U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

CPL Receives Grant to Develop Coding Programs in Libraries from ALA


10/26/20176 years ago

caution sign The information on this page may be outdated as it was published 6 years ago.

ALA logo

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