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Teen Zone
2026-02-04 15:30:00 2026-02-04 17:30:00 America/Chicago Teen Zone Game, snack, hang. Bring a friend to your local library to decompress after school ! Martin Luther King Branch - Study Room 115 and 117

Wednesday, February 04
3:30pm - 5:30pm

Add to Calendar 2026-02-04 15:30:00 2026-02-04 17:30:00 America/Chicago Teen Zone Game, snack, hang. Bring a friend to your local library to decompress after school ! Martin Luther King Branch - Study Room 115 and 117

Martin Luther King Branch

Study Room 115 and 117

Game, snack, hang. Bring a friend to your local library to decompress after school !

AGE GROUP: | Teens (13-18) |

EVENT TYPE: | Crafts, Games, & Play | Arts, Music, & Culture |

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Martin Luther King Branch
Phone: 414-286-3000
Branch manager
Tiffany Thornton
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Today's hours

We're open 9:00AM to 5:00PM

Mon, Jan 26 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Tue, Jan 27 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jan 28 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Thu, Jan 29 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Jan 30 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Jan 31 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Feb 01 Closed
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Maker Mondays
Mon, Feb 02, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Makerspace
On Maker Mondays, drop in for a library led activity in our new makerspace.
Adult Story Time
Mon, Feb 02, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Room
A story Time designed especially for adults!
Cancelled
Everyone On Digital Connections Training @ MPL
Tue, Feb 03, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Milwaukee Public Library is teaming up with Everyone On to provide digital skills training.
Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play! - Cupcake Decorators! Design your own power-up!
Tue, Feb 03, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
There's so many tasty treats in video games! Come into the Makerspace and design your own cupcake inspired by your favorite video game power up!
King Makers - Fiber Arts Group
Tue, Feb 03, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Community Room
A place to work on your favorite fiber arts or mending project
Open Maker Time
Tue, Feb 03, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Makerspace
Drop into the Makerspace to work on your next project. Get hands on with creative activities and explore your interests.
Flash Fiction Mini-Course
Tue, Feb 03, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Study Room 114
Flash Fiction Mini-Course taught by author and writing instructor Kaitlin Wisel
Teen Zone
Wed, Feb 04, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Study Room 115 and 117
Game, snack, hang. Bring a friend to your local library to decompress after school !
You Build It!
Wed, Feb 04, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children's Area
Calling all architects! Enjoy open building time with Magna-Tiles, LEGO Bricks, blocks, and construction straws. Challenge yourself or your friends to build something new!
Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play! - Video Game Worlds - Digital Art Bingo
Thu, Feb 05, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
Every video game has its own unique world that's made from scratch with digital art. Come show us your favorite video game worlds and help us create a new one together.
Cancelled
There Was a Party for Langston!
Sat, Feb 07, 10:30am - 11:15am
Come celebrate 100 amazing years of Langston Hughes! We'll read together, learn about the his life and poetry, listen to the jazz music that inspired him and work on our own poetry.
Black History Month Challenge Kickoff
Sat, Feb 07, 12:00pm - 4:30pm
Community Room
Celebrate BHM with the Milwaukee Public Library! Special Story time featuring the work of Langston Hughes, family crafts, special presentation by author Zaire Lanier, a writer at Compulsion Games
Cancelled
Everyone On Digital Connections Training @ MPL
Tue, Feb 10, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Milwaukee Public Library is teaming up with Everyone On to provide digital skills training.
Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play! - Pixel Art for Video Games
Tue, Feb 10, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
Your favorite games are made of pixels! Start from scratch and design your own beginner pixel art for video games. Create a sequence of images and you can put them together into an animation!
Open Maker Time
Tue, Feb 10, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Makerspace
Drop into the Makerspace to work on your next project. Get hands on with creative activities and explore your interests.
Flash Fiction Mini-Course
Tue, Feb 10, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Study Room 114
Flash Fiction Mini-Course taught by author and writing instructor Kaitlin Wisel
Teen Zone
Wed, Feb 11, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Study Room 115 and 117
Game, snack, hang. Bring a friend to your local library to decompress after school !
You Build It!
Wed, Feb 11, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children's Area
