Hi Pauline, I would recommend connecting with the Library Freedom Project (https://libraryfreedomproject.org/). I attended this amazing talk by Alison Macrina at LibrePlanet last weekend and... wow! I sounds like every public library would want to enjoy their program.
This reminds me of a recent thread where Greg asked for organizations we might want to have a conversation with. It sounds like we would have interesting perspectives to share with and learn from the Library Freedom Project. They also have a program for training their instructors, they also run on foundation funds. They train librarians wrt software skills (not sure how similar/complementary to what SWC librarians do) but also legal skills (for they play in the privacy, intellectual freedom arena). Best, Marianne On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 6:49 AM, Pauline Barmby <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I got the request below from someone interested in a workshop. > Seems to me like Software Carpentry is likely not quite the right fit; > does anyone know of other programs that I could point this person > toward? > > Thanks. > > 3. Would there be a better place for me to start if this is not > recommended for someone with basic HTML5 and CSS3 looking to learn about > programming to possibly offer free courses at a public library? > > I am currently working at a large public library as an intern in the > Information Services Department. I would like to take this opportunity to > tell you why I am interested in this program. I think that offering free > coding courses to our patrons could help the community to find better jobs > and to communicate better within their current marketplaces. I am hoping > that by my attending this training I would be able to come back to my > library and write a proposal on bringing programs like this to our area. I > also think that I would benefit from the course as a student in Library and > Information Science heading toward a User Experience track in my electives. > > > > Pauline Barmby > Department of Physics & Astronomy, Western University > 1151 Richmond St., London, ON N6A 3K7 Canada > Voice: (519) 661-2111 x81557 Fax: (519) 661-2033 > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.software-carpentry.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.software-carpentry.org _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.software-carpentry.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.software-carpentry.org
