Crafts
Simple Elegant Earrings
Friday January 26, 2018: 7:00pm to
8:00pm
Downtown Library: Secret Lab
Grade 8 - Adult
Blog Post
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS FOR NOVEMBER 6 - NOVEMBER 12
by TimG
AUTHOR EVENTS:
On
Tuesday, November 7
at 7pm at the Downtown Library, author Alexandra Zapruder discusses her book about the Kennedy assassination, Twenty-Six Seconds: A Personal History of the Zapruder Film.
LECTURES & PANEL DISCUSSIONS:
On
Wednesday, November 8
at 7pm at the Downtown Library, photographer Ann O'Hagan presents a visual journey through Japan. On
Thursday, November 9
at 7pm at the Downtown Library, U-M Professor Ben van der Pluijm discusses a new geological era.
THEATRE EVENTS:
On
Friday, November 10
at 7pm at Westgate Branch, adults and teens can enjoy a staged reading of the Elisabeth Frankel's new play Jerusalem Is Beautiful with Kickshaw Theatre.
SPECIAL EVENTS:
On
Sunday, November 12
at 1pm at the Downtown Library, get a great deal at the AADL Equipment Sale.
SPECIAL STORYTIMES:
On
Sunday, November 12
at 2pm at Pittsfield Branch, kids will enjoy stories from the Ann Arbor Storytellers' Guild.
Blog Post
Drop off your gently used Halloween costumes for the 3rd annual Halloween Costume Swap!
by eapearce
Starting now through October 22, drop off your clean, gently used Halloween costumes to any AADL branch! Then, on Sunday, October 22 from 3:00-4:30pm at the Downtown Library, come pick out a new costume for this year! We're looking for costumes for people of all ages. This is a great way to save money, clear your closet, and pick out something snazzy for all your Halloween needs!
Public Event
Freestyle Painting!
Wednesday November 15, 2017: 1:00pm to
2:30pm
Downtown Library: Secret Lab
Adults
Crafts
T-shirt Yarn Necklaces
Sunday March 4, 2018: 2:00pm to
3:00pm
Pittsfield Branch: Program Room
Grade 4 - Adult
Public Event
Science Fun with FEMMES
Saturday January 27, 2018: 11:00am to
12:30pm
Westgate Branch: West Side Room
Grade 2 - 6
Blog Post
Sweetwaters Westgate Anniversary Party
by valerieclaires
Our neighbors at the Westgate Sweetwaters Coffee and Tea are celebrating their one-year anniversary!
On Sunday, September 10 from 12 to 4 p.m., they'll host a big party full of family-friendly events like storytelling, chalk games, live music, and (of course!) birthday treat samples.
Join them for an afternoon of fun and celebrating!
Crafts
Popsicle Stick Paper Dolls
Saturday January 27, 2018: 11:00am to
12:00pm
Traverwood Branch: Program Room
Grade K-5
Blog Post
Summer Game Spectacular Spectacular Countdown- T Minus 1 Day!
by evelyn
HOLY JUMPIN’ JIMINY, BATMAN! It’s almost time for the Summer Game Spectacular! We are so excited over here that we can barely stand it! Except we have to stand it, because we have to get ready to host all of you at the most AMAZING EVENT OF THE SUMMER! In fact, we might just call this the most amazing event of any summer! What about the Olympics, you ask? Ha! Do the Olympics have Mini Ping Pong? No! They just have regular ping pong AKA table tennis AKA no fun at all! Burning Man? Does Burning Man have GIANT CONNECT 4? I don’t know! Maybe! They have a lot of weird stuff. BUT you’d have to fight off 65,000 dusty hippies to play it and that would be NO FUN! Lollapalooza? More like Yawnapalooza!
So now that we’ve convinced you that no other event is even worth thinking about going to, why should you come to the Summer Game Spectacular? Well, do you like the CIRCUS? Even better, a CIRCUS with no trained animals, so you don’t have to feel guilty about loving it!? OF COURSE YOU DO!
What about games? Do you like games? Of course you do! You’re not a monster! Unless you are one of our friendly picnicking monsters, in which case, welcome! In either case, where else are you going to see AN ENTIRE BASEBALL FIELD jam-packed with our amazing outdoor game collection?!
Also, what does your face look like RIGHT NOW? Is it as plain as plain oatmeal? As plain as a low-salt saltine? Come get it painted by a WORLD CLASS FACE PAINTER and worry no more!
Did all that talk of oatmeal and low-salt saltines (can you believe that’s even a thing?!!) make you hungry? Why don’t you hop outside and order some delicious food from a foodtruck? Oh there’s no food truck right outside your door? NEVER FEAR! Come to the Summer Game Spectacular and eat your heart out!
And how about points? We KNOW you love points! And badges! Well look no further! The Summer Game Spectacular will boast not one, not two, but FIVE badges! Just think of all the AMAZING ITEMS you’ll be able to buy from the Summer Game Shop with all those points!
So have you gotten all of this?! We’re inviting you to a HUGE PARTY where you can PLAY GAMES, WATCH A CIRCUS, HAVE YOUR FACE PAINTED, and then earn points to spend on COOL PRIZES?! No library would be crazy enough to do all of that! It would be just TOO MUCH FUN! Or maybe… it would be JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF FUN!
From 1:00 - 4:00 PM come one, come all, to party with us at the Summer Game Spectacular, this Saturday, July 15th, at Veterans Park! We'll be at the baseball field and the softball field closest to the dirt parking lot off of Maple, next to the Skate Park. WE CAN’T WAIT!!!!
Public Event
Heirloom Apple Tasting
Friday October 13, 2017: 7:00pm to
8:00pm
Westgate Branch: West Side Room
All Ages