Arizona State University

In partnership with the University of Michigan School of Information, the Center for Gender Equity in Science and Technology at Arizona State University will provide professional development to twelve public librarians across three systems using the CompuGirls program model. CompuGirls is a well-established, evidence based, and culturally responsive program for young women of color to help them develop computational thinking skills. Over the two-year grant period, 180 girls will participate in the program across the three library systems. Based on feedback from partner libraries, the team will modify the existing curriculum to develop a library-specific model that is purposefully low-resource (cost, expertise, time). Partner libraries include Ypsilanti Public Library (MI), Imperial County Public Library (CA), and Tempe Public Library (AZ).