Calling all architects! Enjoy open building time with Magna-Tiles, LEGO Bricks, blocks, and construction straws. Challenge yourself or your friends to build something new!
Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play! - Video Game Worlds - Obstacle Courses
Thu, Feb 12, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
We're diving deeper into video game worlds and creating obstacle courses filled with mazes, characters, enemies, and objects.
PAINTED WORDS. SPOKEN IMAGES. - Exhibit Unveiling and Celebration
Fri, Feb 13, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Community Room
Join Milwaukee Poet Laureate Shelly Conley for the exhibit unveiling of PAINTED WORDS. SPOKEN IMAGES, her first event of 2026.
Push The Button
Fri, Feb 13, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Study Room 115 and 117
Pin your personality! Design and press one-of-a-kind buttons to wear or share.
Adult Story Time
Mon, Feb 16, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Room
A story Time designed especially for adults!
Cancelled
Everyone On Digital Connections Training @ MPL
Tue, Feb 17, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Milwaukee Public Library is teaming up with Everyone On to provide digital skills training.
Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play! - Diamond Art
Tue, Feb 17, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
Settle in at the Makerspaces and get comfy making mini masterpieces. Create a diamond painting with gems by bedazzling gems one by one like a paint-by-numbers activity.
Open Maker Time
Tue, Feb 17, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Makerspace
Drop into the Makerspace to work on your next project. Get hands on with creative activities and explore your interests.
Flash Fiction Mini-Course
Tue, Feb 17, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Study Room 114
Flash Fiction Mini-Course taught by author and writing instructor Kaitlin Wisel
Teen Zone
Wed, Feb 18, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Study Room 115 and 117
Game, snack, hang. Bring a friend to your local library to decompress after school !
You Build It!
Wed, Feb 18, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children's Area
Calling all architects! Enjoy open building time with Magna-Tiles, LEGO Bricks, blocks, and construction straws. Challenge yourself or your friends to build something new!
Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play! - Intro to Video Game Design with FlowLabs
Thu, Feb 19, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
Learn how to make your own videogame with FlowLabs! No coding required! Come in and start world building.
Teen Game Night
Fri, Feb 20, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Community Room
Fan of video games? Board games? Any games????Then come to the library for a night of fun!
Harriet Tubman House: An Armchair Tour
Mon, Feb 23, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Community Room
A slideshow featuring the Harriet Tubman House in Auburn, New York
Legal Observing - Training Hosted by Milwaukee Turners
Mon, Feb 23, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Room
The Milwaukee Turners are committed to defending our constitutional right to free speech and assembly by volunteering as Legal Observers in the Milwaukee area.
Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play! - Cardboard Carnival
Tue, Feb 24, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
Step right up and have a hand in building our cardboard carnival! Use cardboard, glue and other art supplies to help build carnival games.
Open Maker Time
Tue, Feb 24, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Makerspace
Drop into the Makerspace to work on your next project. Get hands on with creative activities and explore your interests.
Flash Fiction Mini-Course
Tue, Feb 24, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Study Room 114
Flash Fiction Mini-Course taught by author and writing instructor Kaitlin Wisel
Teen Zone
Wed, Feb 25, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Study Room 115 and 117
Game, snack, hang. Bring a friend to your local library to decompress after school !
You Build It!
Wed, Feb 25, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children's Area
Calling all architects! Enjoy open building time with Magna-Tiles, LEGO Bricks, blocks, and construction straws. Challenge yourself or your friends to build something new!
Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play! - Game Art Design
Thu, Feb 26, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
We're making a memory card game! Create your own unique artwork then digitize it for our collaborative memory card game. Come back at the end of the season to play the card game with us.
Cancelled
Mini Mug Meals!
Fri, Feb 27, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Come make and enjoy a quick mug meal! All materials provided.
Launching Your Food Business: Food Business Academy - From Passion to Profits
Sat, Feb 28, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Community Room
Learn strategies to build and grow a thriving food business!
Adult Story Time
Mon, Mar 02, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Room
A story Time designed especially for adults!
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