Getting into role-playing can be exciting and fun, but it also comes with many challenges. How do all of the players get onto the same page about what they're comfortable with? How do we deal with sensitive issues when they come up? And most importantly, how can we ensure everyone has a good time by the end of the session?

Come play with the library's HEXBUGs! Get your buggy engines running for an interactive obstacle course. Combine speed and agility to discover which HEXBUG has the swiftest legs and the cleverest operator.

Let's craft headbands with felt animal ears, felt flowers, or both!

Human: What are you and what kind of applications can you enable?

Join authors Ghassan Zeineddine and Sally Howell as they discuss their book Hadha Baladuna: Arab American Narratives of Boundary and Belonging.

Shannon Gibney, author and class of 1993 graduate of Community High School, will read from and discuss her new genre-bending book The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be: A Speculative Memoir of Transracial Adoption.

Have you ever wanted to save your seeds, but didn’t know where to start? This fun and informative presentation from author Bevin Cohen highlights the importance of saving and sharing our garden seeds and how to successfully do it at home! Learn why planting, saving, and sharing seeds is essential to the cultivation of sustainable neighborhoods and healthy communities. Bevin will share practical tips and advice through a blend of hands-on demonstration and lecture. Books will be available for purchase after the presentation.

Learn about beekeeping basics with beekeepers Rebecca and Owen Wittekindt. You will also learn how to support native bees and other pollinators in your garden.

To see the full slate of events and vendors, see aadl.org/diyfest.

Kelsey Dietz from the Michigan Department Natural Resources will talk about volunteer opportunities at the Pinkney and Waterloo State Recreation areas. This includes work restoring natural habitats and removing invasive plant species. 

To see the full slate of events and vendors, see aadl.org/diyfest.