Makerspaces are OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

Join us for daily Open Maker Time at the Good Hope, Mitchell Street, or Washington Park Branches:

June-August 2025

Good Hope - Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, 1:30-5:30 p.m.

Mitchell Street - Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, 1:30-5:30 p.m.

Washington Park - Mondays and Thursdays, 1:30-5:30 p.m. 

Makerspace Facilitators and Teen Interns will help you engage with the space and all it has to offer.

Book an appointment to use Makerspace equipment outside of Open Maker Time.  Come to a scheduled event in the Makerspaces.  All are welcome!

Book an appointment to use the Makerspace equipment outside Open Making Time. Appointments can include up to 5 people working on a single project at a time.  A Makerspace Facilitator will be present to offer personalized instruction and assistance during your appointment time.

Check out these free STEAM activity kits. Stop by your local branch of MPL and pick up your own kit to enjoy outside the library. (Available on a first come, first served basis.)  Or, you can download the printable materials packets below and use our online tutorials to do these activities at home, in your classroom, or anywhere else you’d like!

New Take and Makes

Collección de lengua española

Complete Take and Make Collection

For more information about the different MPL locations, view our map of branches.

Questions about Take and Makes?

Call the Education and Outreach Department at (414) 286-3076.

Notice about preventing the spread of COVID19:

These kits were assembled safely at the Milwaukee Public Library in accordance with guidance from the Milwaukee County Health Department. Prepared kits were quarantined for a minimum of 4 days before we made them available for distribution. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the principal mode by which people are infected with SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) is through exposure to respiratory droplets carrying infectious virus. It is possible for people to be infected through contact with contaminated surfaces or objects (fomites), but the risk is generally considered to be low.

New Booklets

Former Booklets