13:01:16 From Sara White (she/her) WSL : Hello! Sara White, Youth Services Consultant at the Washington State Library! 13:01:19 From Dania Batista : I am from Lake Park Public Library in Florida 13:01:22 From Stephanie Vierow-Fields : Beatrice the Borg 13:01:37 From Anne Holland (she/they) : ^that's what I was going for, brain blanked! 13:02:14 From Kathleen Tracey : Hello! Kathleen, Children's Program Coordinator at Ridgefield Library in Ridgefield, CT. 13:04:14 From Sara White (she/her) WSL : B! 13:04:36 From Anne Holland (she/they) : One of those is an apocolypse, nyuk nyuk 13:05:10 From Deborah Hassi : Would need massive SPF 13:05:16 From Anne Holland (she/they) : 😄 13:05:25 From Beatrice Chavez : csn I change my answer to B 13:07:06 From Stephanie Vierow-Fields : #HelloDarknessMyOldFriend 13:07:14 From Stephanie Vierow-Fields : Enjoy it while you can :D 13:08:17 From Sara White (she/her) WSL : I can't believe that was five years ago! 13:14:41 From Stephanie Vierow-Fields : Around comfort TX 13:15:04 From Beatrice Chavez : Missed it by that much! 13:15:20 From Beatrice Chavez : Webinar Link Bank: https://community.starnetlibraries.org/solar-eclipse-activities-for-libraries-seal-faq-webinar-link-bank/ 13:18:21 From Sara White (she/her) WSL : Sara here from the Washington State Library -- workin' on getting this going today (in case there's any Washington folks here) 13:18:33 From Stephanie Vierow-Fields : Woot! 13:19:08 From Dennis Schatz : Really should be called Solar Viewing Glasses, science you can use them anytime to view the sun, not just during an eclipse. 13:20:23 From Anne Holland (she/they) : Great point Dennis!! 13:20:33 From Deborah Hassi : TAAS? 13:20:51 From Jennifer Momaney : In NH we aren't in the path for 2023, I don't want to take resources away from other libraries, so when should I sign-up for the 2024 events? 13:21:12 From Anne Holland (she/they) : Jennifer, sign up now anyway and just hold on to them 🙂 and remember, a lot of your patrons may travel for 2023 and still want info! 13:22:39 From Deborah Hassi : Sorry, TAAS is a local group (The Albuquerque Astronomical Society.) My dad is a member - I'll be reaching out! 13:23:00 From Deborah Hassi : ha ha .no 13:23:22 From Andrew Fraknoi : Jennifer and Everyone: Just to clarify... you do NOT need to be in the narrow path of the total and annular eclipses to be eligible for getting glasses from this project. Most libraries will see a partial eclipse. 13:24:53 From Beatrice Chavez : Webinar Link Bank: https://community.starnetlibraries.org/solar-eclipse-activities-for-libraries-seal-faq-webinar-link-bank/ 13:27:46 From Sara White (she/her) WSL : Is it per system or per branch? 13:28:23 From Stephanie Vierow-Fields : Per order. We require a letter from the director so that multiple branches can order at once 13:29:10 From Andrew Fraknoi : We promised the Foundation that we would distribute 5 million glasses through 10,000 libraries. That's how we estimate that each separate library (or branch) should get 500 on average. 13:29:53 From Sara White (she/her) WSL : Just curious if I should tell entire systems to submit ONE order and put a note that they want a certain number per branch? Or if each branch should fill out their own survey? 13:30:14 From Anne Holland (she/they) : Sara, I'll answer that out loud in the next section to make sure I'm clear! 13:30:15 From Stephanie Vierow-Fields : One order per system would be best 13:30:22 From Sara White (she/her) WSL : 👍🏼 13:31:09 From Dennis Schatz : To repeat what Claire said - With your glasses, you will get an Eclipse Observing Guide that will have a wealth of information about the eclipses, how to observe them safely, suggestions for programming and how to access eclipse experts. There will also be a one-page handout that you can copy to give to your patrons. 13:31:42 From Dania Batista : Great! 13:32:38 From Sara White (she/her) WSL : Question for later: Any thoughts about cloudy/raininess? Since the next one is in October that's a very distinct possibility (especially here in WA)-- how do we still do events even if it's cloudy? Would love resources for that, in the trainings! 