Come in your best, craziest, or most outrageous costume to AADL’s inaugural costume contest.

Judging begins at 12:00 PM on the lower-level in the Multi-Purpose Room. The award ceremony will be held at 2:30 PM. Be sure to be here by 1:45 PM to be seen by the judges.
We will have a FREE photo booth in the LOBBY for ALL to enter and commemorate the day!
We’ll have simple crafts for kids in the Multi-Purpose room and cubecraft for teens and adults in the Secret Lab!

1st Place Prizes will be awarded in three (3) categories:
- Best Overall Kids Costume
- Best Overall Teen Costume
- Best Overall Adult Costume

Winners will receive a medal and a gift cards to TARGET for $40.00

Award medals will also be handed out in these 15 categories:

Best Simple, Yet Sophisticated Costume
Best Family Costume
Best Group Costume
Best Character Costume based on a Popular Character
Best Parent & Baby (as Accessory) Costume
Most Esoteric Costume
Most 'Of the Moment' Costume
Best Use of Special Effects
Most Hilarious Costume
Most Complex Costume
Best & Brightest Colored Costume
Most Disgusting/Gross Costume
Best Robot Costume
Best Flying Object Costume
Best Use of Recycled Materials

The Ann Arbor District Library, the Library of Michigan and the Library of Michigan Foundation are pleased to present this special event, Night Of Notable Authors, featuring 15 authors who were awarded the distinction of having their work selected as a Michigan Notable Book.

The program room of the Library will remain open after 6 pm for this special evening, which includes a panel discussion by 4 distinguished notable authors, followed by an elegant reception in the Library lobby with music, refreshments, a book signing and the chance to mingle with all 15 authors at this event.

Every year, the Library of Michigan selects up to twenty of the most notable books, either written by a Michigan resident or about Michigan or the Great Lakes. The selected books are honored in the year after their publication or copyright date. Each selected title speaks to our state's rich cultural, historical, and literary heritage and proves without a doubt that some of the greatest stories are found in the Great Lakes State.

The Night Of Notable Authors features:

6 – 7:30 pm Panel Discussion

Moderated by Anna Clark (A Detroit Anthology, a 2015 Michigan Notable Book). Panelists include:
Michigan Outdoor Writer and Poet Jerry Dennis (several Michigan Notable Book titles, including The Living Great Lakes: Searching For The Heart Of The Inland Seas, a 2004 Michigan Notable Book)
Mystery Author Loren Estleman (Nicotine Kiss: An Amos Walker Novel, a 2007 Michigan Notable Book)
Memoirist and True Crime Author Mardi Jo Link (two Michigan Notable Book titles, including Bootstrapper: From Broke To Badass On A Northern Michigan Farm, a 2014 Michigan Notable Book)

7:30 – 8:30 pm Reception and Booksigning

Enjoy exquisite music by harpist Deborah Gabrion, elegant refreshments, and the chance to mingle with 15 Michigan Notable Authors:
Steve Amick
Anna Clark
Jack Dempsey
Jerry Dennis
Loren Estleman
Don Faber
Larry Glazer
Lolita Hernandez
Michael Hodges
Sally Howell
Sharon Kegerries
Mardi Jo Link
Donald Lystra
Anne-Marie Oomen
Barbara Rylko-Bauer

Books will be for sale at the event, courtesy of Literati Bookstore and Aunt Agatha’s Mystery Bookshop

Starting on October 1st, drop off your gently used, clean Halloween costumes to any Library branch. Then, on October 22nd, come pick out a new costume for this year!

This is a wonderful chance to save money, clear your closet, and pick out something snazzy for this year. Costumes for all ages and sizes are appreciated. We'll also be doing a kids' craft!

The Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, the Original will be accepting applications from young artists in grades 3-8 for the Kids’ Art Fair, held during the Townie Street Party, July 18th, 5:00-9:00pm. Drop-In Jury Sessions will take place at the Pittsfield Branch - You need to attend only one of these three sessions.

Interested young artists should arrive with 4 – 6 samples of their original artwork and be prepared to meet one-on-one with a pair of jurors for a brief time to discuss and show their art work.
Sessions are:
• Sunday April 24, 3–5 pm
• Wednesday, April 27, 5–7 pm
• Sunday, May 1, 1–3 pm

The Kids’ Art Fair is a unique opportunity for young artists to interact with the community and sell their original artwork at the Townie Street Party. In addition, this is a great chance for young artists to see the jury process at work and to interact with arts educators on a one-on-one basis.

