Due to the impending snowstorm, all AADL locations will close at 3 pm Friday (Jan. 12) and reopen at noon on Saturday (Jan. 13). Items on the hold shelf will be held through Tuesday (Jan. 16).

If you have questions, please text or call 734-327-4200 or email ask@aadl.org. 

Thank you for your understanding!

What were the most requested items in the AADL collection in 2023? We've got the full list. From the most requested fiction and non-fiction titles to portable CD players, The Starry Night, and our 500-piece Lake Michigan vintage poster puzzle—AADL presents our top-20 most requested everything of 2023!

Fiction

1. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
2. Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
3. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
4. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
5. The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
6. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
7. Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
8. Happy Place by Emily Henry
9. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
10. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
11. Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
12. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
13. Horse by Geraldine Brooks
14. Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
15. I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
16. Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson
17. The Fraud by Zadie Smith
18. Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld
19. Trust by Hernán Díaz
20. The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

Non-Fiction

1. Spare by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
2. The Wager: a Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder by David Grann
3. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
4. Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond
5. Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results: an Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break bad Ones by James Clear
6. Crying in H Mart: a Memoir by Michelle Zauner
7. How the Word is Passed: a Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith
8. Outlive: the Science & Art of Longevity by Peter Attia
9. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
10. An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Young
11. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel A. Van der Kolk
12. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
13. The Woman In Me by Britney Spears
14. American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird
15.  How to Keep House While Drowning: a Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing by KC David
16. You Could Make This Place Beautiful: a Memoir by Maggie Smith
17. Oath and Honor: a Memoir and a Warning by Liz Cheney
18. The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and Your Family From a Lifetime of Clutter by Margareta Magnusson
19. The Best Minds: a Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions by Jonathan Rosen
20. The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin

Cookbooks 

1. Dinner in One by Melissa Clark
2. Zingerman's Bakehouse Celebrate Every Day: A Year's Worth of Favorite Recipes for Festive Occasions, Big & Small by Amy Emberling
3. Smitten Kitchen Keepers: New Classics for Your Forever Files by Deb Perelman
4. The Blue Zones Kitchen: 100 Recipes to Live to 100 by Dan Buettner
5. Tenderheart: A Cookbook About Vegetables and Unbreakable Family Bonds by Hetty McKinnon
6. Love & Lemons: Simple Feel-Good Food: 125 Plant-Focused Meals to Enjoy Now or Make Ahead by Jeanine Donofrio
7. Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook by Sohla El-Waylly
8. Go-To Dinners: Make Ahead, Freeze Ahead, Prep Ahead, Easy, Assembled by Ina Garten
9. Milk Street Noodles by Christopher Kimball
10. I Dream of Dinner (so you don't have to): Low-Effort, High-Reward Recipes by Ali Alagle
11. Ottolenghi Simple: A Cookbook by Yotam Ottolenghi
12. One by Jamie Oliver
13. Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci
14. The Everlasting Meal Cookbook: Leftovers A-Z by Tamar Adler
15. The Weekday Vegetarians by Jenny Rosenstrach
16. Milk Street Tuesday Nights Mediterranean by Christopher Kimball
17. The Mediterranean Dish: 120 Bold and Healthy Recipes You'll Make on Repeat by Suzy Karadsheh
18. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking by Samin Nosrat
19. The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook: 500 Vibrant, Kitchen-Tested Recipes for Living and Eating Well Every Day by America's Test Kitchen 
20. Smitten Kitchen Every Day: Triumphant and Unfussy New Favorites by Deb Perelman

Movies

1. Everything Everywhere All at Once
2. Barbie
3. Oppenheimer
4. The Fabelmans
5. A Man Called Otto
6. Tár
7. The Banshees of Inisherin
8. Women Talking
9. Ticket to Paradise
10. Black Panther, Wakanda Forever
11. Babylon.
12. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
13. Asteroid City
14. Avatar: The Way of Water
15. She Said
16. The Woman King
17. John Wick. Chapter 4
18. Dungeons & Dragons. Honor Among Thieves
19. The Super Mario Bros. Movie
20. Till

