Last Wednesday, the Philadelphia Museum of Art invited the winners of Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby to display their kinetic sculptures in the main hall of the museum. Since Maker Jawn won the award for best pack of 10 or more, we got to display our collaborative piece of artwork created by makers from five libraries located in North Philly! … Read more →
Many of the teens in the Teen Center are passionate about gaming. At first glance video games appear to be the anti-book; the idea of 2-4 teens teaming up behind a glowing television screen to slaughter morphed and mutated humans is not exactly the picture of traditional literacy. However, even something as simple as informally chatting with a teen about… Read more →
I haven’t even completed my first month as part of the Maker Jawn team and already I’ve learned so much. The kids have taught me about everything from manga and Minecraft, to patience and prototyping. I’ve been learning from my coworkers too; the Maker Jawn team has been meeting on Tuesday mornings for Tinkering Tuesdays. On my first Tinkering Tuesday,… Read more →
