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<p class="MsoNormal">Greetings!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Passing along information on this opportunity:<o:p></o:p></p>
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Ready to Code is an initiative of the American Library Association, sponsored by Google, which aims to ensure libraries have the resources, capacity, and inspiration to embrace activities that promote computational thinking (CT) and computer science (CS) among
our nation’s youth.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">ALA is accepting grant proposals of up to $25,000 to join a cohort of libraries that will 1) implement CT or CS programming for and with youth via their library; and 2) collaboratively develop a Ready to Code toolkit with the goal of enabling
any library, regardless of geography, expertise, or affluence to deliver programming that promotes computer science and computational thinking among youth.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Proposals are now being accepted. Review the <a href="http://www.ala.org/tools/sites/ala.org.tools/files/content/readytocode/rtc_rfp_july_17.pdf">request for proposal</a>.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/8riB10y4jXCU">Apply Now</a></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Eligibility and Selection Criteria<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Selection criteria is aligned with the Ready to Code vision that libraries play a critical role in increasing access and exposure to CS opportunity, changing perceptions of who can code and inspiring all youth to pursue CS education by
connecting coding to individual interests. <a href="http://www.ala.org/tools/sites/ala.org.tools/files/content/readytocode/eligibility_criteria_rtc.pdf">Read more about the criteria</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Resources<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b>Webinar</b> - An informational webinar will be held on August 1, 2017 at 2:30 P.M. eastern. <a href="https://zoom.us/meeting/register/c59fd1518cd43e82c5b9141539e44ee6">Reserve a seat</a> for the session
using our online form.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b>FAQ</b> - Additional resources can be found in our <a href="http://www.ala.org/tools/sites/ala.org.tools/files/content/readytocode/ready%20to%20code%20phase%20III%20FAQ%207-20-17.pdf">grant FAQ</a> and <a href="http://www.ala.org/tools/sites/ala.org.tools/files/content/readytocode/rtc_resources_applicants.pdf">resource
and examples</a> of computer science and computational thinking programs. <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b>Stay in touch</b> - The program will run from July 2017 through June 2018. <a href="http://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/fsGfOFVeaMfJxdXc033H2" target="_blank">Sign up for updates here</a>.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This project is a collaboration between ALA's <a href="http://www.ala.org/offices/oitp" target="_blank">Office for Information Technology Policy</a> and ALA's three youth divisions: the <a href="http://www.ala.org/yalsa/" target="_blank">Young
Adult Library Services Association</a>, the <a href="http://www.ala.org/alsc/" target="_blank">Association for Library Services to Children</a>, and the <a href="http://www.ala.org/aasl/" target="_blank">American Association of School Librarians</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Background Information:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">On June 22, 2017, the American Library Association <a href="https://blog.google/topics/education/libraries-across-us-are-ready-code/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0055A5">announced
a competitive grant program sponsored by Google</span></a> to fund a cohort of school and public libraries to develop resources to help get U.S. libraries "Ready to Code.” The $500,000 pilot program is part of Phase III of Libraries Ready to Code, an ongoing
collaboration between ALA and Google to ensure expert library professionals are prepared to develop and deliver programming that promotes computer science and computational thinking among youth, two skills that will be required for challenges and jobs of the
future.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">25 to 50 participating libraries will receive funding from ALA, along with consulting expertise and operational support from Google. Individual libraries may use funding for devices,
staffing, marketing and other costs associated with piloting an educational toolkit developed in partnership, <em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">by</span></em> libraries, <em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">for</span></em> libraries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The toolkit, set to release in conjunction with National Library Week in April 2018, will consist of computer science resources that libraries find most useful for designing and implementing
youth computer science programming. This cohort of libraries will also initiate a community of practice to sustain momentum and build expertise across thousands of school and public U.S. libraries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Sponsored by:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Darci Hanning, MLIS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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