Join us for Craft Stick Catapults on Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at the Pittsfield Branch--2:00-3:00 PM. Using a few household items, we'll make small working catapults.

We'll have a launch zone where you can (safely) test out your new handmade toy with craft pom poms and mini marshmallows.

If this event has piqued your interest, you might also like these books:

Isaac Newton and Physics For Kids
Physics Projects for Young Scientists
Toy Lab

This program is for kids entering grades K-5.

Thursday June 20, 2013: 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm -- Malletts Creek branch Training Center

Looking for a job? Join Kathleen McCollum to learn about searching and applying for jobs at umjobs.org. Learn tips like saving job searches, connecting with Careers at the U on Facebook or Twitter, and subscribing to emails and news feeds. Can't make it to the class? No worries, check out the How To Video.

Registration is not required and classes are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Check out the complete class schedule.

See you in class!

The summer solstice is this Friday, June 21st. A great way to celebrate the beginning of summer is to join
us at the Malletts Creek branch for some jump roping from 7-8pm.

Bring your ropes and rhymes for a jumpin' good time! We've got Chinese, Double-Dutch and standard jump ropes to share.
Special guests, the St. Francis Heartbeats, will demo their skills. If it rains, we'll jump inside!

You can also sign up for summer reading, if you haven't already!

School is out! The weather is gorgeous! Summer Festival begins tonight! And on top, over, around and through all of it is your favorite thing to do ALL SUMMER LONG.... AADL'S SUMMER GAME at PLAY.AADL.ORG!

Get Started, Read Books, Watch Movies, Listen to Music, Go to Events, Find Codes, Solve Puzzles, Experience new things and get SUMMER GAME POINTS all along the way! And it's not just Online... you can also play the CLASSIC PAPER GAMES for Kids, Teens, or Adults, and win free new books, courtesy of the Friends of the Ann Arbor District Library and the Scott and Marcy Westerman Fund, plus Temporary Tattoo sheets, mini gardening sets, coupons for free Cookies, Burritos, Bowling or AADL Zoom Lends... AND THAT'S JUST THE BEGINNING!

On July 5th, the 2013 SUMMER GAME SHOP will open, filled with amazing new SUPER USEFUL products, including Picnic Blankets, Coolers, THE NICEST MESSENGER BAG WE'VE EVER OFFERED, and many more surprises throughout the summer! Earn points, climb the leaderboard, get stuff and have fun all summer AT YOUR LIBRARY!

The biggest new feature this year is RECRUITMENT BONUSES! On your Player Page, you can generate a Recruitment code you can give to friends and family who aren't summer game players! If a new player with a library card attached enters your code, YOU get a 500 point bonus, and THEY DO TOO! That's a big step up and it will surely be interesting to see as the summer goes on which players recruit the biggest networks! Just remember, to get the bonus, your recruit has to be a NEW PLAYER with an AADL LIBRARY CARD on their account!

We've also tweaked some other points values and will be rolling out changes during the day today. So hardcore players, stay tuned! And new players, dive in and just post a comment here for the expert players if you have any questions!

THANKS FOR PLAYING!

Mark your calendars for Thursday, August 8, 2013! Preschoolers, Kids, Teens & Adults are all invited to enter this year's LEGO contest. The top winners receive custom made LEGO Trophies, medals and Target GIft Cards. Like in 2012 the contest will be at the Kensington Court Hotel (@ Briarwood Mall). Everyone is invited to come and view the entries between 6:00-8:00PM. For all the details and full guidelines for participants see the 2013 LEGO Contest Guidelines. If you're planning to enter and have your eyes on the prize here's a tip: look closely at the photos of projects that have won in past years - what did they do that caught the judge's eye? Good luck!

The free Kids Read Comics convention is just around the corner and promises tons of comics fun. Running both Saturday and Sunday, the convention will open with fun comics crafts at 9 a.m. on Saturday at the Downtown Library. Everything really kicks off @ 11 a.m. when special guest Ben Hatke, creator of Zita the Spacegirl, will make a presentation. At 12 Noon the Artists Alley (3rd Floor) along with fun programming and hilarious Quick Draws get under way! Program details and the guest cartoonist list available at Kids Read Comics.

There will be a FREE photo booth (with a game code!) outside the Teen Room from 12:30-4:30! Bring your friends and get a strip of pictures!

FREE comic books will be given out of the 3rd Floor where all of the artists will be exhibiting!

Don't forget! AADL Summer gamers who come to KRC can collect a bucketful of game codes!

Friday June 21, 2013: 10:00 am to 11:00 am -- Downtown Library: Youth Story Corner

Have you wondered what apps out there for your baby to use, or be soothed by with your iPad? Bring your baby and explore our baby-proofed iPads. We'll start with some rhymes and music and you will have time to play with an iPad with your baby.

This event is for parents, caregivers and infants & toddlers from birth to 24 months.