Experience the Partial Solar Eclipse with Us!

Program Type:

Arts, Culture, & Literature, Technology

Age Group:

Family, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult
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Event Details

 

 

Coming to a sky near you on October 14: a partial solar eclipse! Get ready to experience this astronomical wonder with programs that will inform and entertain both young and old!

 

An important safety note: Do not look directly at the sun during an eclipse! Doing so will cause serious damage to your eyes. Be sure to use eclipse glasses or use an indirect observation method. We will have a limited supply of eclipse glasses available during our watch parties, but you can make indirect viewers in one of our free DIY craft programs!

 

EVENTS FOR KIDS & FAMILIES

 

Constellation Projection Cards

A solar eclipse brings out our love for everything space-related! Create constellation projection cards by picking out your favorite constellation and projecting it onto any surface using light!

Tuesday, October 3 at 5 p.m., Highland Hills Branch

Wednesday, October 4 at 4 p.m., Polk-Wisdom Branch

Thursday, October 5 at 5 p.m., Paul Laurance Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch

Saturday, October 14 at 12:30 p.m., Mountain Creek Branch

 

Moon Phase Spinner

Waxing or waning- What will the Moon be next?  Learn the lunar phases with a fun moon phase spinner and get ready for the annular solar eclipse!

Tuesday, October 10 at 3:30 p.m., Mountain Creek Branch

Tuesday, October 10 at 5 p.m., Highland Hills Branch

Wednesday, October 11 at 4 p.m., Polk-Wisdom Branch - Registration is required.

Thursday, October 12 at 5 p.m., Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch

 

Make Your Own Eclipse Camera!

Safely view the upcoming solar eclipse with a handmade pinhole camera! We'll make our own devices from simple household items and learn about the science of the solar eclipse and how the cameras we build keep us safe while we view it.

Tuesday, October 10 at 4 p.m., Renner-Frankford Branch

Wednesday, October 11 at 4 p.m., Fretz Park Branch

Thursday, October 12 at 4 p.m., Park Forest Branch

 

Cereal Box Eclipse Viewer

You'll be prepared to safely view the eclipse on October 14 with just a cereal box, foil, a little paper and some tape! Come and make your own viewer to take home.

Tuesday, October 10 at 4 p.m., Dallas West Branch

Wednesday, October 11 at 3:30 p.m., North Oak Cliff Branch

Wednesday, October 11 at 4 p.m., Fretz Park Branch

Thursday, October 12 at 2 p.m., Hampton-Illinois Branch

Presented with the support of the Friends of the Dallas Public Library.
 

Space Model

Learn about the solar eclipse and create your own model of the Earth, sun and moon.
Aprenda más sobre el eclipse solar y cree su propio modelo de la tierra, el sol y la luna.

Tuesday, October 10 at 4 p.m., Prairie Creek Branch

Thursday, October 12 at 4:30 p.m., Pleasant Grove Branch

Friday, October 13 at 3:30 p.m., Skyline Branch

 

EclipseCraft: Galaxy Slime

Celebrate the wonder of solar eclipses and the mysteries of the cosmos through galaxy slime-making! Explore science and astronomy while you make shiny, glittery slime to take home. 

Wednesday, October 4 at 3:30 p.m., Vickery Park Branch

Wednesday, October 11 at 2 p.m., Forest Green Branch

Friday, October 13 at 3:30 p.m., Skillman Southwestern Branch

This program is brought to you by the generosity of the Friends of the Dallas Public Library. 
 

After School STEM: Eclipse

Prepare for the upcoming eclipse with a fun and educational craft.

Thursday, October 12 at 3:30 p.m., Kleberg-Rylie Branch

 

Perot Tech Truck Solar Eclipse Crafts!

Explore the science behind the annular solar eclipse, receive a FREE community partners membership to the Perot Museum and more! 

Explora la ciencia detras del eclipse solar anular, recibe un membresia de community partners GRATUITO al Museo de Perot y mucho más.

Activities include/ Actividades incluirán: 
- Paper rockets / Cohetes de papel
- eclipse buttons / botones del eclipse

Friday, October 13 at 3:30 p.m., Pleasant Grove Branch

Presented by the Perot Museum TECH Truck / Presentado por el Perot Museum TECH Truck.
 

Disney Day

It's the 100th Anniversary of the Walt Disney Animation Studio! Come celebrate at the Youth Discovery Center by participating in fun Disney-inspired activities, including one for the eclipse! Design your own Buzz Lightyear Solar Eclipse glasses then view the Partial Solar Eclipse at 12:15 p.m. 

Saturday, October 14 at 11 a.m.  J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 2nd Floor

 

ESPECIALLY FOR ADULTS

 

Eclipse Black-Out Poetry

Celebrate the upcoming eclipse and flex your creative muscles!  We will create new art from recycled works, taking pages of prose and forming them into poetry related to the eclipse, the Moon, the galaxy, the universe or wherever your muse may take you!

Thursday, October 12 at 5 p.m., Lakewood Branch

 

Master Naturalists presents: The Moon & Nature at Night

Learn to live in tune with the moon! After you hear from local author Amy Martin (the Moonlady herself!),  you'll be a pro-level Moon watcher understanding the synchrony of the Moon and tides, how the Moon led to life on Earth and how the Moon impacts urban plants and wildlife.  

Saturday, October 7 at 11 a.m., J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 5th Floor

 

James Webb Space Telescope

Learn more about the James Webb Space Telescope from an expert scientist! Walk our exhibit to see the magnitude of the telescope and the beautiful photos it captures from outer space. Then, hear from Longitude Fellow Louis Noel on the science behind the telescope and learn more about space exploration.

Saturday, October 28 at 10 a.m., J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 5th Floor

This free event is provided in part by Longitude.site, a nonprofit educational fellowship program dedicated to the spread of educational resources.

 

 

ECLIPSE VIEWING PARTIES

Need a place to view the solar eclipse? Don't have any glasses? Never fear... the library is here!
Go to one of the viewing parties below and learn about the annular solar eclipse, how it happens and what it is. Look up and watch as science happens before your (protected) eyes! All locations will have a limited supply of viewing glasses to hand out for safe viewing. And each location will have special eclipse-related activities for all ages.

Saturday, October 14 at 10 a.m., Kleberg-Rylie Branch 
 
Saturday, October 14 at 10:30 a.m., Audelia Road Branch 

Saturday, October 14 at 11 a.m., Hampton-Illinois Branch 

Saturday, October 14 at 11 a.m., Lakewood Branch - Registration is required.
 
Saturday, October 14 at 11 a.m., Lochwood Branch

Saturday, October 14 at 11 a.m., Martin Luther King Jr. Branch 
 
Saturday, October 14 at 11 a.m., Mountain Creek Branch

Saturday, October 14 at 11 a.m., Park Forest Branch 
 
Saturday, October 14 at 11 a.m., Preston Royal Branch
 
Saturday, October 14 at 11 a.m., Timberglen Branch
 
Saturday, October 14 at 11 a.m., Vickery Park Branch
 
Saturday, October 14 at 11 a.m., White Rock Hills Branch