Nature Walk with Natural Area Preservation @ Black Pond Woods Nature Area

Carved by receding glaciers, Black Pond is named for a small, vernal pond. Its dark brown water is colored by tannins and humic acids from decomposing leaf litter. Since there are no incoming springs or streams, the water in the pond is collected entirely from rainfall that drains into the basin. Join NAP and the Ann Arbor District Library for a crisp winter walk to learn about the nature area's three distinctive habitat types. And leave a little time in your schedule to visit the raptors at the adjacent Leslie Science and Nature Center!

AACME | Maker City

Maker City is a collaborative project where we build a cityscape in real time during AACME! We are inviting attendees to use scraps, cardboard, markers, felt, foam and other objects (all provided) to create a building and place it somewhere in our city.

This event is part of AADL’s Ann Arbor Creativity and Making Expo. Find out more here.

CANCELED: A2CAF 2023 | Author Spotlight: Jen Wang on Creating Comics

Due to circumstances beyond our control this event has been canceled. 

A2CAF Special Guest Jen Wang, author and creator of The Prince and the Dressmaker and Stargazing, will discuss how her comics are made, from drawing to publication!

This event is part of A2CAF, an annual all-ages Comic Arts Festival!

Soft Art and Sensory Scapes with nat s.p.

Ypsilanti artist nat s.p. brings their multisensory creations to AADL for a one-day interactive exhibition! You are invited to meet plush, one-of-a-kind creatures, discover touchable and tactile "sensory scapes," and attend a talk with the artist. The presentation will illuminate nat s. p.'s process and creative philosophy, as well as their professional work in Ypsi tending to the sensory needs of neurodiverse students.