TV and Miniseries

1. Star Trek Strange New Worlds – Season One
2. White Lotus – The Complete First Season 
3. Doc Martin – Series 10
4. Gaslit –The Complete Limited Series
5. Star Trek Picard – The Final Season
6. Station Eleven
7. 1923, a Yellowstone Origin Story – Season 1
8. Yellowstone – Season One.
9. Succession – The Complete First Season
10. Poker Face – Season 1
11. The Brokenwood Mysteries – Series 8
12. Abbott Elementary – The Complete First Season
13. Better Call Saul – Season 6. 
14. The Last Of Us – The Complete First Season
15. Joe Pickett – Season 1
16. Yellowstone – Season 5
17. Star Trek Picard – Season 2
18. The White Lotus – The Complete Second Season
19. Black Snow 
20. Annika – Season 1

Music

1. Speak Now (Taylor's Version) by Taylor Swift
2. Midnights by Taylor Swift
3. Seven Psalms by Paul Simon
4. "Barbie" The Album
5. 1989 (Taylor's Version) by Taylor Swift
6. Fearless (Taylor's Version) by Taylor Swift
7. Folklore by Taylor Swift
8. Red (Taylor's Version) by Taylor Swift
9. Memento Mori by Depeche Mode
10. The Dark Side of the Moon: Live at Wembley, London, 1974 by Pink Floyd
11. Reputation by Taylor Swift
12. The Record by Boygenius
13. 1989 by Taylor Swift
14. Red by Taylor Swift
15. Songs of Surrender by U2
16. Evermore by Taylor Swift
17. Frozen Soundtrack by Christopher Beck
18. Hackney Diamonds by The Rolling Stones
19. But Here We Are by The Foo Fighters
20. Rumours Live by Fleetwood Mac

LPs

1. The Breadcrumbs EP
2. Speak Now (Taylor's Version) by Taylor Swift
3. Boygenius by Boygenius
4. I Put A Spell On You by Nina Simone
5. Midnights by Taylor Swift
6. Live at the Detroit Jazz Festival by Wayne Shorter
7. Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
8. Hackney Diamonds by The Rolling Stones
9. Strata Records: The Sound of Detroit
10. Currents by Tame Impala
11. The Beatles: The White Album
12. Guardians of the Galaxy. Vol. 3, Awesome Mix
13. Back to Black by Amy Winehouse
14. Reputation by Taylor Swift
15. Led Zeppelin II by Led Zepplin
16. The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd
17. Is This it by The Strokes
18. Crystal Visions: The Very Best of Stevie Nicks
19. Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits
20. Rubber Soul by The Beatles

Art Prints

1. The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh
2. Up in the Woods by Carrie Hensel
3. Blumengarten by Gustav Klimt
4. Mid Michigan by Karin Wagner Coron
5. Reading Women/Natural Habitat by Anusree Sattaluri
6. Ocean Waves by Hokusai Katsushika
7. Vineyards at Auvers, 1890 by Vincent van Gogh
8. Untitled Landscape (Purple Water) by Karin Wagner Coron
9. Bank of the Oise at Auvers, 1890 by Vincent Van Gogh
10. Meet me in my Garden Dreams pt. 1 by Jennifer Lommers
11. Autumn at Oirase (Oirase no Aki), 1933 by Hasui Kawase
12. Birch Line by Betsy O'Neill
13. The Great Wave off Kanagawa, 1830-1832 by Hokusai Katsushika 
14. The Window by Henri Matisse
15. Flowers Glorious Series, 2009 by Ruthanne Baker
16. Miyajima in Snow (Yuki no Miyajima), 1929 by Hasui Kawase
17. Sunset Corner, 1969 by Helen Frankenthaler
18. Good Harbor by Carrie Hensel
19. Mont Sainte-Victoire by Paul Cézanne
20. Katie's Place by Karin Wagner Coron

