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We are a collaboration between SciStarter, a global hub for citizen science, and the European Citizen Science Academy, developing a free course to allow you to uptake citizen science within your public library. Citizen science is public participation in scientific research. It is a collaboration between professionally trained researchers (i.e. they know and carry out the scientific research process) and non-professionally trained researchers (i.e. this can be anyone). People can participate in citizen science by taking and submitting photos of local flora and fauna to databases such as iNaturalist, monitoring air and water quality, measuring light pollution, and so much more. Libraries across the globe are introducing citizen science concepts, projects, and resources to engage their patrons in these meaningful scientific activities that contribute to research. Benefits for libraries are varied. They can be educational and also more societally broader, such as learning more about biodiversity, connecting individuals to the natural world, and also allowing them to contribute to research that can, at times, inform policy goals. Dates and Times This free online course is structured in the following way for broader participation across time zones. All course materials will be presented in English. Complete the self-guided Foundations of Citizen Science training module by 12 May, 2024. https://scistarter.org/training-foundations Attend a two-part, 5-hour online course: Part 1 on 15 May at 9:00am - 11:30am EST | 3:00pm - 5:30pm CET Part 2 on 22 May at 9:00am - 11:30am EST | 3:00pm - 5:30pm CET Attend an optional 1-hour meet-up on 21 May at 10:00am EST | 4:00 pm CET You will see that most questions are not mandatory. The information that you fill in will help to understand the course relevance to youre public library particular context and your expectations.