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

Intro to Video Game Design with Flowlabs

2026-05-12 16:00:00 2026-05-12 17:30:00 America/Chicago Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play! Learn how to make your own videogame with Flowlabs. Flowlabs is a website that lets you make 2D video games. Come in and start building your own video game world. Martin Luther King Branch - Makerspace

Tuesday, May 12
4:00pm - 5:30pm

Add to Calendar 2026-05-12 16:00:00 2026-05-12 17:30:00 America/Chicago Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play! Learn how to make your own videogame with Flowlabs. Flowlabs is a website that lets you make 2D video games. Come in and start building your own video game world. Martin Luther King Branch - Makerspace

Learn how to make your own videogame with Flowlabs. Flowlabs is a website that lets you make 2D video games. Come in and start building your own video game world.

Create and customize characters, design game levels, and choose your own video game logic. No coding required! 

AGE GROUP: | Teens (13-18) |

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

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Martin Luther King Branch
Phone: 414-286-3000
Branch manager
Tiffany Thornton
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Mon, May 18 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Tue, May 19 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Wed, May 20 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Thu, May 21 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, May 22 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, May 23 Closed
(Memorial Day Weekend)
Sun, May 24 Closed
(Memorial Day Weekend)
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Employ Milwaukee Resource Table
Wed, May 27, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Community Room Resource Table
Employ Milwaukee will be at the library to share information about employment opportunities, paid training programs, and much more!
Teen Zone
Wed, May 27, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Study Room 115 and 117
Game, snack, hang. Bring a friend to your local library to decompress after school !
Cancelled
Savvy Caregiver - Workshop for family caregivers of a person with dementia
Thu, May 28, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Savvy Caregiver helps family caregivers acquire and strengthen knowledge, skills and attitudes to empower them to be more intentional, strategic and responsive in their care role.
Employ Milwaukee Resource Table
Fri, May 29, 2:45pm - 5:00pm
Community Room Resource Table
Employ Milwaukee will be at the library to share information about employment opportunities, paid training programs, and much more!
Teen Trades & Tech Fair
Fri, May 29, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Community Room
Join us for a Teen Trades & Tech Fair that will introduce you to opportunities in the skilled trades.
Cancelled
Mini Mug Meals!
Fri, May 29, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Come make and enjoy a quick mug meal! All materials provided.
Book'd and Busy - Featuring: Jamarquan Houston
Sat, May 30, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Study Room 115 and 117
Join Element and Jamarquan for a conversation about unheard voices and untold stories in the newly released book, "MILL-WALK-KEY".
Adult Story Time
Mon, Jun 01, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Room
A story time designed especially for adults!
King Makers
Tue, Jun 02, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Study Room 114
A place to work on your favorite fiber arts or mending project
Teen Zone
Wed, Jun 03, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Study Room 115 and 117
Game, snack, hang. Bring a friend to your local library to decompress!
Cancelled
Savvy Caregiver - Workshop for family caregivers of a person with dementia
Thu, Jun 04, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Savvy Caregiver helps family caregivers acquire and strengthen knowledge, skills and attitudes to empower them to be more intentional, strategic and responsive in their care role.
Open Maker Time
Mon, Jun 08, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Makerspace
Drop into the Makerspace to work on your next project. Get hands on with creative activities and explore your interests.
Teen Maker Lab: Summer Camp Creations - Chalk Art & Mud Stencils
Mon, Jun 08, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Makerspace
Come to the library and beautify our outdoor space with...mud? Yes! Learn how to make public works of art outside with a technique known as mud stenciling.
Story Time - Story Time
Mon, Jun 08, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Community Room
Children and their caregivers are invited to a story time filled with stories, songs, and fingerplays all designed to help little ones develop important literacy skills.
Open Maker Time
Tue, Jun 09, 1:30pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
Drop into the Makerspace to work on your next project. Get hands on with creative activities and explore your interests.
Cancelled
Push the Button
Tue, Jun 09, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Pin your personality! Design and press a one-of-a-kind button to wear or share.
Open Maker Time
Wed, Jun 10, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Makerspace
Drop into the Makerspace to work on your next project. Get hands on with creative activities and explore your interests.
Teen Maker Lab: Summer Camp Creations - Snail Mail
Wed, Jun 10, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Makerspace
