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Webinar Recording: Make Every Program Count This April – Planning for 2.50 Million Acts of Science

October 15, 2025

Citizen and Community Science Library Network, all facilitators

Planning for April 2026, new facilitator resources

Ready to bring real science to your community? Watch this webinar designed for event facilitators, educators, and library and museum staff looking to engage audiences through Acts of Science—real-world, accessible citizen and community science activities.

In April, communities across the country will activate citizen science in celebration of Citizen Science Month, Astronomy Month, and Earth Month! In this recorded webinar, we unveil new program planning tools and resources that make it easy to host science experiences focused on weather, space, environmental monitoring, and public health. Whether you’re planning a one-time event or a full month of activities, this webinar will help you make your Acts of Science count this April.

Special Feature for April: Acts of Science: Connected

Join us as one of the 250 libraries who will participate as livestream hosts. SciStarter will do all the heavy lifting for you, we just need your help spreading the word and bringing Acts of Science: Connected to your community.


Upcoming Events

“Acts of Science: Connected” Info Sessions!

October 21, November 18, and December 16, 2025

Join us in an interactive zoom room to talk through how Acts of Science: Connected will work for you and your community. In each of these info sessions, we will discuss one of the featured projects, demonstrate participation, and provide guidance on how to facilitate these events.

Join to get YOUR questions answered and feel confident about supporting your community’s participation in these projects.

SciStarter is the place to find, join, and contribute to science through more than 3,000 formal and informal research projects, events and tools. Our community of citizen science projects enables discovery, organization, and greater participation in science. This is also the place to track your contributions, bookmark things you like, and network with others. Join SciStarter to get started.

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