Volunteer with the Ann Arbor District Library! You can assist with many of our events and activities.

Note: you must first apply to volunteer before registering for any of our several volunteer orientations.
• Volunteers must be at least 14 years old and must first submit an application at aadl.org/volunteer
• 14-17 year-olds must also submit a permission slip from a parent or guardian
• Adults (18 years and older) must also pass a background check.

Shortly after AADL receives your application, you will be contacted to register online for one of our several volunteer sessions.

Details and more information are available at aadl.org/volunteer.

Volunteer with the Ann Arbor District Library! You can assist with many of our events and activities.

Note: you must first apply to volunteer before registering for any of our several volunteer orientations.
• Volunteers must be at least 14 years old and must first submit an application at aadl.org/volunteer
• 14-17 year-olds must also submit a permission slip from a parent or guardian
• Adults (18 years and older) must also pass a background check.

Shortly after AADL receives your application, you will be contacted to register online for one of our several volunteer sessions.

Details and more information are available at aadl.org/volunteer.

Volunteer with the Ann Arbor District Library! You can assist with many of our events and activities.

Note: you must first apply to volunteer before registering for any of our several volunteer orientations.
• Volunteers must be at least 14 years old and must first submit an application at aadl.org/volunteer
• 14-17 year-olds must also submit a permission slip from a parent or guardian
• Adults (18 years and older) must also pass a background check.

Shortly after AADL receives your application, you will be contacted to register online for one of our several volunteer sessions.

Details and more information are available at aadl.org/volunteer.

Join AADL staff and community members in a discussion of our favorite books.

Bring along your personal favorite book of any genre and tell others all about it!

Light refreshments will be provided.

Join AADL staff and community members for a discussion of Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J. D. Vance.

This fascinating and moving book is the author's own story of his family, and how he moved from poverty to a middle class life while battling the demons of his upbringing. The eye-opening book describes poverty in America from a first-hand perspective, and explains how growing up poor leaves a lasting effect. Staff will lead a discussion of the book and related themes.

Can't make this discussion? There will be a second session on on the same book and topic on Saturday, May 13 from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm at Malletts Creek Branch.

Join us for Tiny Expo Saturday, December 12 from 11-5:30, and shop local artists and crafters selling their wares in a festive library space where you can shop local and handmade! It's a great way to support your community and find unique gifts. This year features over 40 artists - check out the vendor list!

Just what IS Tiny Expo? It's a fun, local and handmade shopping experience that began with a small group of artists in 2010. As the initial group of creative folks banded together to hold a fun, informal little fair, expo-goers responded, and the show grew just a teeny bit each year. Finding a location that could fit everyone was a perennial challenge, though, and so Tiny Expo jumped around town — from Kerrytown to Felch Street and back again, and it lands at AADL again this year.

Library Camp doesn't mean burned marshmallows, mosquito bites, or popsicle stick-based art projects. Library Camp is an informal unconference gathering to share ideas, technologies, and discussions. This event is free to attend and will be held at the Downtown Library. Click here to register.

The goal is to get a bunch of people together, and let them talk about whatever they'd like to talk about, within the rough purview of libraries and library technology. We'll start with a blank schedule and get together to talk about what we'd like to talk about and fill in a few slots on the agenda. We've got time for four sessions and room for at least 4 concurrent sessions, so there could easily be 10-12 different things to talk about during the day.

To help focus the conversation, we're proposing 4 tracks: Nontraditional Collections, Ebooks & Licensing, Special Events, Summer & Gaming. AADL staff will be on hand to talk a bit about these things at AADL, but like any unconference, the event is led by whoever shows up! Here's a rough schedule:

Doors open and Bagel Breakfast: 9:30-10:00am

Welcome: 10:00-10:30am

Session 1: 10:30-11:30am
Session 2: 11:30-12:30am

Lunch on your own: 12:30-2:00pm

Session 3: 2:00-3:00pm
Session 4: 3:00-4:00pm

Wrap up and Farewell: 4:00-4:30pm

UPDATED: This event has been moved to Conference Room A on the 4th Floor.

Create the world around you in the popular game of Roblox. This easy and intuitive game lets you customize every aspect of it. In this class you will be shown how to shape the game around you and add your own structures and landscape to play in!

Do you have a favorite picture book, novel, BOCD, movie, magazine, graphic novel, or science tool you want to share with others? Talk up your favorite library items on screen!

Drop in and learn handy tips on how to create an awesome video and review, and catch some on screen time by describing your favorite library item. Don’t miss the chance to have your video posted onto jump.aadl.org!

Kids, parents, teenagers, grandparents, and friends are all encouraged to stop by during any point of the program. Please either bring the item, provide the title/name, or bring the link to your favorite library item from the catalog at aadl.org.

Do you have a favorite picture book, novel, BOCD, movie, magazine, graphic novel, or science tool you want to share with others? Talk up your favorite library items on screen!

Drop in and learn handy tips on how to create an awesome video and review, and catch some on screen time by describing your favorite library item. Don’t miss the chance to have your video posted on jump.aadl.org!

Kids, parents, teenagers, grandparents, and friends are all encouraged to stop by during any point of the program. Please either bring the item, provide the title/name, or bring the link to your favorite library item from the catalog at aadl.org.