Handwrite a letter or create a postcard to send out in the mail. Learn how to address and stamp an envelope and more about sending physical mail.
Teen Zone
Wed, Jun 10, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Study Room 115 and 117
Game, snack, hang. Bring a friend to your local library to decompress!
Cancelled
Savvy Caregiver - Workshop for family caregivers of a person with dementia
Thu, Jun 11, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Savvy Caregiver helps family caregivers acquire and strengthen knowledge, skills and attitudes to empower them to be more intentional, strategic and responsive in their care role.
Family Play and Learn - Dinosaur Dig
Thu, Jun 11, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Area
Learn about dinosaurs and paleontologists through stories, sing-a-long songs and pretending to dig up some fossils at a dig site!
Open Maker Time
Thu, Jun 11, 1:30pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
Drop into the Makerspace to work on your next project. Get hands on with creative activities and explore your interests.
Milwaukee County DHHS Aging and Disabilities Services - Milwaukee County DHHS Aging and Disabilities Services
Fri, Jun 12, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Community Room Resource Table
Connect with the Milwaukee County team to learn about available programs.
Tabletop Role-playing Gaming
Sat, Jun 13, 10:00am - 2:00pm
Study Room 114
Join Gaming Guide Ira Lee and become part of an adventuring party where you'll use your imagination, creativity and your wits to explore - and possibly survive - an epic quest in a fantasy world.
MASTERing LEGO
Sat, Jun 13, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Community Room
Come meet and create with a LEGO MASTER. Challenge your creativity against yourself and friends. All ages welcome!
Open Maker Time
Mon, Jun 15, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Makerspace
Drop into the Makerspace to work on your next project. Get hands on with creative activities and explore your interests.
Teen Maker Lab: Summer Camp Creations - Printmaking
Mon, Jun 15, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Makerspace
Learn the ancient art of printmaking! Join us in carving rubber blocks, learn how to ink them and walk away with your own print!
Story Time - Story Time
Mon, Jun 15, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Children's Area
Children and their caregivers are invited to a story time filled with stories, songs, and fingerplays all designed to help little ones develop important literacy skills.
Adult Story Time
Mon, Jun 15, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Room
A story time designed especially for adults!
Open Maker Time
Tue, Jun 16, 1:30pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
Drop into the Makerspace to work on your next project. Get hands on with creative activities and explore your interests.
Death Cafe
Tue, Jun 16, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Study Room 114
A Death Café is a place for people of all ages to discuss issues related to death and dying.
Open Maker Time
Wed, Jun 17, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Makerspace
Drop into the Makerspace to work on your next project. Get hands on with creative activities and explore your interests.
Teen Maker Lab: Summer Camp Creations - Mini Art
Wed, Jun 17, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Makerspace
Stretch the boundaries of your creativity by working small! Paint a tiny masterpiece on a miniature canvas.
Teen Zone
Wed, Jun 17, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Study Room 115 and 117
Game, snack, hang. Bring a friend to your local library to decompress!
Story Time
Thu, Jun 18, 10:30am - 11:00am
Community Room
Young children and their caregivers are invited to a story time filled with stories, songs, and fingerplays all designed to help little ones develop important literacy skills.
Open Maker Time
Thu, Jun 18, 1:30pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
Drop into the Makerspace to work on your next project. Get hands on with creative activities and explore your interests.
Open Maker Time
Mon, Jun 22, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Makerspace
Drop into the Makerspace to work on your next project. Get hands on with creative activities and explore your interests.
Teen Maker Lab: Summer Camp Creations - Build Your Own Sundae
Mon, Jun 22, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Makerspace
We're making ice cream sundaes in the Makerspace! Join us as we kick off summer with a sweet frozen treat.
Babysitters Club
Mon, Jun 22, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Study Room 114
You don't have to read all of Ann M. Martin's "Baby-Sitters Club" books to know that babysitting can be hard work. Milwaukee Public Library is here to help!
Story Time - Story Time
Mon, Jun 22, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Community Room
Children and their caregivers are invited to a story time filled with stories, songs, and fingerplays all designed to help little ones develop important literacy skills.
Health Literacy Kid's Clinic
Tue, Jun 23, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Community Room
Children and their caregivers are invited to grow their health literacy at the Martin Luther King branch!
Open Maker Time
Tue, Jun 23, 1:30pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
Drop into the Makerspace to work on your next project. Get hands on with creative activities and explore your interests.
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