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Computer Classes on Saturday, June 20th
by Stewart
Join us this Saturday, June 20th for free computer classes at the library!
Facebook 101: Malletts Creek 10 am - 12 pm
Craigslist: Traverwood 1 pm - 3 pm
Click here to learn more about the computer classes offered in June.
Register online, call 734-327-4555 or visit any AADL location to register.
See you in class!
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Gardening for Everyone
by Beth Manuel
If you love to garden but don't have the space, read on! Project Grow provides space for area residents to create garden plots as well as planting and growing advice. They are now offering offering garden openings for seniors, children and people with disabilities with their Discovery Gardens. The space is available through a simple application process and plots are all over town! There is a sliding fee for space. Just think of all the food you can grow!
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Top of the Park 2009
by ErinDurrett
Looking for something to do this weekend?
Top of the Park kicks off this evening at 6:30pm. Tonights entertainment includes opening act Fubar, , and After Dark at TOP featuring DJ Special K. Bands play every evening and movies show Sunday through Thursdays at dusk (10 pm). Some of the movies featured this year include: Iron Man, Twilight, Quantum of Solace, Airplane!, Forbidden Kingdom, and The Sound of Music: Sing-a-long Edition.
You can view the entertainment schedule at the Festival Website. For a printable Calendar, click here.
Top of the Park is located at Ingalls Mall, directly in front of the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies on Washington Street near the Burton Memorial Tower.
Don't forget to check out the performaces at our Mainstage as well. Artist/Comedians that are performing at the Power Center include: Ahn Trio, Los Lobos, Diana Krall, Gladys Knight, and Whose Line Is It Anyway?
The Ann Arbor Summer Festival runs till July 5th, so come prepared to dance, sing along and have a good time!
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Take a hike @ Lakewood Nature Area
by K.C.
Join us for a botanical walk at this lovely 7-acre park on the west side of town. Your guide will be one of Ann Arbor’s Natural Area Preservation staff members. Hike up and down the hills blanketed by oak-hickory woodlands; enjoy views of streams and ravines cutting through the park. Bring your camera and take a photo to submit in the Natural Area Preservation’s 4th Annual Photo Contest.
Meet in the parking lot of Lakewood School, 344 Gralake, rain or shine.
Thursday, June 18 | 7:00-8:30 PM | Lakewood Nature Area | All Ages
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Housing Counseling 101
by Beth Manuel
Join a panel of experts from Housing Bureau for Seniors, Washtenaw County Treasurer's office and MSU Extension for a Town Hall style meeting Tuesday June 16 from 6:30-8:30 pm at Ypsilanti District Library . The panel will include housing counselors, bankers and loss mitigation experts to discuss the housing crisis and strategies to deal with it. There is no charge but registration is required by calling 997-1678.
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New Documentary, "Up From Ashes," Chronicles the Construction of the Traverwood Branch
by shannon riffe
What goes into building a library? See the behind-the-scenes process that went into the construction of the Traverwood Branch in the new documentary, "Up From Ashes." The developers of Ann Arbor District Library’s Traverwood Branch took a unique approach to the building process by harvesting hundreds of ash trees devastated by the Emerald Ash Borer and reusing the trees in the construction of the building. Since opening in June 2008, Traverwood has become one of the busiest branches in the Ann Arbor District Library system and recently won a 2009 AIA Michigan Building Design Award.
The hour-long documentary "Up From Ashes" will be broadcast on Detroit Public Television (channel 56) on Thursday, June 11 from 8 to 9:00 p.m. A special viewing of the film, with an audience discussion led by Director and Cinematographer Bill Kubota, will take place at Traverwood Branch on Tuesday, July 21 from 7:00 to 8:30 pm.
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Chelsea Comics Con - June 12 and 13
by K.C.
Hey comics fans and budding artists! There's a FREE Kids Read Comics convention Friday, June 12- Saturday, June 13 at Chelsea District Library. Mingle with tons of great comics artists during an opening reception at the River Gallery and also in the workshops. Free comics will be handed out at the convention courtesy of generous publishers.
To register e-mail Edith Burney, Chelsea Youth/Teen Librarian at burneye@gmail.com.
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Hope Dental New Patient Day
by Beth Manuel
Hope Dental Clinic is offering an opportunity to become a new patient of theirs. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday June 9 at Hope Center 518 Harriet Street, Ypsilanti. They will be registering 100 new patients, so come early and bring one of the following for Proof of Income: 2008 1040 Tax Form, 2 Most recent pay stubs, Proof of government funding you may be receiving, Bridge Card, and Proof of Income from anyone who is supporting you.
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Computer Classes on Saturdays
by Stewart
Did you ever wish that the library offered computer classes on Saturday? Your wish is granted.
On Saturday June 6th we have three classes scheduled with plenty of room for you!
Beginning Email at the Downtown Library 10 am - 12 pm
Craigslist at the Pittsfield branch 10 am -12 pm
Microsoft Mail Merge at the Malletts Creek branch 1 - 3 pm
Click here to register online, visit an AADL location or call 734-327-4555.
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Washtenaw County Older Michiganians Rally
by iralax
Attend this gathering on Monday, June 1, 10 am - 12 pm for updates on key issues affecting seniors, such as health care options, affordable housing, in-home care, transportation, protection from elder abuse and financial exploitation. Speakers will include Jill Kind from Blueprint for Aging, Terri Blackmore, Washtenaw Area Transportation Study, Chris White, AATA, financial issues with John Crotteau and Josh Ard, and Michigan legislators Sen. Liz Brater and Rep. Pam Byrnes. The Older Michiganians Rally will take place at St. Joseph Senior Health Building, Lower Level, 5361 McCauley Dr., Ypsilanti. Call Amy Smyth at 800-852-7795 with questions. Refreshments will be provided.