Tag: philly
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Fail and Try Again: Maker Jawn at the Free Library gets Philadelphians of all stripes involved in the maker movement
Antony, a 12-year-old seventh grader at Conwell Middle School in Port Richmond, has encountered a few unexpected barriers in testing his hypothesis. “There are several flaws,” he says about the experiment he just built, a full water bottle with two straws hot glued into it, one of which is topped with a cardboard square. “But…
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Youth-run Design and Research at the Free Library of Philadelphia, Summer 2012
From July to August 2012, 35 teens from Philadelphia worked at the Free Library to give their voice to what sort of environment and programs the library should offer for youth in Philly. 35 youth ages 14-19 served as Teen Programming Assistants for the Free Library of Philadelphia’s 2012 Summer Literacy and Leadership Program—a program…