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The Great North American Eclipse is Coming and We Want Everyone to See It

Solar Eclips Community Viewing Party on the Hopedale Community House Lawn

All members of the Hopedale community are invited to a free Solar Eclipse Viewing party on Monday, April 8 from 1:30 p.m. - 4 p.m. While no location in Massachusetts will experience totality, some parts of the state will see over 95% coverageo fthe sun is weather permits. 


Partial Totality: Begins at 2:15 p.m.


Full Totality: Begins at 3:29 p.m.

Partial Totality: Ends at 4:40 p.m.


Workshops will also be held at the Bancroft Memorial Library in MArch to learn more about the Solar Eclipse abnd to create special indirect eclipse viewers. Workshops will be held from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. on Saturdays, March 2, 16 and 30. All are welcome, and no registration is required. Please bring an empty cereal box to the workshop.

A limited supply of ISO certified glasses will be distributed free of charge to participants at the event. Due to the limited quantities, we ask that everyone please be considerate and share the glasses with others so that everyone will have the opportunity to view this incredible event safely.

The Solar Eclipse Community Event is sponsored by the Bancroft Memorial Library, the Friends of the Hopedale Library, the Hopedale Council on Aging, and the Hopedale Community House and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. your article here...