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• We are Water Team Receives Governor’s Award
• Reminder Please Complete Your Required Annular Eclipse Survey!
• TOTALITY! Reading with Kinesthetic Astronomy Demonstration
• Learn all about Solar Eclipse Activities for Libraries at our virtual trainings!
• Clearinghouse Activities with Homeschoolers
• Keep the fun going with passive programs

• Want to Better Prepare Yourself for the 2024 Eclipse? Join Eclipse Ambassadors!

• GLOBE Eclipse Webinar

• Annular Eclipse Survey!

• FREE STAR Net Webinar Water Stories: Photo Tips, Compelling Visuals, and Storytelling Techniques
• Sustainable Libraries: Webinar Series by WebJunction
• Check out this Digital Booklet for all your Eclipse Needs!
• Portal to the Past: Make Your Own Eclipse History Exhibit
• Explaining Eclipses for Little Kids
• Creasing Paper, Making Magic: Exploring Hyperbolic Paraboloids

• SEAL Virtual Training: Preparing for Eclipse Day
• Activity of the Month: Citizen Science: Eclipse Soundscapes
• Information Booklet Has Solutions for What to Do When the Glasses Run Out
• Explaining Eclipses for Little Kids
• Portal to the Past: Make Your Own Eclipse History Exhibit
• Meet the authors of eclipse books at our SEAL Virtual Training!

• Public Library and School Partnerships Survey in case you missed it
• Branch Out with Artemis Moon Trees! Apply for an Artemis Moon Tree Seedling
• READsquared Reading Program
• Check out the below offering from StoryWalk
• Program in a Post: Tiny Coders by Emily MROCZEK, STAR Net Libraries Guest Blogger
• Cartography Fun: Make a Map and Create a World by Luna Dara Kelondra, STAR Net Libraries Guest Blogger
• Bringing Space To Your Space by Christopher Mick, STAR Net Libraries Guest Blogger

• Public Library and School Partnerships Survey

• 2017 Eclipse Memories and Experiences Survey
• Meet the authors of eclipse books at our SEAL Virtual Training!
• #ObserveTheMoon with NASA
• The Quest for the NASA Moon Trees by Luna Dara Kelondra, STAR Net Libraries Guest Blogger
• Recent Space Reads for Kids by Emily MROCZEK, STAR Net Libraries Guest Blogger
• Artemis II, More Than Just the Moon by Christopher Mick, STAR Net Libraries Guest Blogger

• International Observe the Moon Night
• Free Webinar: SEAL Collection Unboxing
• Learn all about Solar Eclipse Activities for Libraries at our Virtual Trainings!
• STEAM Engines at Skokie Library: Laws of Motion by Caitlin Savage, Skokie Library
• STEAM Strategies Videos by Christine Shupla, the Lunar and Planetary Institute
• Gathering Feedback from Patrons by Atlas Logan, NaML Mentor

• Bilingual Spanish/English Solar Science Kits
• Activity of the Month: Eclipse Chalk Art
• Science Through the Shadows
• Eclipse Experts for Your Programs!
• Getting started with SEAL? Find eclipse and Solar Eclipse Activities for Libraries resources here!
• Learn about incorporating citizen science into your eclipse programming with STAR Net’s SEAL Virtual Trainings

• Bilingual Spanish/English Solar Science Kits
• Fiske Planetarium New Short Film Series: Science Through Shadows
• Call for Proposals Notice of Funding Opportunity for NASA Teams Engaging Affiliated Museums and Informal Institutions (TEAM II)
• LEGO Challenge: SEL and STEAM at Skokie Library by Caitlin Savage
• Summer Programming with We are Water by Claire Ratcliffe Adams (SSI)
• Mars Rovers and Egg Drops – STEAM Engines at Skokie Library by Caitlin Savage

• GLOBE Eclipse Library Kits
• Make Your Own Image of the Phantom Galaxy (M74) with NASA’s Astrophoto Challenge!
• Free Astronomy Resources for Blind and Low Vision (B/LV) Visitors
• Getting started with SEAL? Find eclipse and Solar Eclipse Activities for Libraries resources here! by Dillon Connelly (SSI)
• Learn about incorporating citizen science into your eclipse programming with STAR Net’s SEAL Virtual Trainings by Dillon Connelly (SSI)
• Look Up! Sorting Games – How Big? How Far? How Hot?

