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Eden Ransdell posted eventsPalmyra Book Club
June 27, 2017 from 6:30pm to 7:15pmLadies' Night Out
June 23, 2017 from 6pm to 7:30pmCreative Cards Class (Palmyra)
June 22, 2017 from 11am to 1pm
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Started by Autumn Jan 24, 2012. 0 Replies 3 Likes
HCPL would like to provide materials for the topics students need each year for class, but many times cannot get materials quickly enough to meet project deadlines (especially when asked the night before). In an effort to have more materials on…Continue
Blog vs Newsletter
Started by Autumn. Last reply by Autumn Mar 8, 2011. 3 Replies 1 Like
Originally the Library created, printed, addressed, stamped, and sent a 3 page newsletter seasonally. But the newsletter was sent to only around 300 of the now 39,364 (2010 Census) citizens of Harrison County. This newsletter is now being…Continue
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Solar Eclipse Glasses recalled on Amazon
Posted by Eden Ransdell on August 15, 2017 at 10:30am 0 Comments 0 Likes
This is a human eye with a permanently burned retina.
If you look at the eclipse without proper protection, it could soon be yours. Are you paying attention yet? (Picture from …
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Posted by Eden Ransdell on August 8, 2017 at 12:30pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
A pinhole projector is the simplest and safest way to view the eclipse, and you probably already have the materials lying around your house! Here are some examples of various styles you can put together.
(Image from Nurturestore.co.uk)…
Continue Safe sources for Solar Eclipse glasses
Posted by Eden Ransdell on August 2, 2017 at 1:00pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
If you will be using solar eclipse glasses to view the eclipse on August 21, make sure they are real before you trust your vision with them! Safe solar glasses should have have the ISO 12312-2 standard printed on them as well as the name of a reputable manufacturer. Be warned that there many listings on Amazon for glasses that claim to be made in the USA by American Paper Optics, but are actually Chinese imitations. These…
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Library offers Pre-Eclipse Programs
Posted by Alisa Burch on August 2, 2017 at 8:38am 0 Comments 0 Likes
In cooperation with the Harrison County Public Library astronomer Mark Steven Williams of StarGeezer Astronomy will host a series of Total Solar Eclipse Preview programs in Harrison County August 9 - August 15.
In addition to viewing the Sun through telescopes with safe solar filters and demonstrations of a “pinhole camera”, guests will learn the local circumstances of the eclipse, the history, science and folklore of eclipses, why there aren’t eclipses each month,…
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Woodcarving Class (Lanesville)
August 17, 2017 from 6pm to 7:45pm – Lanesville Branch
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