Crafts
Sinister Snowmen
Sunday February 7, 2016: 2:00pm to
3:00pm
Downtown Library: Secret Lab
Grade 6 And Up
Crafts
Plushie Poison Apples
Thursday October 29, 2015: 6:30pm to
8:30pm
Traverwood Branch: Program Room
Adults & Teens In Grade 6 And Up.
Crafts
Potion Bottle Charms
Thursday October 22, 2015: 7:00pm to
8:30pm
Traverwood Branch: Program Room
Adults & Teens Grade 6 And Up.
Crafts
Wrap It Up! DIY Gift-Giving
Friday December 18, 2015: 6:30pm to
8:30pm
Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room
Grades 6 - Adult
Crafts
Day of the Dead/El Dia de los Muertos Tissue Paper Flowers
Wednesday October 28, 2015: 7:00pm to
8:00pm
Pittsfield Branch: Program Room
Adults, Teens, And Youth In Kindergarten And Up.
Blog Post
Mother's Day: The Whole Story
by oldnews
Newspapers have to make tough choices about what photos to publish with articles and how to crop the photo to fit the space available. Old News has a lot more flexibility so we're publishing Mother's Day photos that did and did not make the cut. In one article the photo is cropped but we're publishing the whole picture and perhaps you'll recognize some of the other Ann Arbor High School students.
Although the News usually picked the best photo from a shoot, sometimes we think the others are so darn cute we publish them all. We often don't have names to match the faces and they're too dear to be left anonymous. So if you recognize someone in our Mother's Day photos or have more to add to a story please use the Add New Comment feature to make sure Old News gets the whole story.
Blog Post
Blind Date with a Book at your library!
by eapearce
Looking for a good book to read?
In celebration of Valentine’s Day, why not go on a blind date with a book?! Over the next three weeks, you’ll see displays at all the AADL locations (usually near the NEW teen and adult books) featuring unknown books wrapped in butcher paper, with a short hint description written on each one.
You won’t know the ‘identity’ of your date until you get home: it could be fiction or non-fiction, funny, informative, a mystery… but all of these books were recommended by one or more AADL staff members who personally enjoyed them. We hope we’ll introduce you to a book you’ll love!
Happy Valentine’s Day, and enjoy your “date!”
(And, if a book is too much “commitment” for you, we have blind date movies too!)
We also have “surprise” books and movies for kids, located where you find NEW kids books!
Stop by your nearest AADL location and check out these fun displays!
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.
Blog Post
Free Holiday Classic Film Series at The Michigan Theater!
by manz
The Michigan Theater is topping off the holiday season with a series of FREE holiday movies shown on Sundays at 1:30pm. The State Street Area Association Holiday Classic Film Series presented by Sesi Lincoln and Old National Bank. The films start showing this Sunday!
This year’s classic holiday films shown will be: Home Alone on 11/30, Miracle on 34th Street on 12/7, Elf on 12/14, and It’s a Wonderful Life on 12/21. How fun! It’s a great way to take a break from the hustle and bustle of the season and sit down for a free movie in a beautiful theater! Want to just stay home? The library has you covered with the DVDs of the films.
Blog Post
November Holiday Markets
by annevm
Mark your calendars and plan to take in a holiday market during the month of November. Here are a few to consider:
The Ann Arbor Fiberarts Guild Holiday Sale is Saturday Nov. 8 from 10am - 4 pm., in WCC Morris Lawrence Buillding., 4800 E. Huron River Dr.
The Holiday Art Fair of the Guild of Artists & Artisans is Saturday, November 15, 10am - 6pm and Sunday, November 16, 11am - 5 pm, in the Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center.
The Sunday Artisan Market Holiday Open House is Sunday, November 16, from 11am - 4pm in Kerrytown Shops on Detroit St.