13:36:07 From Beatrice Chavez : As a small library with a large demand for glasses last time, I did order 2000. Folks were calling us for glasses and I was not prepared for that. 13:36:28 From Deborah Hassi : Whew. It's best if I manage for all my branches. Like herding cats. Thanks for the flexibility. 13:38:01 From Sara White (she/her) WSL : 👍🏼 13:38:34 From Dennis Schatz : Also, not everyone needs his/her own glasses. A family can easily share a couple glasses. There are also great ways to observe the eclipse indirectly. A colander makes a great set of images of the partial eclipse. 13:38:36 From Beatrice Chavez : We were slammed with people requesting glasses last time, since I was one of the few that ordered glasses in our area. 13:38:36 From Deborah Hassi : If I promise to manage my process from my office, can I forego (forgo?) the director letter? 13:39:53 From Dennis Schatz : @Sara White - There will be suggestions for what to do if it is cloudy. 13:43:12 From April, Chester County Library : Remember the recalled/non approved glasses from 2017. Any ideas about this possibly happening again 13:44:06 From Sara White (she/her) WSL : Or in our case driving to Oregon :) 13:45:01 From Beatrice Chavez : Webinar Link Bank: https://community.starnetlibraries.org/solar-eclipse-activities-for-libraries-seal-faq-webinar-link-bank/ 13:46:06 From Deborah Hassi : A parent complained that the 2017 eclipse was on a Monday, which was very inconvenient for them, as kids were in school. Couldn't we reschedule? Yes, they wanted us to reschedule the sun. We're awesome, but we haven't managed that feat, yet. 13:46:12 From Sara White (she/her) WSL : hahah 13:46:26 From Claire Ratcliffe Adams : Oh my goodness, Deborah! 13:46:53 From Sara White (she/her) WSL : oo a question I bet we'll get: Can people just use the glasses they got in 2017 again? do they expire? 13:47:17 From Deborah Hassi : ooh, yes! I'd like to know this, too, Sara! 13:48:52 From Dennis Schatz : It is worth noting that the October 2023 annular eclipse is on a Saturday and the April 2024 total eclipse is on a Monday. 13:49:05 From April, Chester County Library : the colander view was one of the favorite things at our last eclipse viewing 13:49:42 From Deborah Hassi : Thanks, Andy! That's going to be helpful! 13:49:51 From Dillon Connelly : The activity guides we're creating will also include in depth guides on how to create safe diy pinhole projector eclipse viewers 13:50:55 From Deborah Hassi : Youth Services Manager 13:51:06 From Deborah Hassi : 18 13:51:22 From Deborah Hassi : I shall compel them. Muh haha 13:52:27 From Deborah Hassi : What about welding helmets/goggles? 13:57:15 From KAREN FIELDER : Laser cardboard cutouts of state with hole to hand out to look on the ground 13:57:37 From Sara White (she/her) WSL : oo that's a fun idea Karen 13:57:39 From Deborah Hassi : thanks! 13:57:56 From Anne Holland (she/they) : 14 or higher for welding goggles 13:58:16 From Dillon Connelly : There's also 3D printable pinhole viewers from the 2017 eclipse for every state on NASA's website: https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/2d3d-printable-pinhole-projectors 13:58:44 From Dennis Schatz : Last time, some places used 3D printing in the shape of states with pinhole in it. 13:58:52 From Beatrice Chavez : Shadows in the trees showed small eclipses. Pretty cool! 13:58:59 From Anjela Martinez : Thank you so much!! 13:59:06 From Beatrice Chavez : Webinar Link Bank: https://community.starnetlibraries.org/solar-eclipse-activities-for-libraries-seal-faq-webinar-link-bank/ 13:59:10 From Dania Batista : Thank you so much 13:59:11 From Sara White (she/her) WSL : Thank you! Excited to schedule y'all to come do trainings :) 13:59:18 From Deborah Hassi : Thank you! 13:59:20 From Beatrice Chavez : This was great! 13:59:26 From Katherine Kastanis : Thank you! This was great. Have a terrific day! So excited for October 2023!! 13:59:27 From Mark Rojas : Thank you! 14:00:01 From Deborah Hassi : Fastest Zoom meeting ever - kudos! 14:00:10 From Beatrice Chavez : Great information!