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Metropolitan Library System offering bilingual eclipse activities

The Metropolitan Library System will have activities leading up to the eclipse then a watch party on April 8

Metropolitan Library System offering bilingual eclipse activities

The Metropolitan Library System will have activities leading up to the eclipse then a watch party on April 8

AFTERNOON FOR ROAD WORK. NEW AT NINE. WE ARE JUST TEN DAYS OUT FROM THE SOLAR ECLIPSE AND EVEN IF YOU AREN’T TRAVELING TO WATCH IT, THERE ARE MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO WATCH IT HERE IN TOWN. YEAH, METEOROLOGIST TAYLOR COX IS IN STUDIO WITH US THIS MORNING AND TAYLOR THE CAPITOL HILL LIBRARY IS ACTUALLY OFFERING BILINGUAL ECLIPSE ACTIVITIES. YES THEY ARE. SO THE METROPOLITAN LIBRARY IS PREPARING FOR THE SOLAR ECLIPSE WITH EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR BOTH SPANISH AND ENGLISH SPEAKING COMMUNITIES. NOW, NASA PROVIDED MANY TOOLS TO TEACH CHILDREN ABOUT THE ECLIPSE, INCLUDING BOOKS AND TELESCOPES. WE SPOKE WITH THE LOCAL LIBRARIAN WHO HELPED BRING THESE NASA ACTIVITIES TO OKLAHOMA CITY. KIDS THAT AT YOUNG AGE GET REALLY EXCITED ABOUT SCIENCE RELATED STUFF. UM, IF THEY HEAR NASA AND ANYTHING, IT’S LIKE, AH, WHAT’S, YOU KNOW, WHAT’S HAPPENING? BUT YEAH, IT’S WONDERFUL TO BE ABLE TO INTRODUCE SOME OF THESE CHILDREN TO SOMETHING THAT MAYBE THEY’VE NEVER HEARD ABOUT. SO THEY WILL HAVE ACTIVITIES LEADING UP TO THE ECLIPSE, AND THEN A WATCH PARTY ON THE DAY OF. YOU CAN ALSO PICK UP SOLAR ECLIPSE GLASSES AT ANY METRO LIBRARY LOCATION STARTS APRIL 1ST. FOR MORE DETAILS AND A LINK TO THE LIBRARY’S WEBSITE, VISIT
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Metropolitan Library System offering bilingual eclipse activities

The Metropolitan Library System will have activities leading up to the eclipse then a watch party on April 8

The solar eclipse is in less than two weeks. Even if you don't plan to travel to watch the eclipse, there are many opportunities to watch it in Oklahoma City.| MORE | Map shows where the upcoming solar eclipse's path of totality will be in OklahomaCapitol Hill Library in southwest Oklahoma City is preparing for the eclipse with educational activities for both Spanish and English-speaking communities. NASA provided many tools to teach children about the eclipse, including books and telescopes."Kids at that young age get really excited about science-related stuff. If they hear NASA in anything, it's like, 'Ahhh! What's happening?'" Gloria Melchor, a librarian at Capitol Hill Library, said. "It's wonderful to introduce these children to something that they've never heard about."The Metropolitan Library System will have activities leading up to the eclipse then a watch party on April 8. Click here to learn more about the viewing party.You also can pick up solar eclipse glasses at any Metropolitan Library System location starting on April 1.Top Headlines Edmond officer captures road rage on dash cam during patrol Dispatch audio from Baltimore's Key Bridge collapse sheds light on timeline of incident 8-year-old girl died after being sucked into pipe at Texas hotel swimming pool, lawsuit says Oklahoma band asking for help after flames engulf van on highway What will spring 2024 look like in Oklahoma?

The solar eclipse is in less than two weeks. Even if you don't plan to travel to watch the eclipse, there are many opportunities to watch it in Oklahoma City.

| MORE | Map shows where the upcoming solar eclipse's path of totality will be in Oklahoma

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Capitol Hill Library in southwest Oklahoma City is preparing for the eclipse with educational activities for both Spanish and English-speaking communities. NASA provided many tools to teach children about the eclipse, including books and telescopes.

"Kids at that young age get really excited about science-related stuff. If they hear NASA in anything, it's like, 'Ahhh! What's happening?'" Gloria Melchor, a librarian at Capitol Hill Library, said. "It's wonderful to introduce these children to something that they've never heard about."

The Metropolitan Library System will have activities leading up to the eclipse then a watch party on April 8. Click here to learn more about the viewing party.

You also can pick up solar eclipse glasses at any Metropolitan Library System location starting on April 1.


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