Join Lucy as she reads the first chapter of a new or favorite Middle Grade or YA book. A great way to get ideas for new titles and to jump start reading! Titles highlighted will be available from Overdrive and AADL.

To Catch a Thief is a middle grade book recommended for age 9 and up.

Each week, AADL staff members share recipes in a specific category – from “Unusual Veggies” to “Favorite Cookies” - whether tried and true or tried and failed. The recipes that are discussed in this episode are attached to this event page. Please join the conversation in the comments section! What are your favorite recipes from this week’s category?

The first week of October is Banned Books Week. On this episode, Lucy will highlight LGBTQIA+ focused books for teens that have been on banned book lists. A great way to get ideas for new titles. Books highlighted in this series will be available from AADL and Overdrive

Long hailed as one the most iconic works of mid-20th century American design, the Miller residence is noted for its material and formal elegance. While the designers—and indeed, the client—for this project were of global importance in both reach and influence, local designer Peter Osler will present a less common reading of this landmark, emphasizing its abstraction of familiar midwestern landscape typologies and cultural memes.

This event is in partnership with a2modern.

Make a simple handheld loom with a technique that’s over 400 years old! Build a knitting nancy out of a craft roll, choose your yarn colors, and we'll teach you how to knit a cord. All materials provided.

Alan Paul's new book, which focuses on the Allman Brothers smash hit album of the same name, also presents a broader cultural history of the era, covering stories of how the band rescues Jimmy Carter’s flailing presidential campaign, Gregg Allman’s marriage to Cher, and how the band’s success led to an eventual breakup. Martin Bandyke, formerly of ann arbor's 107one will host the event, which includes a signing with books for sale.

Watch AADL staff and other community members in a book discussion with The Unerased Book Club. This month, they'll discuss Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki.

Sheela Lal and Fatema Haque are co-facilitators of The Unerased Book Club, a project of Rising Voices of Asian American Families that reads, and builds community through, Asian American literature.

Join us for a event learning about Guaranteed Income to Grow Ann Arbor, a guaranteed income pilot that will provide monthly payments of $528 to Ann Arbor entrepreneurs with low incomes for two years. You must be 18 years old, live in Ann Arbor, make less than 225% of the federal poverty line and be an entrepreneur, broadly defined. Researchers from the University of Michigan will be on hand to talk about the program and answer all your questions.

Each week, AADL staff members share recipes in a specific category – from “Unusual Veggies” to “Favorite Cookies” - whether tried and true or tried and failed. The recipes that are discussed in this episode are attached to this event page. Please join the conversation in the comments section! What are your favorite recipes from this week’s category?

Ever wanted to learn how to save seed from your vegetable garden? Stacy Mates, seed company manager at Green Things Farm Collective, will discuss good crops for seed saving and how to clean, test and store your seed. She'll also demonstrate the "wet process" technique for saving tomato seed and share seed saving resources to help you take the next step in gardening!