Get solar eclipse glasses at these 18 libraries across Alabama

Did you know that this Saturday, October 14, the annular solar eclipse will cross North, Central and South America? Solar Eclipse Activities for Libraries (SEAL) made a map of libraries across the country that offer free glasses for you to watch the solar eclipse.

Keep reading for where in Alabama you can get glasses and watch this monumental event.

Watch the solar eclipse in Alabama

You can expect to see the solar eclipse in Alabama beginning at 10:38AM on Saturday, October 14. Here’s the solar eclipse schedule for most of Alabama:

• Partial eclipse begins: 10:38AM
• Maximum: 12:08PM
• Partial eclipse ends: 1:43PM

1. Birmingham Public Library

• Location: 2100 Park Pl, Birmingham, AL 35203
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2. Homewood Public Library

• Location: 1721 Oxmoor Rd, Birmingham, AL 35209
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3. Mobile Public Library

• Location: 701 Government St, Mobile, AL 36602
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4. Lineville City Library

• Location: 60119 AL-49, Lineville, AL 36266
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5. Oxford Public Library

• Location: 110 E 6th St, Oxford, AL 36203
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6. Center Point Public Library

• Location: 533 Sunhill Rd NW, Center Point, AL 35215
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7. Ashland City Library

• Location: 11 2nd Ave S, Ashland, AL 36251
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8. Huntsville Madison Public Library

• Location: 915 Monroe St SW, Huntsville, AL 35801
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9. Arab Public Library

• Location: 325 2nd St NW, Arab, AL 35016
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10. Dothan Houston County Public Library

• Location: 445 N Oates St, Dothan, AL 36303
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11. Abbeville Memorial Library

• Location: 301 Kirkland St, Abbeville, AL 36310
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12. Newburn Library

• Location: 7840 AL-61, Newbern, AL 36765
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13. Gadsden Public Library

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• Location: 254 S College St, Gadsden, AL 35901

14. Lawrence County Public Library

• Location: 401 College St, Moulton, AL 35650
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15. Jasper Public Library

• Location: 98 18th St E, Jasper, AL 35501
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16. Colbert County High School Library

• Location: 2200 High School St, Leighton, AL 35646
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17. Scottsboro Public Library

• Location: 1002 S Broad St, Scottsboro, AL 35768
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18. Ardmore Public Library

• Location: 25836 Main St, Ardmore, TN 38449
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The SEAL program

With funding from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the Space Science Institute, the SEAL program is distributing five-million solar-viewing glasses to 10,000 libraries across the U.S.

Where are you watching the solar eclipse? Tag us @thebamabuzz and let us know!