Community-Driven Programming: Offering Coding and Robotics Classes in your Library.

Mary Carrier serves as the Technology & Growth Specialist for the four counties of the Mohawk Valley Library System in Schenectady, New York. Prior to this position, Mary dedicated over 15 years to teaching digital literacy and technology trends at the Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library, a suburba...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Information Technology & Libraries Vol. 42; no. 2; pp. 1 - 9
Main Author: Carrier, Mary
Format: pictorial tables/charts Journal Article
Published: American Library Association Jun2023
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
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Summary:Mary Carrier serves as the Technology & Growth Specialist for the four counties of the Mohawk Valley Library System in Schenectady, New York. Prior to this position, Mary dedicated over 15 years to teaching digital literacy and technology trends at the Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library, a suburban public library that has over 40,000 registered patrons and 1,500 visitors per day. The community has a strong presence in youth and family programs and is a popular place for teens and children to learn, play, and create. In 2015, she began offering coding and STEM classes to children and teens at the library and in the community as outreach programs. Mary will share her expertise in technology programming for children and teens and the importance of planning, preparing, and testing curriculum for coding and robotics classes.