Providence Public Library

Providence Public Library and its local and national partners will develop, implement, and disseminate a high-impact teen workforce development collective impact program model called LibraryU. Locally, the project will support more than 600 underserved teens who will receive free, accessible, high-quality competency-based learning opportunities, leading to digital credentials (that acknowledging participant achievement in a topic), academic credit, exposure to the world of work, and entry into education and career pathways. The project will demonstrate the important leadership role public libraries can play in communities to provide teen workforce education and increase employment and will disseminate this new model nationally, including program tools, curricula, and guidance needed to extend the program in other libraries.