The Toronto Public Library is hosting a number of free workshops across the area in anticipation of the total solar eclipse.
From pinhole viewers to educational lessons, there tons of workshops available now through April, leading up to the big day on April 8th.
“Astronomers from the University of Toronto will help participants make their own pinhole solar viewers, look at the surface of the sun through telescopes equipped with solar filters, and learn about the geometry of the eclipse by creating their own scale model of the Earth-Moon-Sun system,” shares TPL.
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“A limited number of eclipse glasses will be available for workshop attendees to take home.”
If this sounds like something you’d like to take part in, keep reading.
Here’s a list of Toronto Public Libraries with free workshops as early as this week:
West Toronto
- Parkdale – Make Your Own Pinhole Solar Viewer! | Wed, Mar 13, 2024 at 6:30 PM
- Mimico Centennial – Make Your Own Pinhole Solar Viewer! | Tue, Mar 19, 2024 at 4:30 PM
- Annette Street – Make Your Own Pinhole Solar Viewer! | Thu, Mar 21, 2024 at 5 PM
- Runnymede – Make Your Own Pinhole Solar Viewer! | Tue, Apr 2, 2024 at 2 PM
- Richview – Solar Viewing: Look at the Surface of the Sun | Wed, Apr 3, 2024 at 2 PM
Central Toronto
- Toronto Reference Library – Modeling Eclipses: Understand the Geometry of Eclipses | Thu, Mar 28, 2024 at 1 PM
- Fort York – Solar Viewing: Look at the Surface of the Sun | Tue, Mar 12, 2024 at 4 PM
- Lillian H. Smith – Modeling Eclipses: Understand the Geometry of Eclipses | Fri, Mar 15, 2024 at 5 PM
- Mount Pleasant – Make Your Own Pinhole Solar Viewer! | Sat, Mar 16, 2024 at 2 PM
- Northern District – Make Your Own Pinhole Solar Viewer! | Wed, Mar 20, 2024 at 6 PM
- Spadina Road – Make Your Own Pinhole Solar Viewer! | Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 2 PM
- Forest Hill – Make Your Own Pinhole Solar Viewer! | Sat, Mar 23, 2024 at 2 PM
- Palmerston – Make Your Own Pinhole Solar Viewer! | Tue, Mar 26, 2024 at 6 PM
North York
- Downsview – Make Your Own Pinhole Solar Viewer! | Fri, Mar 15, 2024 at 2 PM
- Jane/Sheppard – Solar Viewing: Look at the Surface of the Sun | Fri, Apr 5, 2024 at 10:30 AM
East York
- Riverdale – Solar Viewing: Look at the Surface of the Sun | Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 2 PM
- Beaches – Make Your Own Pinhole Solar Viewer! | Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 6 PM
- Danforth/Coxwell – Make Your Own Pinhole Solar Viewer! | Thu, Mar 28, 2024 at 6 PM
- Parliament Street – Make Your Own Pinhole Solar Viewer! | Sat, Mar 30, 2024 at 2 PM
- S. Walter Stewart – Make Your Own Pinhole Solar Viewer! | Sat, Apr 6, 2024 at 10 AM
Scarborough
- Woodside Square – Make Your Own Pinhole Solar Viewer! | Thu, Mar 14, 2024 at 6 PM
- Steeles – Modeling Eclipses: Understand the Geometry of Eclipses | Sat, Mar 23, 2024 at 10:30 AM
- Goldhawk Park – Solar Viewing: Look at the Surface of the Sun | Sat, Mar 30, 2024 at 11 AM
- Malvern – Modeling Eclipses: Understand the Geometry of Eclipses | Tue, Apr 2, 2024 at 6:30 PM
- Albert Campbell – Make Your Own Pinhole Solar Viewer! | Thu, Apr 4, 2024 at 6 PM
Don’t forget to mark your calendars for April 8th, you won’t want to miss out on the total solar eclipse!!
Karen Doradea
Senior Staff Writer, Toronto – Karen is a multimedia journalist based in Toronto. With a strong knowledge of reporting and editing through all forms of media, she has a true passion for storytelling. She carries several years of journalistic experience and has covered the Toronto scene from local stories to national news. When Karen isn’t publishing fire content, you can find her binge-watching sitcoms on Netflix, at a must-try restaurant, or scrolling endlessly on TikTok looking for the next best thing – News never sleeps.
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