About the American Library Association
The American Library Association (ALA) is the foremost national organization providing resources to inspire library and information professionals to transform their communities through essential programs and services. For more than 140 years, the ALA has been the trusted voice for academic, public, school, government and special libraries, advocating for the profession and the library's role in enhancing learning and ensuring access to information for all. For more information, visit ala.org.
About Google
Google’s core mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. Google creates products and programs to increase access to opportunity, break down barriers and empower people through technology. It’s our goal to engage with aspiring technologists everywhere – and to ensure that anyone can see themselves as creators - not just consumers of technology. More information on Google’s computer science education efforts is available at g.co/csedu.
To find out more about the previous work of Libraries Ready to Code, check out these resources:
- Report - Ready to Code: Connecting Youth to CS Opportunities Through Libraries
- Advocacy Video - Ready to Code
- Infographic - Be a Libraries Ready to Code Champion
Lead Libraries
The Ready to Code Collection was created in collaboration with staff from 30 libraries who curated resources, developed content, piloted strategies from the fall of 2017 through summer 2018 in order to support others in becoming Ready to Code.
- Ak Chin Community Library, Maricopa, AZ - Jeffrey Stoffer
- Belgrade Community Library, Belgrade, MT - Sarah Creech
- Belmar Elementary School, Belmar, NJ - Danielle Arnold
- Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, MA - Maria McCauley
- Carnegie Library, Pittsburgh, PA - Toby Greenwalt
- Charleston Public Library, Charleston, AR - Misty Hawkins & Wes Dean
- Clarkston Independence District Library, Clarkston, MI - Alexa Lalejini, Connor McNamara, Jamie Klos & Thom Mackie
- DC Public Library, Washington, District of Columbia - Paula Langsam & Carmen Boston
- Florida Public Library, Florida, NY - Maria Martinez & Meg Sgombick
- Georgetown County Library System, Georgetown, SC - Donald Dennis & Stephanie Frey
- Governor Mifflin School District, Shillington, PA - Kristin Brumbach, Kathleen Murray, Samantha Bolles & Mark Engle
- Groton Public Library, Groton, CT - Jessica Franco & Emily Sheehan
- Harris County Public Library, Houston, TX - Mandy Carrico
- Hartford Public Library, Hartford, CT - Tricia George
- Heritage High School, Newport News, VA - Melanie Toran
- Homer Public Library, Homer, AK - Claudia Haines
- Independence Public Library, Independence, KS - Charlene Mitchell & Betsy Fisher
- Kent County Middle School, Chestertown, MD - Laura Jacob
- Kenton County Public Library, Covington, KY - Brandon Baldoni, Racheal Wodraska, Jillian Frasher, Faith Mulberry, Chas Smith, Maura Sudkamp, Nicole Frilling, Kari Jones, Burmau Garba, Elizabeth Gieske, Justin Flynn, Marquis McClendon, Faikat Moliki & Ann Schoenenberger
- Maryvale High School Library, Phoenix, AZ - Jean Kilker
- McCracken County Public Library, Paducah, KY - Lea Wentworth & Susan Baier
- Meridian Library District unBound, Meridian, ID - Alex Johnatakis, Todd Cagwin & Jenny Liebig
- Muskogee Public Library, Muskogee, OK - Jason Gonzales
- Normal Public Library, Normal, IL - Julia Martin Clark, Randi Sutter, Lyndsey Carney & John Fischer
- Rochester City School Library System, Rochester, NY - Sarah Ryan, Colleen Sadowski & Julianne Wise
- Santa Ana Public Library, Santa Ana, CA - Cheryl Eberly & Saidy Valdez
- Santa Barbara Public Library, Santa Barbara, CA - Cassidy Charles, Leon Yen, Hong Lieu & Molly Wetta
- The Seattle Public Library, Seattle, WA - Juan Rubio
- Waseca Public Library, Waseca, MN - Brianna Bleeker, Matthew White & Stacy Lienemann
- White Plains Public Library, White Plains, NY - Erik Carlson & Austin Olney
