Young children can engage their senses by scooping, pouring, shaking, and sorting various materials, and will explore colors, shapes, textures, and sounds!

Join us for stories and songs led by storyteller Chelo! All activities will be led in Spanish.

Solid colors got you down? Then try Transparent Ink! 

Transparent ink starts with a neutral base that is also called Mixing White. A small amount of pigment is added in order to blend a lighter shade of the main color. This shade allows other colors printed underneath to show through, creating a unique effect as well as opportunities for color mixing when overprinting. 

We'll demo some quick principles of basic ink mixing for you to observe, and blend up a rainbow of transparent tones for you to print with on a Vandercook cylinder press. 

Join us for a celebration of Taiwanese art and folk music!

AADL welcomes musicians from the Sisalgarden Urban-Rural Educational Development Association of Pingtung County, Taiwan, who will perform passages from the musical, The Chants of Motherland Sagas.

Following the performance, the audience will be treated to a lecture on the Yueqin instrument in folk music and a musical instrument demonstration.

Fold and color a pretty origami spring tulip bouquet!

Turn an ordinary paper lantern into an extraordinary glowing pink jellyfish! This easy craft project will give you a chance to create something unique using LED lights, flowing ribbons and various other decorative craft supplies.

Local crafter Beth Battey will teach you how to make a cool chain mail twist bracelet, using links, pliers and patience!

This project will take the entire program time to complete.

In partnership with Natural Area Preservation, take a short stroll guided by a NAP educator through the natural area near Traverwood. Collect items to inspire your block carving, then come back to the library to carve a block and print some simple notecards.

This event involves sharp carving tools and is intended for teens and adults.

The Ann Arbor Public Schools' Arab-American Advisory Group partners with Dr. Wessam Elmeligi, Director of the Center for Arab American Studies at UM-Dearborn, in this program chock-full of Arabic poetry.

Join local organization Natural Area Preservation to make your own nature journal out of recycled paper, then practice adding scientific observations and artistic renderings of what we see and find outdoors!

Do you have something you want to design or print on a 3D printer? This open lab will provide access to the library's 3D printing resources including printers, filament, and design stations! Time will be allotted for printing larger items, as well as opportunities to ask questions about the library's 3D printers or troubleshoot your own.

Do you enjoy playing board games or putting together a puzzle but have too many on your shelf? Interested in finding a new game for your next game night, or a puzzle for a rainy day? Join us for a Puzzle and Board Game Swap!

Items will be accepted at all locations starting April 1st. Please bring items that contain all of their parts. You do not need to drop off items in order to pick something up.

Do you have wrapping paper lying around that you don't think you'll use again? Ever open a roll of gift wrap and then forget about it? Want to refresh your gift bag options? Bring it to swap! Accepting wrapping paper for any occasion, spools of ribbon, new or gently used gift bags and bows. You do not need to bring materials in order to pick up new supplies. We'll also have an array of inks and stamps to use to design your own wrapping paper.

In Spider-Man: into the Spider-Verse, Miles Morales must confront a plot that would mean the end for New York City as he comes to terms with his destiny as the new Spider-Man. But he's not alone, as a tear in the fabric of the universe unleashes a slew of alternative Spider-Heroes.

This 117-minute film is rated PG..

Join us for a concert with singer-songwriter Mike Ward, joined by cellist Sara Gibson and singer-songwriter Annie Bacon.

Join us for stories and songs for listeners age 2 to 5 years, accompanied by an adult. Siblings are welcome.

This is a time for babies up to 24 months and their grown-ups to gather and play. The Library will provide the space and a variety of toys. Each playgroup includes 15 minutes of stories, rhymes and songs followed by open playtime. Parents/guardians must remain with their children. No older siblings, please.

Mara will guide you through a series of meditations intended to help you feel more grounded, centered, and embodied while expanding your consciousness and disciplining your mind. With practice, these meditations may support your sense of well-being and resilience.

Whether you are an experienced meditator or just beginning, these meditations can meet you where you are. Mara has been guiding these meditation experiences for over 15 years, helping people find a calm, innate sense of well-being that can be of great assistance in a chaotic world.

This meeting will be streamed on this page at 7:00 PM on Monday, April 29th, 2024.

You can attend this meeting in person on the 4th floor of the Downtown Library, or you can watch it live on YouTube from this page.

To sign up to make a public comment to the board in person during the meeting, show up for the public comment times at the beginning or end of the meeting, and fill out a comment form.

Join us for stories and songs for listeners age 2 to 5 years, accompanied by an adult. Siblings are welcome.