Thelma Parker Memorial Public and School Library of the Hawaii State Library System marked the end of the 2018 Summer Reading Program with Astrobash, a NASA@My Library space celebration from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on July 14 in Waimea.
Thelma Parker Memorial Public and School Library of the Hawaii State Library System marked the end of the 2018 Summer Reading Program with Astrobash, a NASA@My Library space celebration from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on July 14 in Waimea.
About 260 children and their families saw lunar and meteorite sample education disks on loan from NASA’s Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, explored the spectacular night sky in a mobile planetarium, learned how to build a spacesuit and an Alka Seltzer rocket, explored mysterious black holes and the inside of planets, made pocket solar systems, received hands-on experience with infrared cameras and viewed the sun through a solar telescope.
The free, family-friendly event was presented in collaboration with Canada-France Hawaii Telescope, Gemini Observatory, Submillimeter Array, University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy, W.M. Keck Observatory and West Hawaii Astronomy Club.
NASA@My Library is an initiative to engage public audiences nationwide in informal and lifelong learning with the excitement of NASA exploration and discovery.
Thelma Parker Memorial Public Library is proud to be one of 75 public libraries chosen to be part of NASA@ My Library, led by the National Center for Interactive Learning at the Space Science Institute in partnership with the American Library Association Public Programs Office, the Pacific Science Center, Cornerstones of Science and the Education Development Center.
This program is made possible through the support of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Science Mission Directorate as part of its STEM Activation Program.
