{"id":18156,"date":"2019-11-12T22:17:35","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T22:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/pnr\/?p=18156"},"modified":"2026-02-03T18:38:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T18:38:57","slug":"citizen-science-month-and-beyond-at-your-library-ideas-tips-and-resources-from-scistarter-and-star-net","status":"archive","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/citizen-science-month-and-beyond-at-your-library-ideas-tips-and-resources-from-scistarter-and-star-net\/","title":{"rendered":"Citizen Science Month (and Beyond!) at Your Library: Ideas, Tips, and Resources from SciStarter and STAR Net"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Join our friends from SciStarter and STAR Net to learn how your library can participate in Citizen Science Month (April 2020). They will present a free webinar this <strong>Thursday, November 14, 2019 from Noon &#8211; 1:00 pm PST.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Citizen science can open up a world of free STEAM learning opportunities for library patrons. From identifying butterflies to measuring light pollution, citizen science offers unique ways to engage every <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18157 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/pnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/noun_Science_1905530-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/noun_Science_1905530-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/noun_Science_1905530-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/noun_Science_1905530-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/noun_Science_1905530-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/noun_Science_1905530.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>patron and allow them to contribute to the greater scientific community. With welcoming environments and equitable access to resources, libraries can serve as a central hub for citizen science in their communities! The STAR Library Network (STAR Net) is excited to showcase impactful STEAM learning opportunities that put a focus on the Earth, such as citizen science, in 2020. With support from the National Library of Medicine and based on feedback from the Citizen Science Association&#8217;s &#8220;Citizen Science Day&#8221; working group, SciStarter and Arizona State University are pleased to announce &#8220;Citizen Science Month&#8221; (April 2020)! Tune in to this webinar to discover how you can access many free resources to help introduce, shape, or support citizen science in your library.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Learn more and Register at<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/scistarter.org\/citizen-science-month-and-beyond-at-your-library-i\">https:\/\/scistarter.org\/citizen-science-month-and-beyond-at-your-library-i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join our friends from SciStarter and STAR Net to learn how your library can participate in Citizen Science Month (April 2020). They will present a free webinar this Thursday, November 14, 2019 from Noon &#8211; 1:00 pm PST. Citizen science can open up a world of free STEAM learning opportunities for library patrons. From identifying&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/citizen-science-month-and-beyond-at-your-library-ideas-tips-and-resources-from-scistarter-and-star-net\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1172,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[52],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18156","post","type-post","status-archive","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1172"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18156"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18159,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18156\/revisions\/18159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}