This Saturday, Evanston Public Library will host an Eclipse Watch Party for residents to celebrate and view the solar phenomenon. As the moon moves in front of the sun during its orbit, it will block part of the sun’s light and initiate the partial eclipse. The eclipse will begin at about 10:37 a.m. and end.
Evanston Public Library’s “EPL on the Fly!” initiative is hosting drop-in summer programming for children’s engagement and learning by bringing library resources to underrepresented communities. Engagement librarians supervise STEM-related activities for children to outdoor locations every week on designated days, including James Park, Fleetwood-Jourdain Center, Mason Park and Dobson-Brummel Park. Children can make bottle rockets,.
This summer, look out for chalk messages of kindness from children participating in Evanston Public Library’s youth programs. As part of EPL’s 2022 Summer Reading Challenge, children are busy scratching off squares in a Bingo-like game that encourages reading through activities like creating new superheros and writing poems. Instead of Bingo, children receive a Read-o.