Tools

1. Thermal Camera 
2. Projector
3. Telescope
4. Emerald 118 Sewing Machine
5. Opal 650 Sewing Machine
6. Radon Detector
8. Rotosphere Q3: Disco Style Effect Light for Event Lighting
9. Metal Detector
10. Portable Disc Player
11. PA System with Battery, Bluetooth & Two 20' Sm58 Wired Microphones
12. Slimpack Q12: Rgba LED Par Wash Light 4-Pack for Event Lighting
13. Colorband Pix: RGB 40" LED Bar Wash Light for Event Lighting
14. 10' 1/4" TS M to 1/4" TS M Audio Cable
15. Indoor Air Quality Meter
16. Mobile Cube - Stereo Vocal / Synthesizer / Guitar Amplifier
17. A2Zero Kit
18. Theremini
19. Sm58 Microphone
20. Thermal Leak Detector

Games 

1. Giant Connect 4
2. Wingspan
3. Azul
4. Mega Tumble Tower
5. Cuboro
6. Ticket To Ride
7. Midsize Ping Pong Table
8. Tokaido
9. Mini Badminton
10. Giant Checkers
11. Giant Chess
12. Root
13. Catan
14. Air Scoop Ball
15. Sushi Go!  
16. The Fox in the Forest 
17. Magformers
18. Qwirkle
19. Carcassonne 
20. Above and Below

Puzzles

1. Lego Minifigure - 1000 Pieces
2. The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth Puzzle - 500 Pieces
3. Solar System Jumbo Puzzle - 25 Pieces
4. Otters At Play - 64 Pieces
5. Piece It Together Family Puzzle: Owl Aboard! - 60 Pieces
6. Animal Party - 64 Pieces
7. Songbirds - 500 Pieces
8. Cats & Dogs Double-Sided Puzzle - 100 Pieces
9. National Parks - 1000 Pieces
10. Women In Art - 500 Pieces
11. Great Lakes: Lake Michigan, Vintage Poster - 500 Pieces
12. Tree-Dwelling Slowpokes - 500 Pieces
13. Map of the World Geography Puzzle - 78 Pieces
14. Birds & Bugs Double Sided Puzzle - 100 Pieces
15. Ocean Treasure - 64 Pieces
16. Moonlight Moment - 1000 Pieces
17. Whimsical Village - 1000 Pieces
18. Construction Jumbo Puzzle - 25 Pieces
19. Natural Science - 100 Pieces
20. Ocean Life to Scale 300 Piece Octagon Shaped Puzzle - 300 Pieces

The AADL Board of Trustees seeks applicants interested in being appointed to the AADL Board for a partial term. A resignation has resulted in a vacant seat on the Board through December 2024. Interested residents of the AADL District should send an email to board@aadl.org no later than December 31st, 2023, expressing their interest and qualifications for the role.

The Board will review the responses, and vote to appoint a new trustee at their January 22 meeting. The appointed trustee will be seated in February, and the appointed term will end December 31, 2024.

Feel free to contact Library Director Eli Neiburger at eli@aadl.org or 734-327-4263 if you have any questions.

Project: Ann Arbor District Library Plaza Site Improvements

Bid Due Date: 2:00PM - Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Location: 265 Parkland Plaza Dr. Ann Arbor, MI

Architect: Van Architects - Ann Arbor, MI

GC/CM: O'Neal Construction is the Construction Manager for this project

Description: Exterior site improvements at an existing facility including expanding/modifying the parking lot.

Scope of work includes:

2A: Asphalt Paving

2B: Landscaping

2C: Fencing

3A: Site Concrete

Schedule:

Construction is scheduled to begin Spring 2024

Project Documents:

Project documents are available at the link below.

https://onealconstruction.box.com/s/hjmgpr1cibougki2x7ajkdpzxbj7lw5w

Questions:

Contact Charlie Fenton: (734) 776-4685

Please send an e-mail response to confirm you will be bidding.

cfenton@onealconstruction.com

The Ann Arbor District Library’s Fifth Avenue Press publishing imprint and the University of Michigan Press are excited to announce that their recent book Cinema Ann Arbor: How Campus Rebels Forged a Singular Film Culture by Frank Uhle is one of five books that have been included in the Alice Award Short List from Furthermore grants in publishing, a program of the J. M. Kaplan Fund.

