Space Science Institute (SSI) was awarded a grant from the <i>Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
</i>that will provide 1.26 million FREE eclipse glasses and other resources for 1,500 public libraries across the nation. The Research Corporation and Google will also be providing glasses and materials that add an additional 740,000 glasses, bringing the total
to over 2 million glasses that will be distributed to more than 2,400 libraries! These libraries will serve as centers for eclipse education and viewing for their communities.
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<p class="Default"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Attention!!
</span></i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">April is the Last Month to Apply for Free Eclipse Glasses and Receive an Eclipse Education Kit!
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">You may have registered your interest for this event, but has your library submitted their official application?
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">If you're not sure, please take a moment and visit our application site. If your library has not completed this online application,
then your library is <b>NOT </b>done. <i>The deadline for submitting this application is May 1st, so don't delay!
</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Eclipse Education Kit (EEK) includes safe eclipse viewing glasses and educational materials to send to each participating library.
Currently, over 1,900 libraries have registered on the <i>STAR_Net </i>website (</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0461C1">http://www.starnetlibraries.org/2017eclipse</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">).
A map on the website shows the location of the registered libraries, including contact information. This will aid professional and amateur astronomers, Solar System Ambassadors, and others to easily find libraries to partner with. Education materials in the
Kit will also be made available on the <i>STAR_Net’s Eclipse Resource Center </i>
website (</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0461C1">http://www.starnetlibraries.org/2017eclipse/eclipse-resource-center/</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">),
so that even libraries and organizations that do not receive the EEK will get guidance on how to do public outreach before the eclipse, plus safe eclipse viewing techniques not dependent on having a pair of eclipse glasses. By engaging many library organizations,
we will ensure that libraries throughout the country will be aware of the eclipse well in advance in order to plan a successful event.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">The Space Science Institute (SSI) in Boulder, CO, through its
<i>National Center for Interactive Learning</i>, provides STEM exhibits, programming, and training to hundreds of public libraries nationwide through
<i>STAR_Net </i>and its <i>NASA@ My Library </i>project. Partners include the American Library Association, Lunar and Planetary Institute, the Afterschool Alliance, Cornerstones of Science, and many others. See
<span style="color:#0461C1">http://www.STARnetlibraries.org </span>for details.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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