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Hey teens, AXIS Coffeehouse is back!

by K.C.

As Summer Festival winds down it’s time to put the spotlight on Coffeehouse. Here’s your chance to escape the heat, relax, and enjoy sharing poetry, monologues, or music. Sip on coffee, cocoa, or ice water. Come speak into the mike or sit back and listen.

AXIS Coffeehouse | Wednesday, July 1 | 6:00-8:30 PM | Malletts Creek

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Baby Bits - Froggies

by ryanikoglu

Ms. Rachel did FROGGIES in Baby PlayGroup this week. Try some books and some songs from the following list:
Jump Frog Jump by Robert Kalan.
Sing "Five Green And Speckled Frogs" in Five Little Monkeys by Dennis Buck.
Sing "Five Little Frogs" with Raffi in Singable Songs For The Very Young.
Find other program songs we sing in With You by Gemini, our Local Artists.

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Motion Monday

by sherlonya

We've all heard time after time that childhood obesity is on the rise. The next sentence or paragraph usually says something about exercise, maybe outdoor activities. Scholastic Parent & Child Magazine published one of these articles in their June/July issue. In this article they suggest bringing inside toys to the playground, planting a garden, turning a hike into a scavenger hunt or having a back yard dance party as suggestions for fun ways to introduce or add more exercise. You can see the article here. If you're looking for more local suggestions, ArborWiki is worth a look. Have fun!

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Baby Bits - Books and Play

by ryanikoglu

BABY PLAY GROUPS will return to all Branches AGAIN, the week of June 22!
Books for Babies and Toddlers often include playing a game. Counting, finding, touching, and learning are all fun games. Here are a few examples in Board Book format.
Counting Cockatoos
I Spy Little Bunnies
My Very First Book Of Shapes
Pat The Bunny
Do them once. Do them again!
Now you are a part of the FUN game.
AGAIN!

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Love, Sex, and Vampires

by annevm

If you devour Stephenie Meyer, then check out similar books in our database NoveList. Or you may want to peruse the article by Caitlin Flanagan in Atlantic magazine called What Girls Want--A series of vampire novels illuminates the complexities of female adolescent desire. Very much worth sinking your teeth into.

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Summer Reading Kick-Off!

by StoryLaura

What a treat to celebrate summer reading with two of the most talented and well-read performers that A2 is proud to call our own! When San and Laz, the Gemini Brothers, are not browsing our library shelves, they are treating audiences all over the country to their delicious blend of traditional and original songs. Imagine a free Gemini concert at the awesome Ark on Tuesday, June 16 at 7:00 pm and you can sign up for the Summer Reading Program to boot!

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Jumping Beans Wanted!

by StoryLaura

My friend Kris Groh, who has inspired little ones with her interactive movement classes at the Y, says that the Jumping Beans program Downtown on June 25 at 10:00 am will be a chance for parents to have fun moving with their kids. She will be joined by Noah Haiduc-Dale, who plays the banjo and says that his three kids have become discerning music critics. Their latest favorites? Jim Gill, Elizabeth Mitchell, Phil Rosenthal and, of course, their Dad, who leads a casual weekly music time at a neighborhood park. This program, for ages two through five, should be a boppin' blast!

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Move Your Body Because.....

by StoryLaura

Move along with Wasentha Young, Health Educator for UMHS Multicultural Health Program, as she reads from the colorfully illustrated Move Your Body at the Pittsfield Branch on June 23 at 1:00 pm. Children will have a blast learning about their muscles and exercise while teachers and parents can scope how these books can be used.

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Taste of Ann Arbor and Delicious Summer Reading

by StoryLaura

Want to be the very first person to sign up for the Local Motion Summer Reading Program? Visit us at the Taste of Ann Arbor and get an early start on reading. We will have jump ropes, hoola hoops, sidewalk chalk and other old fashioned summer fun to kick-off Local Motion. If you have never experienced Taste, it is one of the great “welcome summer” Ann Arbor days and AADL is proud to be part of it. The next Local Motion event is right around the corner!

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Molecules the Musical

by battlem

Encouraging kids to consider careers in science has never been this fun! Check out Molecules the Musical at the Power Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of University of Michigan on June 5, 6, and 7. The show combines music, dance, and multimedia elements to create a one-act show that will inspire students and engage their curiosity about the scientific world.