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BOOKS, MOVIES, & MORE Why Don't Eclipses Happen Every Month?
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Why Don't Eclipses Happen Every Month?
Learn why we do not see eclipses at every full and new Moon. Create 3D models of the Earth, Moon, and Sun to demonstrate solar and lunar eclipses. Recommended for families with children ages 6 and up.
Winter Garden Branch - Winter Garden - Program Area
Wednesday, October 11
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Winter Garden Branch
Winter Garden - Program AreaLearn why we do not see eclipses at every full and new Moon. Create 3D models of the Earth, Moon, and Sun to demonstrate solar and lunar eclipses. Recommended for families with children ages 6 and up.
Two solar eclipses are coming to North America – an Annular Eclipse on October 14, 2023 and a Total Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024. Thanks to a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and a supplement to the NASA @ My Library Project, the Space Science Institute’s STAR Net team is providing solar viewing glasses to public libraries. To receive your solar viewing glasses (while supplies last) you must attend a program presented by the Orange County Library System related to the upcoming eclipses.
Winter Garden Branch
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About the branch
LYNX Bus Link 105 West Colonial
LYNX Bus Link 612 NeighborLink 612 / Winter Garden
Built in 2005, Winter Garden branch sits at the westernmost part of Orange County. This was the last branch opened before the Great Recession of 2008. Interestingly, this is the only branch in the county built on donated land. Two acres were donated by the family of former citrus grove owner, Sylvester C. Battaglia. S.C. Battaglia’s philosophy, as stated by his son, was to “give back to the community.” The branch’s formal name S.C. Battaglia Memorial Branch, honors his contribution.
Winter Garden Branch has all the charm of a small town library plus all of the resources available through Orange County Library System. Noted for friendly and helpful staff, the branch is now serving a third generation of patrons.