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2019 Summer Reading Program

Summer Reading Program Parties -
​Wednesday, July 31st from 10am - 12pm and from 4 - 6pm!

Congratulations to the winning team - Betelgeuse!


Our Summer Reading Program has launched! July 3 is the first day of the program!
​If you haven't registered yet, stop by the library and do so! 

At the library on July 3rd is the list of reading teams, bookmarks, stickers, origami stars, coloring pages, and decorations all with our "A Universe of Stories" theme in mind!
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We also have our Make-And-Take Craft today of the Moon and Star Decorating Craft! Stop by the library to do yours!
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​You must Register at the library.

​Summer Reading Program runs from June 26 - July 31.
Open for all ages. All events for this program are free of charge.

Join us as we learn more about outer space and NASA.

READING TEAMS!
Participants will join a team of readers facing our challenge. The challenge is to see which team can read the most books during the summer reading program.  Reading teams will be announced at the first craft
​session on July 3.


The winning team will  be featured in a "Library Book of Stars" so every book read counts! There will be a party for all of our program participants at the end of the program, July 31.

We are planning weekly and on-going activities that will include space-related crafts, art projects, experiments, programs, and more. ​

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Interesting Resources:
http://www.spaceweather.com/
http://www.astronomy.com/
https://in-the-sky.org/skymap.php
https://stellarium-web.org/
https://www.nasa.gov/


ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS
  • JUN 18   Mercury & Mars Conjunction
                   Mercury & Mars are about 16 arc-minutes apart at sunset.
  • JUN 21   Summer Solstice
                   Summer Solstice at 11:54am EDT
  • JUN 23   Mercury At Greatest Eastern Elongation
  • JUL 9     Saturn At Opposition
  • JUL 28-29   Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
                        Peaks night of the 28th, morning of the 29th.
  • AUG 9   Mercury At Greatest Western Elongation
  • AUG 12-13   Perseid Meteor Shower
                         ​Peaks night of the 12th, morning of the 13th. Moon will                           interfere.
  • SEP 9   Neptune At Opposition

Champions of libraries and outer space

To help inspire children to reach their full potential we have asked leaders in space exploration and Erin Teagen (author of the Luciana Vega series) to be Summer Reading Champions.
Erin Teagan, Author of Luciana Vega Book Series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR3Ugauy5PA#action=share 

Dr. Michelle Thaller, Assistant Director of Communications, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKTCZbeq_S0#action=share

Dr. Kjell Lindgren NASA Astronaut, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziYAzVSsdcM#action=share

Dr. Seth ShoStak, Senior Astronomer, SETI Institute
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmCKOb1tDT8#action=share

Dr. Lindsay Elkins-Tanton Planetary Scientist and Professor, Arizona State University
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T53_e4BZ1k#action=share

Arika Egan Graduate Student Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDh03vBYfH4#action=share


Our summer visitor name has been drawn -  it's ET!

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Stop by and meet our latest addition to the "Universe of Stories" Summer Reading Program. The winning name is E.T.! 
Thank you to all who participated in the drawing for naming our summer employee!


Wednesday is
Drop-in Craft Sessions Day:
 
Drop-in crafts are offered during regular library hours.
  • July 3 - Moon and Star Decorating Craft ✔
  • July 10 - Star Jars ✔
  • July 17 - "Stained Glass" Galaxies
  • July 24 - Build Your Own Rocket
  • July 31 - Party for all participants

Summer Reading Program Events:
  • July 11 (Thursday) - Star Party 5:30pm - 6:30pm
  • July 15 (Monday) - Live NASA Webcast about 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11's Moon Landing 4:00pm - 5:00pm (webcast starts at 4:00pm)
  • July 27 (Saturday) - Water Rockets 10:30am
    at Beanhole Bash with Friends of the Library.
    bring a clean, empty 2 liter bottle  

For more information, call the library at 942-5472
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Did You Know?

Scientists are fairly confident that Jupiter’s moon Europa has an underground ocean, even though they’ve never seen it.

Hidden beneath an icy crust, most of what researchers know about that ocean is based on the moon’s smooth, streaked surface. Europa lacks mountains or large craters, but it is crisscrossed with ridges and cracks, called chaos terrain, that scientists think is caused by the shifting of ice plates over a liquid ocean, analogous to Earth’s plate tectonics.

By using the Hubble Space Telescope to spy on Europa’s surface, astronomers have discovered the presence of sodium chloride – better known as table salt, the same compound that makes Earth’s oceans so salty. This might indicate that Europa’s ocean is more like Earth’s or Enceladus’ oceans than previously thought, and bolsters some theories about hydrothermal activity on the Jupiter's moon.
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Learn More...

http://www.astronomy.com/news/2019/06/the-briny-depths-of-europa-brim-with-table-salt

About Our Solar System

The Earth's diameter is 7,918 miles (12,742 km) so how big is the rest of the planets and our sun compared to the Earth? This video gives a visual representation. It also discusses the distance between the planets and the sun. Click the link to watch a visual of the size of our solar system.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK5E_7hOi-k

July's Night Sky

View the link below to see what all there is going on in the night sky during the month of July.
​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_A-hSm1RaI

June's Night Sky

View the link below to see what went on in the night sky during the month of June.​
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmqCQpyBISI#action=share

Realistic view of Solar System to scale

This video gives us a visual idea of how the planets are in relationship to each other.
​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR3Igc3Rhfg#action=share
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          • May 5 - Henry and Mudge and the funny lunch
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          • January 27 - GroundHog Day - Story Time
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          • January 13 - The Mitten - Story Time
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          • December 23 - Bear Stays Up for Christmas - Story Time
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          • December 2 -Winter Dance - Story Time
          • November 25 - ‘Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving - Story Time
          • November 18 - Thanksgiving In The Woods - Story Time
          • November 11 - In November - Story Time
          • November 4 - Duck For President - Story Time
          • October 28 - The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Story Time
          • October 21 - The Rainbow Fish - Story Time
          • October 14 - The Day The Crayons Quit - Story Time
          • October 7 - The Little Red Hen - Story Time
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