Solar Eclipse 2024

The last solar eclipse that crossed by southwestern Pennsylvania occurred on August 21, 2017. Westmoreland Library Network Libraries participated in observing the spectacular event by providing to patrons free, certified protective eyewear offered by the National Center for Interactive Learning with funding from Google and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Murrysville Community Library commemorated the event with a Solar Eclipse Party hosted by Franklin Regional’s Science Like a Girl Club, live video streaming of the eclipse, science projects, Storytime STEM-packs™ programming, crafts, and experiments. The weather cooperated with clear blue skies, and the day at Murrysville Community Library was a huge success, with over 400 people attending. Most of them were outside of the Librar…