[Michlib-l] Solar Glasses: Safety & Reputable Vendors

[Alger Newberry]

?Our library is lucky enough to have a community room that can accommodate 70 people so we decided to host a viewing party and project the NASA live-stream of the eclipse inside on a big screen.  We advertised it on our Facebook and also put up instructions on how to make pinhole cameras and box eclipse viewers.  It's not necessarily the same thing, but it will work.  We also are going to encourage those that come to the library with the glasses to perhaps share with those that do not.  The eclipse isn't going to be super fast, so sharing wouldn't hurt anyone . . . ;)


Alger C. Newberry III, Business Librarian
Grand Blanc-McFarlen
515 Perry Rd.
Grand Blanc, MI  48439
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Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2017 4:56 PM
To: ConnieJo Ozinga
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Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] Solar Glasses: Safety & Reputable Vendors

Madison Heights falls into the first category.  We began distribution on Monday to library card holders with a limit of two per family, and as of this morning, we were out.

Even with notification via social media, I anticipate the calls to continue from people looking for them, even if offset somewhat by the notification.

Roslyn Yerman
Director
Madison Heights Public Library
240 W. 13 Mile Road
Madison Heights, MI 48071

tel:  (248) 837-2852
fax:  (248) 588-2470
www.madison-heights.org/library



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From: "ConnieJo Ozinga" <cjozinga at commercelibrary.info>
To: "Lancaster, Catherine (MDE)" <LancasterC5 at michigan.gov>
Cc: "Michlib-l" <michlib-l at mcls.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2017 12:30:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] Solar Glasses: Safety & Reputable Vendors

We have 200 pairs we are giving away on Monday.  We have probably had 200 phone calls just in the last couple of days from people looking for them.  Asking for 20 or 50.  No matter how many NASA glasses anyone has it is very clear to me that there will never be enough.  My impression is that most libraries have already given theirs out or are holding them for Monday. We were excited about this but are rapidly becoming frustrated.  I am curious what other libraries are doing and how it has gone.                Connie


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Connie Jo Ozinga
Library Director
Commerce Township Community Library
180 E. Commerce
Commerce, MI 48390
(248) 669-8108 x101
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