The young artists receive individual attention by the Jurors and the positive feedback is often very empowering.

Young artists invited to exhibit at the Kids’ Art Fair will be notified by email mid-May. The selected artists will be able to sell their work under tents at the July 18th Townie Street Party, which takes place on N. University & Ingalls Mall between Thayer and Fletcher.

Additional information may be found at artfair.org.

The Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, the Original will be accepting applications from young artists in grades 3-8 for the Kids’ Art Fair, held during the Townie Street Party, July 18th, 5:00-9:00pm. Drop-In Jury Sessions will take place at the Pittsfield Branch - You need to attend only one of these three sessions.

Interested young artists should arrive with 4 – 6 samples of their original artwork and be prepared to meet one-on-one with a pair of jurors for a brief time to discuss and show their art work.
Sessions are:
• Sunday April 24, 3–5 pm
• Wednesday, April 27, 5–7 pm
• Sunday, May 1, 1–3 pm

The Kids’ Art Fair is a unique opportunity for young artists to interact with the community and sell their original artwork at the Townie Street Party. In addition, this is a great chance for young artists to see the jury process at work and to interact with arts educators on a one-on-one basis.

The young artists receive individual attention by the Jurors and the positive feedback is often very empowering.

Young artists invited to exhibit at the Kids’ Art Fair will be notified by email mid-May. The selected artists will be able to sell their work under tents at the July 18th Townie Street Party, which takes place on N. University & Ingalls Mall between Thayer and Fletcher.

Additional information may be found at artfair.org.

The Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, the Original will be accepting applications from young artists in grades 3-8 for the Kids’ Art Fair, held during the Townie Street Party, July 18th, 5:00-9:00pm. Drop-In Jury Sessions will take place at the Pittsfield Branch - You need to attend only one of these three sessions.

Interested young artists should arrive with 4 – 6 samples of their original artwork and be prepared to meet one-on-one with a pair of jurors for a brief time to discuss and show their art work.
Sessions are:
• Sunday April 24, 3–5 pm
• Wednesday, April 27, 5–7 pm
• Sunday, May 1, 1–3 pm

The Kids’ Art Fair is a unique opportunity for young artists to interact with the community and sell their original artwork at the Townie Street Party. In addition, this is a great chance for young artists to see the jury process at work and to interact with arts educators on a one-on-one basis.

The young artists receive individual attention by the Jurors and the positive feedback is often very empowering.

Young artists invited to exhibit at the Kids’ Art Fair will be notified by email mid-May. The selected artists will be able to sell their work under tents at the July 18th Townie Street Party, which takes place on N. University & Ingalls Mall between Thayer and Fletcher.

Additional information may be found at artfair.org.

This program has been rescheduled for Tuesday, May 10 at 7 pm.

The Neutral Zone and Ann Arbor State Bank have partnered to select the first ever Ann Arbor Youth Poet Laureate this year!

Five finalists will read tonight and the 2016 Ann Arbor Youth Poet Laureate will be selected. The winner will receive a contract to have a debut collection of poems published by Penmanship Books in New York.

Join us for an excellent evening of poetry as we establish a new tradition for Ann Arbor's young writers!

Calling all districts! Come celebrate the popular Hunger Games books and movies by joining us for a night of Hunger Games-themed activities and crafts. Costumes are encouraged!

Join us for this annual family and Latino/a focused event!

This year’s Día de la Familia (Family Day) event features entertainment, games, crafts, food, and face painting. Health information addressing mental, physical, and social issues in the Latino/a community will also be addressed.

This event takes place during National Hispanic Heritage Month and is co-sponsored by the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center Community Outreach Program.

Michigan native Chef Mei Lin will join us for a special event to talk about her culinary career and time on Top Chef. Now based in Los Angeles, she has been traveling, cooking, and percolating on what's next after winning Top Chef earlier this year.

Mei grew up working alongside her father at their family-owned-and-operated restaurant outside Detroit, where she learned the fundamentals of being a well-rounded cook and running a restaurant. Over the years, she has had the privilege of working for some of the most revered chefs in the industry such as Michael Symon (Roast), Marcus Samuelsson (C-House), Wolfgang Puck, and headed to Los Angeles to work with Michael Voltaggio at ink.