The Brantford Public Library will be handing out 7,000 pairs of solar eclipse glasses in the lead up to the April 8 total eclipse.
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The glasses will be available on a first-come-first-served basis beginning March 4 at the main library branch on downtown Colborne Street and at the branch on St. Paul Avenue.
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People are welcome to take up to four pairs and a library membership isn’t required.
“A key principle for our library is to offer barrier-free access to information and services,” said Rae-Lynne Armburo, library CAO and chief librarian. “It’s incredible that we are able to provide this many pairs of glasses to our community at no cost.”
According to McMaster University’s Faculty of Science website, the April 8 eclipse is the area’s first total eclipse since 1925 and the next one won’t happen in the area until 2144. The eclipse will begin at 2:03 pm and totality begins at 3: 4 p.m. in the Brantford area.
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While at the library, James Clark, the library’s communications manager, said people are invited to become members. Anyone living in Brantford, Brant County or Six Nations of the Grand River can become members of the Brantford Public Library through a reciprocal borrowing agreement established in 2019.
Members get free and instant access to the latest editions of full digital magazines, such as Astronomy and National Geographic, through the Libby app, and the library has more than 100 books about astronomy in its collection.
Clark said 2023 was a banner year for the library, with nearly 7,000 new members joining.
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