START A CODING PROGRAM
at your small public library
2020 Grant Recipients:
| Thorne Bay Public Library |
| Orange Beach Public Library |
| Parnell Memorial Library |
| Gravette Public Library |
| Nederland Community Library |
| Ledyard Public Library |
| Laurel Public Library |
| Fort Meade Public Library |
| Lake Park Public Library |
| Cherokee Public Library |
| Ericson Public Library |
| Lake City Public Library |
| Ruthven Public Library |
| Louis Latzer Memorial Public Library |
| Pike County Public Library |
| Baldwin City Library |
| Great Bend Public Library |
| Mary Cotton Public |
| Trimble County Public Library |
| Catahoula Parish Library |
| Caribou Public Library |
| Grand Ledge Area District Library |
| Hancock School Public Library |
| Drew Public Library |
| Horace Stansel Memorial Library |
| Lincoln County Library |
| Madison Valley Public Library |
| Monson Free Library and Reading Room Association |
| Davie County Public Library |
| Mott Public Library |
| Tioga Community Library |
| Otto Bruyns Public Library |
| Eden Library |
| Olean Public Library |
| Tivoli Free Library |
| Belle Center Free Public Library |
| Donald W Reynolds Community Library |
| Guthrie Public Library |
| Spiro Public Library |
| Athena Public Library |
| Estacada Public Library |
| Mary S. Biesecker Public Library |
| Worthington West Franklin Community Library |
| The Libraries of Foster |
| Lexington-Henderson County Everett Horn Public Library |
| Mildred G. Fields Memorial Library |
| Liberty Hill Public Library |
| Nesbitt Memorial Library |
| Grand County Public Library |
| James W. Curry Public Library |
Apply to be a part of the IMLS grant “Code Club for Small & Rural Libraries.”
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is funding a grant to deliver all the resources necessary to run a code club in small and rural libraries. Those resources include one-on-one training sessions, code club software, Ozobot and Sphero robots, and ongoing coaching and support. 50 libraries will be selected to participate in this grant.
A code club is an informal program that takes place at a library where kids ages 8-18 learn computer programming skills. Teaching kids computer programming skills can dramatically impact your community by providing kids with 21st century career opportunities and instilling a valuable set of life skills, like computational thinking and problem solving.
With Prenda’s help, code club does not require any coding knowledge to run. It does, however, require:
- Computers (laptops or desktops)
- High-speed internet
- A space in the library
- Library staff/volunteer to facilitate
This project is funded by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and is administered by the North Dakota State Library, in collaboration with Prenda. (IMLS Grant information)
Application due date is October 31, 2019. Recipient selections will be made by November 8th, 2019, with the expectation that your Code Club will begin in January 2020.
DEADLINE: October 31, 2019
Informational Webinar
Help youth build 21st century skills.
Grant funded = free to you!
No coding expertise necessary.
High engagement and attendance
Watch the 2018/19 recorded informational webinar:
2018-2019 Grant Recipients:
- Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
- Altus Public Library
- Atlanta Public Library
- C.E. Weldon Public Library
- Carnegie Public Library
- Cavalier County Library
- Cherokee County Public Library
- Coalinga Library
- Colman Branch Library
- Creve Couer Public Library
- Driscoll Public Library
- Exeter Branch Library
- Garden Valley District Library
- Hartland Public Library
- Heart of America Library
- Honey Grove Library & Learning Center
- Hood County Library
- Hoyt Lakes Public Library
- Huachuca City Public Library
- Hubbard Public Library
- Hulbert Library of the Town of Concord
- Jaffrey Public Library
- Kaibab Paiute Tribal Library
- Kensett Public Library
- Keyport Free Public Library
- Kittanning Public Library
- Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library
- Marshall County Memorial Library
- McIntosh Memorial Library
- Memphis Public Libraries: Levi Branch
- Milton Branch Library
- Newtown Public Library
- Oil City Library
- Panama City Beach Public Library
- Park River School and Public Library
- Pine River Library
- Priestley-Forsyth Memorial Library
- Questa Public Library
- River Grove Public Library District
- Soldotna Public LIbrary
- Spanish Fort Public Library
- Stamford Carnegie Library
- Syracuse Turkey Creek Township Public Library
- Tehama County Library
- The Dalles-Wasco County Library
- Tulare County Library: Pixley Branch
- Valley City Barnes County Public Library
- Wasatch County Library
- Whiteriver Public Library
- Wilson Public Library
