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Putnam County Library launches free astronomy program for youth · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Putnam County Library launches free astronomy program for youth. Written
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  Speaker 1: by Shaw Local News Network, This article is being read
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  Speaker 1: by an automated voice brought to you by Everlett. The
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  Speaker 1: Putnam County Public Library District will offer Sky Explorers, a
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  Speaker 1: free six week astronomy program for youth ages eleven fourteen
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  Speaker 1: this fall, thanks to a thirty three, eight hundred and
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  Speaker 1: ninety two dollars grant from the Illinois State Library's Project
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  Speaker 1: Next Generation Initiative. Sky Explorers is a distance learning program
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  Speaker 1: that lets participants explore daytime and nighttime skies from home
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  Speaker 1: using genuine scientific equipment, including telescope and binocular kits. Activities
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  Speaker 1: focus on light pollution and building observation skills with hands
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  Speaker 1: on scientific tools. The program is part of the Libraries
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  Speaker 1: From Soil to Stars Discover Science All Around initiative, which
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  Speaker 1: also included the Earth Explorers summer program. Participants who complete
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  Speaker 1: all six weeks will receive an all expenses paid field
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  Speaker 1: trip to the Adler Planetarium in Chicago on September nineteenth,
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  Speaker 1: including transportation, admission, a sky show, and lunch. The program
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  Speaker 1: is free and limited to twelve participants. For more information
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  Speaker 1: or to register, contact Rachel Blomquist, Project director at eight
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  Speaker 1: one five three three nine two zero three eight, or
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  Speaker 1: a Blombquist at Putnam Countylibrary dot org. Funding is provided
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  Speaker 1: by the US Institute of Museum and Library Services to
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  Speaker 1: the Illinois State Library under the Library Services and Technology Act.
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  Speaker 1: Registration July thirteen thirty one. Program dates August second, September twelfth.
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  Speaker 1: Location Putnam County Public Library, District, Grandville Branch two, fourteen
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  Speaker 1: South McCoy Street, Grandville,