{"id":20945,"date":"2024-10-17T13:44:38","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T12:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sifinetworks.com\/residential\/?p=20945"},"modified":"2025-12-04T14:54:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T14:54:03","slug":"farmington-community-library-launches-fibercity-digital-literacy-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sifinetworks.com\/residential\/farmington-community-library-launches-fibercity-digital-literacy-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Farmington Community Library Launches FiberCity\u00ae Digital Literacy Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Farmington Community Library (FCL) is launching the\u00a0FiberCity\u00ae Digital Literacy Project this fall, thanks to a generous $10,000 donation from Farmington Area FiberCity\u00ae powered by SiFi Networks. This funding will support circulating laptops and a subscription to\u00a0Fiero Code, a learning platform for users ages 8-18 that teaches them how to code.<\/p>\n<p>The Farmington Area FiberCity\u00ae is a citywide fiber optic network that is being built throughout Farmington and Farmington Hills. The network will bring fast, affordable, and reliable all-fiber internet access to every home, business, and institution across our two cities.<\/p>\n<p>The generous donation will allow the Library to add six Dell laptops to its growing and popular collection of circulating electronic devices. Adults 18 years or older with a registered FCL card in good standing and a valid state-issued ID can check out the devices. Laptops are available for 7-day checkouts with no renewals.<\/p>\n<p>Fiero Code\u00a0is an innovative e-learning platform designed to teach coding skills to users aged 8-18. The platform supports both beginning learners and those who are looking to develop more advanced coding skills. Fiero Code offers a comprehensive curriculum that spans HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, SQL, and block-based coding with Scratch. The platform is gamified, self-paced, and accessible 24\/7 on the Library\u2019s website at <a href=\"https:\/\/farmlib.org\/collections\/online-learning-research-databases\/technology-skills\/\">farmlib.org\/learn-technology-skills<\/a>. Users will need to create a username and password to log into the program.<\/p>\n<p>The FiberCity\u00ae Digital Literacy Project\u00a0also includes coding events for kids that provides community-based learning through the Fiero Code platform. <em>\u201cThis is a fantastic opportunity for younger patrons to be introduced to the world of coding, cooperate with others to solve problems, and to develop skills to work independently through a number of fun and educational projects,\u201d<\/em> said Charlie Cusack, Children\u2019s Librarian. The Library is offering several programs this fall geared toward elementary age children including a monthly coding club for students in grades 3-5. Full event details and registration information is available on the Library\u2019s online event calendar at <a href=\"https:\/\/farmlib.org\/events\">farmlib.org\/events<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Farmington Community Library (FCL) is launching the\u00a0FiberCity\u00ae Digital Literacy Project this fall, thanks to a generous $10,000 donation from<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20946,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Farmington Area FiberCity\u00ae Digital Literacy Project Donation | SiFi Networks<\/title>\n<meta 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