• FREE STAR Net Webinar: Summer Programming with ‘We are Water’
• Blue Whales Project Request for Proposals from Public Libraries!
• Host an In-flight Education Downlink
• STEAM Engines: Sound Waves by Caitlin Savage with Skokie Public Library
• A PASSPORT TO THE UNIVERSE by Martha Saladino at NASA’s Universe of Learning
• Getting started with SEAL? Find eclipse and Solar Eclipse Activities for Libraries resources here! by Dillon Connelly (SSI)

• Calling all Rhode Island Public Library Staff!
• Read Across America
• All Together Now – Citizen Science in Your Summer Reading Program
• A PASSPORT TO THE UNIVERSE by Martha Saladino at NASA’s Universe of Learning
• Getting started with SEAL? Find eclipse and Solar Eclipse Activities for Libraries resources here! by Dillon Connelly (SSI)
• Learn about incorporating citizen science into your eclipse programming with STAR Net’s SEAL Virtual Trainings by Dillon Connelly (SSI)

• DEADLINE EXTENDED: NIFTY Applications Now Open!

• We are Water: Celebrating Water this Earth Day
• Learn about incorporating citizen science into your eclipse programming with STAR Net’s SEAL Virtual Trainings
• Did you know you can access free computer science programming and resources from our partner Girls Who Code?
• NASA Inspires Futures for Tomorrow’s Youth (NIFTY) Application Announcement! by Claire Ratcliffe Adams (SSI)
• The Sparkly Magic of Crystals! by Caitlin Savage with Skokie Public Library
• Graphics, Flyers, and Illustrations for the SEAL Project by Amy Briones (SSI)

• Join the Community!
• Activity of the Month: Build a Sizzling Solar Oven
• Resources Connecting Eclipses and Other Fields (Particularly the Humanities)
• Learn all about Solar Eclipse Activities for Libraries at our virtual trainings!
• Getting started with SEAL? Find eclipse and Solar Eclipse Activities for Libraries resources here!

• NASA Inspires Futures for Tomorrow’s Youth (NIFTY) Project Announcement
• Due to overwhelming demand, the application deadline has been extended to January 13th, 2023! New Exhibit Opportunity for Libraries! Discover Exoplanets: The Search for Alien Worlds Application Now open!
• Free webinar: Planning for Citizen Science Month
• STEAM Engines: Tornadoes and Vortexes, Oh My! by Caitlin Savage with Skokie Public Library
• Make Your Own Image of the Pillars of Creation with NASA’s by Stephanie Vierow-Fields (SSI)
• Learn all about Solar Eclipse Activities for Libraries at our virtual trainings! by Dillon Connelly (SSI)

• Blue Whales Survey
  Please complete this Survey Related to a New Opportunity for Public Libraries!

• New Exhibit Opportunity for Libraries!
  Discover Exoplanets: The Search for Alien Worlds Application Now open!

• Discover Exoplanets Announcement
• Fly with Artemis I using NASA’s Eyes 
•  Christmas Bird Count
• Make Your Own Image of the Pillars of Creation with NASA’s Astrophoto Challenge.
  by Stephanie Vierow-Fields (SSI)
• Learn all about Solar Eclipse Activities for Libraries at our virtual trainings!
  by Dillon Connelly (SSI)
• (Resource List) Citizen Science in the Library: Turn Your Curiosity into Impact
  by Claire Ratcliffe Adams (SSI)

• Discover Exoplanets Exhibit Application Now Open!

• Learn all about Solar Eclipse Activities for Libraries at our virtual trainings!
• NASA Notice of Funding Opportunity
• NASA@ My Library partner NISE Net presents Eclipse Webinar
• World Water Day: Webinar Link Bank by Claire Ratcliffe Adams (SSI)
• Solar Eclipse Activities for Libraries Invites you to Register for Eclipse Glasses! by Stephanie Vierow-Fields (SSI)
• Solar Eclipse Activities for Libraries (SEAL) FAQ Webinar Link Bank by Claire Ratcliffe Adams (SSI)

• Solar Eclipse Activities for Libraries Invites you to Register for Eclipse Glasses!
• NASA GLOBE Trees Challenge 2022
• Reminder: STEM Tales Applications are Open!
• We are Water Story Sharing Contest – Enter to Win! by Claire Ratcliffe Adams (SSI)
• Water Storytelling for Earth Science Week by Claire Ratcliffe Adams
• What’s Next for Webb? Unraveling the Birth of Stars and Planetary Systems Webinar Link Bank by Dillon Connelly

IF/THEN® Gender Equity Project Due Date Extended and New Categories!!

STEM Tales Project Applications are Open!

