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Here’s what the Free Library’s ‘Maker Jawn’ showed off at the Capitol Hill Maker Faire

The Free Library's federally-funded maker program was one of a few dozen to participate in the D.C. event.

The Free Library’s Maker Jawn program challenged Congress yesterday to see how many high-fives they could do in 20 seconds.
They kept score with their scorekeeping app, SimpleScore, which uses a MaKey MaKey to connect players’ bodies to a computer. It was part of the first-ever Capitol Hill Maker Faire.
The Maker Jawn program, which got a $500,000 federal grant last year, was one of a few dozen groups chosen to exhibit at the maker faire. Hosted by the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services, it was open to Congress, their staff and the public. The event kicked off the White House National Week of Making, which celebrates the wider maker movement.


Last year, students from the Workshop School and youth entrepreneurship program NFTE went to Washington to participate in the first-ever White House Maker Faire.

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