Come to the library on Thursday and Friday October 12th and 13th to pick up information and glasses to view the eclipse as the sun passes behind the moon on Saturday the 14th beginning around 12:07pm with the max coverage around 1:15pm, ending around 2:25pm. Madrid will see a partial eclipse, a little more than 1/4 of the sun will be covered by the moon. Next spring we will be able to see a full eclipse in our own back yard.On April 8th 2024 we will experience a total solar eclipse. The library will have free glasses for people to use to watch the solar eclipses.