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Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play!

Makey Makey Game Controller
2026-01-15 16:00:00 2026-01-15 17:30:00 America/Chicago Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play! Make your own video game controller. Come into the makerspace and make your own custom video game controller using a tool called a Makey Makey.  Washington Park Branch - Makerspace

Thursday, January 15
4:00pm - 5:30pm

Add to Calendar 2026-01-15 16:00:00 2026-01-15 17:30:00 America/Chicago Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play! Make your own video game controller. Come into the makerspace and make your own custom video game controller using a tool called a Makey Makey.  Washington Park Branch - Makerspace

Make your own video game controller. Come into the makerspace and make your own custom video game controller using a tool called a Makey Makey. 

Make your own video game controller? You can really do that? Yes!  Come into the makerspace and use cardboard, copper tape, and a little bit of innovation and make your own custom video game controller using a tool called a Makey Makey. 

AGE GROUP: | Teens (13-18) |

EVENT TYPE: | STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) | Makerspace | Crafts, Games, & Play |

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Washington Park Branch
Phone: 414-286-3000
Branch manager
Emma Cobb
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Mon, Dec 29 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Tue, Dec 30 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Wed, Dec 31 Closed
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Thu, Jan 01 Closed
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Fri, Jan 02 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Jan 03 9:00AM to 5:00PM
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Resume Re-charge
Tue, Dec 30, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Other - See description for location
Help in crafting a resume.
Ramen Remix
Thu, Jan 08, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Finney Community Room
Easy hacks for a tasty snack. Come learn some fun ways to zhuzh up your ramen!
Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play! - Collage Art Portraits
Tue, Jan 13, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Other - See description for location
Create colorful self portraits with paper collaging and transform them into digital art. We'll use everyone's portraits to create a digital gallery and feature elements in our Teen Game Lab projects.
Open Maker Time
Tue, Jan 13, 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.
Family Play and Learn - Dinosaur Dig
Tue, Jan 13, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Finney Community Room
Join us for imaginative play for families with young children. Learn about dinosaurs and paleontologists through books, sing dinosaur songs and pretend to dig up some fossils at a dig site!
Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play! - Makey Makey Game Controller
Thu, Jan 15, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
Make your own video game controller. Come into the makerspace and make your own custom video game controller using a tool called a Makey Makey. 
Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play! - Popsicle Stick Engineer
Tue, Jan 20, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
What can you design with a popsicle stick? Create the Hoan, a tower, or anything else you can imagine.
Open Maker Time
Tue, Jan 20, 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.
Whatcha Reading? - Teen Book Club
Wed, Jan 21, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Study Room
Join us for a casual teen book club, where you can discuss any and all things you've been reading lately, from books and beyond!
Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play! - Let's Game - Tabletop Game Prototyping
Thu, Jan 22, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
Join us as we bend the rules on tabletop gaming classics. In this workshop we will play classic board games like chess and Uno.
Landlord Training Program - City of Milwaukee-Department of Neighborhood Services
Sat, Jan 24, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Finney Community Room
Learn HUD, State and Milwaukee requirements for operating rental property.
Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play! - Cardboard Carnival
Tue, Jan 27, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
Step right up to have a hand in building a cardboard carnival! Join us in building interactive games like working claw grabber and more! Use cardboard, glue and more to help build our carnival games.
Open Maker Time
Tue, Jan 27, 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.
Pop-up Puzzle Party
Thu, Jan 29, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Study Room
Celebrate National Puzzle Day with Washington Park Library! Puzzles of all varieties and for all skill levels will be available to play with and piece together.
Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play! - Game Art Design
Thu, Jan 29, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
We're making a memory card game! Create your own unique artwork with playdough and then digitize it for our collaborative memory card game.
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