April is Global Astronomy Month

The Newberry Branch is home to the Orion StarBlast telescope.  It comes with an instructional booklet and can check out for two weeks.

This item must be checked out and returned to the Newberry Branch, so please contact the staff at your local library if you have questions or concerns.

STEM Kits empower kids to see themselves as scientists, engineers, creators, and makers. Inspired by both STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and the Maker Movement, STEM Kits are created for elementary children to encourage discovery.

Contents include: 1 interactive: home planetarium; 1 book: Space: A Visual Encyclopedia; 1 DVD: "Magic School Bus: Space Adventures"; 1 guide; all in a zippered bag.

Please note: This kit checks out as a unit to a single patron, who is solely responsible for its contents. Kits may not be returned in a book drop, but must be brought to a desk. There is a limit of 1 STEM kit per patron.

THE SKY ATLAS assembles some of the most beautiful maps and charts ever created to understand the skies above us. This richly illustrated treasury showcases the finest examples of celestial cartography-a glorious art often overlooked by modern map books-as well as medieval manuscripts, masterpiece paintings, ancient star catalogues, antique instruments, and other curiosities. This is the sky as it has never been presented before: the realm of stars and planets, but also of gods, devils, weather wizards, flying sailors, ancient aliens, mythological animals, and rampaging spirits. Here are the crystal cosmos of the ancient Greeks; the medieval sea, sailed by ships above the clouds; Tibetan sky burials; secret messages hidden in starlight, and much more. With thrilling stories and gorgeous artwork, this remarkable atlas explores our fascination with the sky across time and cultures to form an extraordinary chronicle of cosmic imagination and discovery.

For stargazers, comet-spotters and planet-seekers looking to enhance your deep sky knowledge and observations - this is your quintessential guide. The Total Skywatcher's Manual will help you choose the best telescope, identify constellations and objects in the night sky, search for extraterrestrial phenomena, plan star parties, capture beautiful space imagery and much more.

A complete introduction to observing and understanding the night sky, explaining and demystifying stargazing to recognize objects and explain how they move through the sky over the night and the year.

Perfect for science fairs or sleepovers, this book will inspire young readers to learn about constellations, the Sun, and even the Moon through hands-on experiments that use easy-to-obtain materials and the scientific method.

Have you ever wondered exactly how our Universe is put together? How is it built? And how it actually works? This is ultimate guide to the Cosmos will show as never before the inner workings of our planet, the Solar System, the galaxies and the Universe itself. This series investigates the nuts and bolts of our cosmos, exploring a whole range of fascinating celestial phenomena and how they came to be the way they are. Experts and mind-blowing CGI, take viewers under the celestial hood to tell the greatest story of all--the story of how we and everything around us began.

Also check out Season 2.