Chapters

Find a chapter near you.

sparkk is a student-led 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Each chapter is a public library branch where volunteers, most of them teenagers, teach classes that are always free.

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Active chapters: 12
States: 3
Library branches: 12

A free crochet class around a long library table beside a wall of windows, coloured yarn in use.

North Wales Area Library

Where we teach

Every branch on the map.

Each chapter is a public library branch where volunteers, most of them teenagers, teach free classes.

Drag to turn · arcs lead to headquarters in North Wales

Maryland1 chapter

Miller Branch Public LibraryEllicott City, MD

Pennsylvania4 chapters

Virginia7 chapters

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Find the branch nearest you.

Type a library, a town or a state. Each result opens that chapter's own page.

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12 chapters

Every branch

Branches by state.

Each row is a library that hosts a sparkk chapter. Dates come from the most recent completed class on record there.

Maryland1

Miller Branch Public LibraryEllicott City, MarylandNo completed class yet

Pennsylvania4

Virginia7

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Crochet being taught at North Wales Area Library, around a table beside a tall window.

For libraries

Host at your library.

A branch gives a room for about an hour and a staff contact. Volunteers bring the lesson, the materials and the sign-ups. Nothing is charged to the library or to families.

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