Our small Jose Cisneros Cielo Vista Branch Library hosted a record-breaking 1,489 patrons !!! for our Eclipse Celebration this past Monday, August 21.
Many fun activities were happening both inside and outside of the library!
In the library’s meeting room, we had a very large crowd gathered for our eclipse-themed story time and craft, and we also played a live news feed to share the best views of the total solar eclipse across the USA. These photos really do not show the magnitude of the crowd – the room was packed, standing room only!
And we had many eclipse-themed snacks for everyone. Enjoy that Moon Pie, little one!
We ran out of eclipse glasses very early in the day but thankfully a patron showed up with a large homemade eclipse viewer which he welcomed everyone to share. Patrons were also sharing their eclipse glasses with one another, chatting, and enjoying this very special day.
Our Information Services Specialist Liz loved looking at the eclipse, “I cannot wait for the next one!”
Librarian Debbie’s favorite part of the day was watching the eclipse with her daughter and granddaughter, “We ended up sharing our glasses with about 15 people. I really liked the atmosphere outside and the willingness of others to share. We struck up conversations with many people.”
Our Library Director Patricia found it so endearing when a very happy toddler told her “I saw the eclipse!” And as he was leaving the library, he excitedly told everyone he encountered, “I saw the eclipse!” Patricia was astounded by the “amazing, colossal, stupendous and impressive interest in the event.” And Debbie agrees, “It was a great day and a record breaker in patron visitation for the Cielo Vista library!”
