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PPL Alum
PPL welcomes individuals from all walks of life and each has a unique story to tell — stories that illustrate the positive impact our library makes in the lives of those we serve. Stories that YOU make possible!
Meet some of our PPL Alum.
Christian Mignacca
When the right opportunity presents itself, you just know it. This is how it was for me when I saw a Facebook post promoting PPL’s Rhode Coders Clubs. Coding was always something of interest to me; I just wasn’t sure if it would be a fit. Turns out it was! I grew up loving video ...
Dory
I was always curious about learning how things people use on phones and PCs were created. I started teaching myself coding by watching YouTube videos and through coding websites such as Codecademy. Then I started to look for local coding classes and I stumbled upon an ACN course called Rhode Coders 2.0. There I was ...
Emmanuel
My story with PPL goes back a few years. I was in middle school and looking for ACN courses to take…when I saw the HTML course at PPL, I decided to go for it. Then I took courses in JavaScript and Python. I came back and I did a Data Analytics course, and a computer ...