SEAL workshops will prepare and empower public library staff to facilitate meaningful solar and space
science programs for their patrons that build curiosity, knowledge and inspiration. Attendees will receive
hands-on training on operating solar telescopes and other methods for direct and indirect solar viewing, best
practices for developing and facilitating STEM programs, and how to engage with community partners and
library-specific digital resource networks. Attendees will also be able to sign up for free solar eclipse glasses to
distribute to their communities in advance of both eclipses!

Presented by STAR Net facilitators, the goals of these solar science workshops are to help library staff:
1. Build off the excitement of the 2023 and 2024 solar eclipses, and engage their patrons in solar science
activities
2. Safely and effectively facilitate direct (e.g. solar telescope and Sunoculars) and indirect methods of safe
solar viewing
3. Develop and facilitate exciting and interactive STEM programming at their library

Date: February 7, 2024
Location: Oberlin Regional Library Branch of Wake County Libraries in Raleigh
Maximum registration: 48
Lunch is provided for all attendees. Information on menu choices will be coming at a later date.