Brooklyn Public Library

Brooklyn Public Library (BPL), in partnership with library software developer BiblioCommons (BC), will use its grant to support the implementation of a large-scale digital badging project in 2014. Modeled on Chicago’s successful Summer of Learning program in 2013, BC will provide an online badging system platform to be piloted by BPL and multiple library partners through their extensive public programs and volunteer initiatives. The open badging aspect will create communities of like-minded individuals who can share their interests and offer opportunities to recognize subject mastery, completion of milestone events, and other accomplishments as well as advanced credentialing for skills gained and tasks achieved. The project’s potential is to establish the community library as a safe and supportive environment where children, students, and adult learners can explore the educational and occupational benefits of this new online resource.