The Fayetteville Public Library Now Offers a Telescope for Check Out

A telescope has just been donated to the Fayetteville Public Library. It is now available for check out. “It’s an Orion Starblast and we got it a couple weeks ago. It was donated to us by the Supporting STEM and Space Corporated nonprofit which is partnering with the Sugar Creek Astronomical Society,” said Gretchen Allen, Assistant Manager of Circulation Services at the Fayetteville Public Library. Gretchen Allen was the first staff member to check out the telescope. She didn’t know much about astronomy or how to use it. “You can look at the stars, you can look out over the city. I took it up to the Cross on Mt. Sequoyah and looked out over the city and saw some cars driving by which was pretty cool. Just as long as you don’t look in the sun, you can look at whatever you want," The Fayetteville Public Library staff is excited about the new technology. “Our ability to provide as many services as we can to our patrons is really what we’re all about. To helping them discover new ways to think about things and new opportunities,” said Steve Litzinger, Marketing and Communications Manager at the Fayetteville Public Library. To check out the telescope, you must be at least 18 years old and provide and driver’s license and library card. UATV Reporter Hunter McEachern