Announcing IF/THEN® Gender Equity Project

• Two free STAR Net Webinars all about Water!
• Updates from Girls Who Code
• ISS Benefits for Humanity
• Solar Eclipse Activities for Libraries Invites you to Register for Eclipse Glasses!
  by Stephanie Vierow-Fields (SSI)
• What’s Next for Webb? Unraveling the Birth of Stars and Planetary Systems Webinar Link Bank
  by Dillon Connelly
• Solar Eclipse Activities for Libraries (SEAL) FAQ Webinar Link Bank by Claire Ratcliffe Adams

• What’s Next for Webb? Unraveling the Birth of Stars and Planetary Systems Webinar
• NASA’s Artemis Project: To the Moon, Mars, and Beyond Reading Challenge
• Introducing NIFTY!
• Solar Eclipse Activities for Libraries (SEAL) FAQ Webinar Link Bank by Claire Ratcliffe Adams
• Fostering Belonging in Neurodiverse Teams by Jessica Santascoy (SSI)
• American Library Association Annual Conference – STAR Net Activities by Jessica Santascoy (SSI)

• STAR Net’s SEAL (Solar Eclipse Activities for Libraries) Initiative!
• Fostering Belonging in Neurodiverse Teams
• American Library Association Annual Conference – STAR Net Activities
• STEAM Strategy Videos by Christine Shupla, The Lunar and Planetary Institute
• Gathering Feedback from Patrons by NASA@ My Library Mentor Atlas Logan
• How to Retain Customer Interest in STEAM Programs by NASA@ My Library Mentor Valerie Marshall

• Announcing STAR Net’s SEAL (Solar Eclipse Activities for Libraries) Initiative!
• Join us at 2022 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition!

• Join us at 2022 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition!
• STEAM Activities for Summer Reading? Check out the Our Blue Planet: EARTH STEAM Activity Toolkit!
• STEAM Strategies: Guide on the Side
• (Resource List) James Webb Space Telescope First Image – Toolkit Unboxing Webinar by Claire Ratcliffe Adams
• (Resource List) Celebrate Water During Earth Science Week by Claire Ratcliffe Adams
• Reaching Underserved Patrons – English-Language Learners by Barbara Shatara, Programs & Partnerships Librarian Fletcher Free Library Burlington, VT

• Celebrate Water During Earth Science Week – FREE webinar
• Introducing STEM Tales!
• STEAM Strategies: Addressing Space Science Confusion
• Findings from the Colorado Health Program Survey by Paul B Dusenbery
• (Resource List) Our Blue Planet: EARTH – Toolkit Unboxing Webinar by Claire Ratcliffe Adams
• Our Blue Planet: EARTH Featured Activity – GLOBE Observer: Clouds and Cloudscape by Jessica Santascoy

• Look Up! Step Back in Time with the James Webb Space Telescope Beanstack Challenge
• We are Water Exhibition Hosting Announcement
• 5 Tips for STEAM Success, Desiree Schumann, St Louis County Public Library in Missouri
• Our Blue Planet: EARTH Featured Activity – Investigating the Insides by Christine Shupla
• (Resource List) Our Blue Planet: EARTH by Claire Ratcliffe Adams
• Collision of Olympic Physics and Cosmic Events Happen at the South Fayette Township Library AstrOlympic Program by Judy Dobie, Youth Services STEAM Coordinator, South Fayette Twp Library

• Celebrate World Water Day on March 22nd at Your Library!
• Artemis I Launch Update and the NEW Launch & Splashdown Event Planning Guide
• STEAM Strategies: Strategies for Inclusion
• Collision of Olympic Physics and Cosmic Events Happen at the South Fayette Township Library AstrOlympic Program by Judy Dobie, Youth Services STEAM Coordinator, South Fayette Twp Library
• (Resource List) Citizen Science in the Library: Turn Your Curiosity into Impact by Claire Ratcliffe Adams
• Come join the great discussions going on in our ALA Connect Affinity Groups! by Dillon Connelly

• Citizen Science in the Library: Turn Your Curiosity into Impact Webinar

• Join us! Our Blue Planet: Earth Webinar
• Come join the great discussions going on in our ALA Connect Affinity Groups!
• Celebrating Earth’s Oceans, Protecting Our Future
• Celebrate World Water Day on March 22nd at Your Library! by Claire Ratcliffe Adams
• What To Do When Things Go Wrong in your STEAM Programs by Susan Rolfsmeier, Assistant Director at Chadron Public Library
• Bring Home the Science by Susan Borders, Darby Free Public Library, PA

• Start the new year with the NASA GLOBE 2022 Cloud Challenge
• We’re Craving Tamales…and Telescopes!
• How to Turn a STEM Experiment into a Library Public Program
• Bring Home the Science by Susan Borders, Darby Free Public Library, PA
• Tips & Tricks for Take & Makes to Compliment Virtual Programming by Atlas Logan, Gwinnett Public Library
• Volunteers and Choosing Them Intentionally by Kevin Tolley, Solano County Library