Public Event
Teen Volunteer Orientation
Tuesday July 7, 2015: 4:00pm to
5:00pm
Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room
Ages 14-18
Public Event
Teen Volunteer Orientation
Tuesday June 23, 2015: 2:00pm to
3:00pm
Pittsfield Branch: Program Room
Ages 14-18
Public Event
Teen Volunteer Orientation
Wednesday June 17, 2015: 10:00am to
11:00am
Traverwood Branch: Program Room
Ages 14-18
Blog Post
Alison Bechdel, author of Fun Home, is coming to Ann Arbor
by eapearce
Hugely popular graphic novelist Alison Bechdel, author of Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic, Are You My Mother? A Comic Drama, and many other graphic novels, will be coming to the Michigan Theater on January 22, 2015. Bechdel's work intertwines political and personal spheres. She uses stories of her father's life before gay rights and her mother's life prior to the women's rights movement to portray intimate images of oppression. In Fun Home, her most popular work, Bechdel shares her personal tales of coming-of-age and coming out in the 1950s and 1960s, under the shadow of her parents' unhappy marriage and nation-wide homophobia.
Bechdel's talk at the Michigan Theater will begin at 5:10pm. The event is free and open to the public. You can read more about Bechdel and the event itself here.
Blog Post
Let Freedom Ring: Celebrating the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Music
by valerieclaires
On Monday, January 19, AADL will celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy in music, with two very special performances at the Downtown Library.
All ages are invited at 1 p.m for acclaimed percussion group Biakuye presenting a cross-cultural experience rooted in American innovation and African tradition.
In Akan languages, biakuye means unity, and their style unites percussionists from varied backgrounds, traditional instruments and found objects, and West African musical traditions and American jazz concepts.The group's members come from both Africa and the United States, and have a local connection. Mark Stone and Roger Braun attended the University of Michigan together, studying percussion. Mark spent a year in Ghana while at U of M, where he met master drummer Kofi Ameyaw. The three later formed Biakuye, and have since added and rotated members, but their unique and energetic sound remains, celebrating cultural unity and collaboration. Biakuye will perform in the Downtown Library Multi-Purpose Room.
In the evening, Baritone Emery Stephens and accompanist Alvin Waddles will give an interactive lecture and concert highlighting the musical legacy and achievements of African-American composers and arrangers.
They will discuss such recognizable tunes as “This Little Light of Mine,” “It’s Me, O Lord,” “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” and composers such as Harry T. Burleigh, John Work, and Margaret Bonds. Both Emory Stephens and Alvin Waddles have performed, studied, and taught throughout the area and around the country and will join us for an entertaining and informative performance at 7 p.m. in the Multi-Purpose Room.
Can’t make it? Use these lists of books on Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement for children, teens, adults, graphic novels, and picture books to mark the day.
Public Event
Hooray For Hats Storytime
Friday July 24, 2015: 7:00pm to
7:30pm
Pittsfield Branch: Program Room
Preschool Through 2Nd Grade
Crafts
Silhouette Shadow Puppets
Friday June 26, 2015: 2:00pm to
3:00pm
Pittsfield Branch: Program Room
Grades K-5
Public Event
Nature Walk @ Black Pond Woods
Thursday September 10, 2015: 7:00pm to
8:30pm
Black Pond Woods Nature Area
Adults, Teens, And Youth In Kindergarten And Up.
Public Event
Nature Walk @ Furstenburg Nature Area
Thursday August 6, 2015: 7:00pm to
8:30pm
Furstenburg Nature Area
Adults, Teens, And Children Grades K And Up.
Public Event
Nature Walk @ Argo Nature Area
Thursday June 11, 2015: 7:00pm to
8:30pm
Argo Nature Area
Adults, Teens, And Children In Kindergarten And Up.