Combine a dash of Winnie the Pooh with a sprinkle of graceful young dancers from the Ann Arbor Civic Ballet and you have a delicious treat for your little ones on Sunday, March 13th at 2 pm at the Pittsfield Branch. Wear your tutus and join in for the finale!

Konohana Sakuya

Thursday March 10, 2011: 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm -- Traverwood Branch: Program Room

Join us for an amazing hands-on evening with two visiting Japanese Manga artists! Konohana Sakuya is the alias of the working partnership between two comic artists, Kohei Nishino and Tsugumi Nishino. Since August 2004, the duo has had its latest work, "The Lights," serialized in the monthly version of the Shonen Jump magazine.

Learn how to make your own manga comic and ask questions about the real world of manga in Japan!

Angela Farris Watkins shares her loving memories of her famous uncle Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in, My Uncle Martin’s Big Heart. Through his laughter and hugs readers will see how big the heart of the famous civil rights leader really was. Eric’s Velasquez’s illustrations highlight the warm relationship between Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his family.

Due to the fact that the University of Michigan is on a break this week there will be no Circle K Drop-In tutoring tonight from 4-8 PM and no Alpha Epsilon Delta Tutoring this Sunday March 6 from 3:00-5:00 PM. Tutoring will resume on Monday March 7 at 4:00 PM at the Downtown Library Youth Corner. For more information about this FREE service and to access and use our online Homework product Brainfuse click here. girlreading

Dive into our most precious resource at the How We Use Water workshop on March 12 at Malletts Creek at 10 am and Downtown at 2 pm. This is a great opportunity to explore, with the UM Exhibit Museum of Natural History, and learn all about the ways we need and use H20!

The last time we had Mother Goose to the library we had a big crowd of happy listeners for tiny tales and rhymes. Trudy Bulkley, a longtime favorite at Ann Arbor’s Kerrytown, will grace us with her gander in tow on Wednesday, March 8th at 10 am in the Downtown Youth Department Story Corner.

Camp Shout Out

With all the talk about the King’s Speech, it’s very exciting that the first Michigan camp for school-age youth who stutter is opening this summer. Camp Shout Out will be fun and liberating for kids aged 8-16 and an excellent opportunity for clinical training for Speech Language Pathologists, all taking place in a beautiful location.

Join us for doggie tails and tales on Wednesday, March 2nd at 11 am in the Downtown Library Youth Story Corner. Our friend, Mary Roderique, who is a dog expert, teacher, literary advocate and mom extraordinaire, will bring the awesome Colby, the service dog. Colby loves to hear stories and get strokes from all the listeners!

Ruth and her family are on their way to Alabama to her grandmother's house. They stop for gas and are told they are not allowed to use the bathrooms because of Jim Crow. They stop at a hotel and told they are not allowed to sleep there because of Jim Crow. Then they learn about a special book called The Green Book. This book lists hotels, restaurants and gas stations that welcome black travelers. Ruth and The Green Book by Calvin Alexander Ramsey captivates readers. Floyd Cooper's oil illustrations give the book a distinct feel of time and place.

I’m going to celebrate The Very Hungry Caterpillar and When You Reach Me by creating some art at the Library Lovers Book Collage on February 23 at 2 pm at the Downtown Library. The only thing these two books have in common is that they are favorites of mine. We’ll have all kinds of stamps, stickers and other fun items to help you honor your favorite read.

Library Lovers Book Collage | February 23 | 2 pm | Downtown Library Multi-Purpose Room