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Free STEAM classes at public libraries.

Approved student teachers run free classes inside public libraries across three states — AI for kids, practical AI for adults, crochet, biology. Nothing is sold, and no seat ever costs a family anything.

A crochet class around a sunny library table
Intro to Crochet — North Wales Area Library
A student teacher leading a biology lesson on stomata
Biology: stomata — North Wales Area Library
Kids watching a stomata lesson on the meeting-room screen
Biology: stomata — North Wales Area Library
Students holding their finished crochet work
Intro to Crochet, final projects — North Wales Area Library

These are our photographs from our classes — not stock, not AI.

StatusLive · 12 library branches
RegionsPA · MD · VA
Teachers17 approved student teachers
Structure501(c)(3), fiscally sponsored
FinancesPublic on Hack Club Bank ↗
12library branches with active chapters
17approved student teachers
7consecutive Saturdays of classes at one branch
10/10seats filled, Intro to Crochet

Every number comes from live records. Nothing is estimated.

Pennsylvania

  • North Wales Area Library
  • Horsham Township Library
  • Lansdale Public Library
  • Doylestown Branch Library

Maryland

  • Miller Branch Public Library, Ellicott City

Virginia

  • Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
  • Bayside Area Library
  • Greenbrier Library
  • Kempsville Area Library
  • TCC / Virginia Beach Joint-Use Library
  • Chesapeake Central Library
  • Cape Charles Memorial Library
The sparkk Initiative is fiscally sponsored by The Hack Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 81-2908499). Its finances are public at hcb.hackclub.com/sparkk-initiative. The initiative is a philanthropic program of sparkk digital, not a revenue line.