Ann Arbor, long known for its political and cultural activism, has an equally compelling history of engagement with film and media. Delving into almost 100 years of rarely glimpsed history, Cinema Ann Arbor melds interviews, deep archival research, and over four hundred images into a vivid history of film in one extraordinary town. These stories, told with urgency and exquisite detail, are firsthand accounts of the unforgettable people who created Ann Arbor’s magnificent twentieth-century film scene. This beautiful, full-color book was designed by Fifth Avenue Press and published and distributed by the University of Michigan Press. 

Featuring interviews with filmmaker Ken Burns, Oscar-nominated editor Jay Cassidy, producer John Sloss, and more, this masterpiece provides insights into how a Midwestern college town developed a robust underground art film community that inspired those across the country. Variety’s Owen Glieberman says, “Frank Uhle has captured the moment when cinema became, for a new generation, a kind of religion, with its own rituals and sacred texts and a spirit of exploratory mystery that has all but vanished from the culture.”

THE PUBLISHERS:

The Ann Arbor District Library founded Fifth Avenue Press in 2017 as a locally-focused and publicly-owned publishing imprint to support the writing community in Washtenaw County and promote the creation of original content. The Library invests in the production of the finished work in exchange for permanent digital distribution of the completed work to AADL cardholders via the Library's website. For more information on Fifth Avenue Press visit fifthavenue.press.

The University of Michigan Press is a vital component of UM Library’s Michigan Publishing, which is the academic publishing division of the University of Michigan. In partnership with authors and series editors, the Press publishes in a wide range of humanities and social science disciplines as well as the Michigan and the Great Lakes region.

THE ALICE AWARD:

The $25,000 Alice Award, $5,000 for short listed books, will be announced on Tuesday, September 5 on the Furthermore website (www.furthermore.org). The Alice Award is being presented in a program at the Strand Book Store, Tuesday, October 24 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm.  The presentation of the awards will be streamed through the Strand Bookstore. 

Joan Davidson in announcing the 2023 short list, commented: “In 1995 I established Furthermore, the grants in publishing program of the J.M. Kaplan Fund to support books and other publication projects. Last year we celebrated the first decade of the Alice the award I established to celebrate well-made illustrated books and the commitment of writers, editors, designers, illustrators and publishers to create these books. Our cultural history is passed down through written text and visual illustrations. This year’s shortlisted books reflect a range of topics, institutions, and design that reflect the diversity of our culture.” 

Wondering what the most requested items in the AADL collection were in 2022? We've got the full list. From the most requested fiction and non-fiction titles to thermal cameras, The Starry Night, and our 1,000-piece LEGO minifig puzzle—see our top-20 most requested everything of 2022! 

Fiction

1. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 
2. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
3. It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
4. Book Lovers by Emily Henry
5. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
6. The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
7. Verity by Colleen Hoover
8. Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
9. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
10. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
11. Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng
12. The Maid by Nita Prose
13. The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles 
14. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
15. Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
16. Horse by Geraldine Brooks
17. This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub
18. Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
19. Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout
20. The Candy House by Jennifer Egan

Non-Fiction

1. Crying in H Mart: A Memoir by Michelle Zauner
2. Atomic Habits by James Clear
3. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
4. An Immense World by Ed Yong
5. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
6. The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel A. Van der Kolk
7. Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown
8. The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama
9. Confidence Man by Maggie Haberman
10. In Love by Amy Bloom
11. How to Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis
12. Happy-Go-Lucky by David Sedaris
13. Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
14. Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
15. The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber
16. Bittersweet by Susan Cain
17. Being Heumann by Judith E. Heumann
18. Stolen Focus by Johann Hari
19. Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of Life Interrupted by Suleika Jaouad
20. Educated by Tara Westover

