CPL Receives Grant to Develop Coding Programs in Libraries from ALA
10/26/2017 • 6 years ago
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The American Library Association (ALA) today announced more than $500,000 in grants for 28 libraries in 21 states plus the District of Columbia to design and implement coding programs for young people. The grants are part of ALA’s ongoing Libraries Ready to Code initiative sponsored by Google to promote computer science (CS) and computational thinking among youth. It is the first time ALA has dedicated funding for CS programs in libraries.
The Cambridge Public Library is proud to be one the selected libraries to receive the grant. For the full press release and list of libraries click here.