Welcome to CoderDojo Barbican

Free coding club for coders aged 9–16 at Barbican Children's Library

Next session

Next term: dates coming soon.

We're still fixing the days and times. New dates will appear here. You can also subscribe to our calendar on the Session dates page.

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Register your coder

Sign up your coder with our Google Form. All experience levels are welcome. Registering also gets you email reminders, and helps us plan how many volunteers we need. You can register at the first session too.

Opens a Google Form. All volunteers are DBS checked for your coder's safety.

Want calendar reminders too? See Session dates.

Latest updates

Important Notice - Library Renovation

24 September 2026

Barbican Children's Library will be undergoing renovation from late October 2026 through March 2027. During Phase 1 (October-December), the Children's Library will be closed…

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Barbican Children’s Library will be undergoing renovation from late October 2026 through March 2027. During Phase 1 (October-December), the Children’s Library will be closed and a temporary space will be set up in the Bostock community room.

What this means for CoderDojo:

We are working with the library to confirm session locations during the renovation period
Location may change for a few months

We will update this page as soon as we have confirmed details. Thank you for your patience as we work through these changes together!

Volunteers needed

3 October 2026

We’re a team of six volunteers and would love more people to join us. Help coders aged 9–16 explore Scratch, Python, micro:bit and their own ideas.

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We’re a team of six volunteers and would love more people to join us. Help coders aged 9–16 explore Scratch, Python, micro:bit and their own ideas.

You don’t need to know every platform—just bring patience, enthusiasm and an interest in coding. We volunteer in our free time alongside our jobs.

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Get to know our club

Explore an idea of your own or try something new, with a volunteer to help. Read about our approach, how the club began and what our coders say about it.

About us