Cookbooks 

1. Dinner in One by Melissa Clark
2. The Weekday Vegetarians by Jenny Rosenstrach
3. Go-To Dinners by Ina Garten
4. I Dream of Dinner (so you Don't Have to) by Ali Slagle
5. Smitten Kitchen Keepers by Deb Perelman
6. Half Baked Harvest Every Day by Tieghan Gerard
7. The Wok: Recipes and Techniques by J. Kenji López-Alt
8. Satisfaction Guaranteed by Micheline Maynard 
9. Salad Freak by Jess Damuck
10. Korean American by Eric Kim 
11. Milk Street the World in a Skillet by Christopher Kimball 
12.The Weekday Vegetarians by Jenny Rosenstrach 
13. Half Baked Harvest Super Simple by Tieghan Gerard
14. This is Your Brain on Food by Uma Naidoo
15. Ottolenghi Flavor: a Cookbook by Yotam Ottolenghi
16. Cook, Eat, Repeat by Nigella Lawson
17. The Korean Vegan Cookbook by Joanne Lee Molinaro
18. Ottolenghi Simple: a Cookbook by Yotam Ottolenghi
19. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin Nosrat 
20. The Best Casserole Cookbook Ever by Beatrice Ojakangas

Movies

1. Belfast
2. Spider-Man: No Way Home
3. Everything Everywhere All at Once
4. Encanto
5. Licorice Pizza
6. House of Gucci
7. Elvis
8. King Richard
9. Sing 2
10. The Batman
11. Dune
12. West Side Story 2021
13. Where the Crawdads Sing
14. Ghostbusters: Afterlife
15. Death on the Nile
16. Uncharted
17. Top Gun: Maverick
18. The Matrix. Resurrections
19. The King's Man
20. Downton Abbey. A New Era

TV and Miniseries

1. American Rust 
2. White Lotus. The Complete First Season 
3. Yellowstone. Season One. 
4. The Handmaid's Tale. Season Four. 
5. Chelsea Detective. Series 1 
6. Whitstable Pearl Season 1 
7. Wild Bill 
8. Hacks. Season One. 
9. The North Water 
10. Dexter. New Blood. 
11. Abbott Elementary. The Complete First Season 
12. 1883: a Yellowstone Origin Story 
13. Ghosts. Season 1 
14. Ace of Hearts 
15. Yellowstone. Season 4. 
16. The Gilded Age. The Complete First Season. 
17. Ridley Road 
18. Yellowjackets. Season one 
19. My Life is Murder. Series 2 
20. Star Trek. Season two Picard. 

Music

1. Brightside by Lumineers
2. Encanto: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 
3. Entering Heaven Alive by Jack White
4. Fear of the Dawn by Jack White
5. Dropout Boogie by Black Keys
6. The Boy Named If by Elvis Costello
7. Dance Fever by Florence + the Machine
8. Against the Odds: 1974-1982 by Blondie
9. Lucifer on the Sofa by Spoon
10. Frozen: Soundtrack by Christophe Beck
11. Music for Quiet Moments by Robert Fripp
12. Harry's House by Harry Styles
13. Then Came the Dawn - Complete Recordings 1966-1969 by Electric Prunes
14. The Ultimate Collection by Commodores
15. Renaissance by Beyoncé
16. Summer of Soul: (...Or, When the Revolution Could not be Televised) 
17. Special by Lizzo
18. Rio by Duran Duran
19. "We" by Arcade Fire
20. The Tipping Point by Tears for Fears

LPs

1. Ghost in the Machine by Police
2. 8:46 by Dave Chappelle
3. No One Sings Like you Anymore. Volume one
4. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) by Eurythmics
5. Dropout Boogie by Black Keys
6. Shockwave by Marshmello
7. To Bring You My Love by Polly Jean Harvey
8. Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane by Thelonious Monk
9. Cold Snap by Albert Collins
10. Bitches Brew by Miles Davis
11. 30 by Adele
12. Lungs by Florence + the Machine
13. A Holly Dolly Christmas by Dolly Parton
14. Touch by Eurythmics
15. Covers by Cat Power
16. Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin
17. The Queen is Dead by the Smiths
18. Mr. Morale & the big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar
19. Jubilee by Japanese Breakfast
20. 1999 by Prince

