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Tue, March 19, 2013
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Spring Break is right around the corner for Philly kids, tweens, and teens. They'll have a whole week of freedom from school, but even free time can get a little dull after a while. After all, there are only so many hours of playing video games or watching TV you can handle before you start to go stir-crazy. Luckily, the Free Library Hot Spots have been hard at work coming up with cool, creative activities so kids can have fun. Learn how to make a video game online, practice your DJ skills, spice up your wardrobe with e-textiles, make videos, and lots more!
School-free doesn't have to mean learning-free, and learning can be fun! Come hang out, mess around, and geek out at Free Library Hot Spots at Heavenly Hall, The Village of Arts and Humanities or Blackwell Regional Library!
At the Free Library Hot Spot at Heavenly Hall, from Monday, March 25 through Thursday, March 28, teens, tweens, and kids age 8 and up can visit the Hot Spot from 10am-1pm and 1:30-4:30pm to make video games, edit music, create an e-textiles project, or edit photos! Also, from 1:30-4:30pm on Thursday, March 28, we’ll be hosting a dance party to close out the week. And don’t worry! If you normally hang out at the Hot Spot at IDAAY, you’ll have the chance to do all of the fun stuff over at Heavenly Hall!
Are you interested in fashion or accessories design? Have you ever wanted to learn how to jazz up a shirt or pair of leggings with lights? What about putting colored lights into your party clothes? Learn all about how to create cool eTextiles projects during Teen Media Week at the Free Library Hot Spot at the Village of Arts and Humanities in North Philly. We’ll be sewing LEDs into t-shirts for the upcoming astronomy night at the Franklin Institute, hosted by eCrafting.org, or bring your own clothes, accessories or projects to work on.
At Blackwell Regional Library, teens and tweens ages 12 and up can visit the Hot Spot to get creative. On Tuesday, March 26 from 2-4pm, teens at Blackwell can create and play video games! On Wednesday, March 27 from 1:45-3pm, we’ll offer creative digital freeplay, from making beats to editing photos and making videos!
The Free Library Hot Spot at Heavenly Hall is located at 4015 Poplar Street. For questions, please call 267-362-9433 or email taitb@freelibrary.org.
The Free Library Hot Spot at the Village of Arts and Humanities is located at 2944 Germantown Ave. Questions? Contact K-Fai at steelek@freelibrary.org.
The Lucien E. Blackwell Regional Library of West Philadelphia is located at 125 South 52nd Street (at the corner of 52nd & Sansom). For questions, please email Jazmin at idakaarj@freelibrary.org
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Photo from Teen Media Week 2012 at The Free Library Hot Spot, Village of Arts and Humanities |
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Thu, March 14, 2013
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The Born This Way Foundation (BTWF) announced today that the Born Brave Bus is headed back on the road, without Lady Gaga, heading to Philly and three other select cities (Washington DC, New York, and Chicago). Visitors to the bus can enjoy food, live performances from Lady Gaga’s friends The Dirty Pearls, as well as DJ sets from Lady Starlight and DJ White Shadow, and fun activities including the Free Library's Youth Design Council, interactive digital kiosks, games and more.
Visit the bus on the Art Museum steps from 3:00pm - 7:00pm this Saturday, March 16th.
See you there!
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Thu, February 21, 2013
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The Free Library of Philadelphia is proud to partner with the Maker Education Initiative as part of their national Maker Corps Program for summer 2013. This unique program will provide interactive, creative maker workshops for youth and families in youth-serving organizations nationwide, including various library locations throughout Philadelphia. Locations to be announced in June 2013. Stay tuned to learn more about how your teens and family can learn more about this exciting summer program!
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Fri, February 1, 2013
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The Free Library of Philadelphia and WHYY are teaming up to present selections from the award-winning 2011 documentary BULLY followed by a q&a session with Cynthia Lowen, Producer and Writer of the film.
This free, special event will take place on Tuesday, February 5 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. in the Lincoln Financial Digital Education Studio at WHYY, 150 North 6th Street.
Space is limited - reserve your seats today! Please RSVP to: bornbrave@freelibrary.org
The event is being offered with the support of an IMLS/MacArthur Teen Learning Lab Grant, and in conjunction with Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation’s Born Brave Bus Tour.
Please share with friends, family, community groups, churches, and other youth-serving organizations!
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Poster for the 2011 award-winning documentary BULLY |
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Wed, January 9, 2013
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The Free Library of Philadelphia is proud to announce that it will be partnering with Lady Gaga’s Born Brave Bus Tour (BBBT) on February 19 and 20, 2013, at the Wells Fargo Center as part of her Born This Way Ball Tour. The BBBT area will provide a free, safe space for 13- to 25-year-olds to learn more about local resources on anti-bullying, suicide prevention, mental health services, and positive youth programming (including Teen events at the Free Library of Philadelphia!). The Born This Way Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 2011 by Lady Gaga and her mother, Cynthia Germanotta, to “foster a more accepting society, where differences are embraced and individuality is celebrated.” According to Lady Gaga’s twitter, the impulse to have the Born Brave Bus Tour was "I feel like most kids don't look for help because they feel embarrassed so mom + I wanted to break the stigmas around ‘help’ and make it fun.”
Check the Born This Way Foundation’s site for more information on pre-registering for the event, and the Free Library’s Born Brave tumblr blog for what youth at the Free Library are making to prepare for the event. You must be 13-25 years old to participate in the Born Brave Bus Tour.
UPDATE: Live Nation Global Touring has confirmed that due to a case of synovitis (severe inflammation of joints), Lady Gaga’s doctor has ordered her to cancel ALL remaining The Born This Way Ball performances, including Philadelphia on February 19 and 20. Check back on our blog to see when and if the tour will be rescheduled!
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Photo from Lady Gaga's Twitter of the Born Brave Bus |
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