Muse: The magazine of science, culture, and smart laughs for kids and children

The BUBBLER

In Wisconsin, a drinking fountain isn’t called a drinking foundation. It’s a “bubbler.” But the Bubbler is also an amazing makerspace at the public library in Madison, Wisconsin. Why the weird name? Because the Bubbler is where great ideas bubble up in people’s brains and burst out into the world as amazing art, contraptions, and more. Let’s visit the Bubbler to see what it’s all about and to see what kids like you are making.

Meet the Bubblerarian

Rebecca Millerjohn is the Bubbler’s Youth Services Librarian. She also goes by “Bubblerarian.” That’s Bubbler + librarian, in case you’re wondering. Millerjohn comes

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