Art Prints

1. The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh
2. Lake George, 1922 by Georgia O'Keeffe
3. Autumn at Oirase (Oirase no Aki), 1933 by Kawase Hasui
4. Mont Sainte-Victoire by Paul Cézanne 
5. Flowers Glorious Series, 2009 by Ruthanne Baker 
6. Bank of the Osie at Auvers, 1890 by Vincent van Gogh 
7. Sunset Corner, 1969 by Helen Frankenthaler
8. Vineyards at Auvers, 1890 by Vincent van Gogh
9. Water Lilies, 1916-1919 by Claude Monet
10. Blumengarten by Gustav Klimt
11. Gladioli, 1876 by Claude Monet 
12. Mid Michigan by Karin Wagner Coron
13. The Great Wave off Kanagawa, 1830-1832 by Hokusai Katsushika 
14. Afternoon Calm by Asoma
15. Winter Landscape in Moonlight, 1919 by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
16. The Light Ahead, 2021 by Karin Wagner Coron
17. La Grenouillere, 1869 by Claude Monet
18. Reading Women/Natural Habitat by Anusree Sattaluri
19. Gizmo by Tom Walsh
20. Oriental Poppies by Georgia O'Keeffe

Tools

1. Thermal Camera 
2. Projector
3. Giant Connect 4
4. Telescope
5. Opal 650 Sewing Machine
6. Mega Tumble Tower
7. Giant Tumble Tower
8. Emerald 118 Sewing Machine
9. Giant Checkers
10. Metal Detector
11. Giant Chess
12. Rotosphere Q3: Disco Style Effect Light for Event Lighting 
13. Thermal Leak Detector
14. Sm58 Microphone
15. Indoor Air Quality Meter
16. A2Zero Kit
17. Mini Badminton 
18. Standard Stratocaster Electric Guitar
19. LXM Little Martin Acoustic Guitar
20. Miniature Ping Pong Table

Games 

1. Wingspan
2. Azul
3. Tokaido
4. Ticket To Ride
5. The Fox in the Forest
6. Sushi Go! 
7. Patchwork 
8. Magformers 
9. Carcassonne
10. Root
11. Air Scoop Ball 
12. Evolution
13. Keva Planks
14. Catan 
15. Skittles.  
16. Mysterium 
17. Anomia: Kids 
18. Above and Below 
19. Lost Cities 
20. Splendor

Puzzles

1. Lego Minifigure - 1000 Pieces
2. Songbirds - 500 Pieces
3. Cats & Dogs Double-Sided Puzzle - 100 Pieces
4. Otters At Play - 64 Pieces
5. Tree-Dwelling Slowpokes - 500 Pieces
6. Cats in Positano - 1000 Pieces
7. Map of the World Geography Puzzle - 78 Pieces
8. In The Forest Glow In The Dark Puzzle - 100 Pieces
9. Piece It Together Family Puzzle: Owl Aboard! - 60 Pieces 
10. Ocean Treasure - 64 Pieces
11. Solar System Jumbo Puzzle - 25 Pieces
12. Moonlight Moment - 1000 Pieces 
13. Dinosaur Dig Double-Sided Puzzle - 100 Pieces
14. The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth Puzzle - 500 Pieces
15. Dinosaurs Illuminated - 500 Pieces
16. Tree of Life - 1000 Pieces
17. Starbright - 500 Pieces
18. Great Lakes, Michigan, Moose Swimming at Sunset - 1000 Pieces
19. Secret Sanctuary - 500 Pieces
20. Birds & Bugs Double Sided Puzzle - 100 Pieces

For the 15th year in a row, the Ann Arbor District Library earned five stars in Library Journal’s annual ratings of public libraries across the nation. AADL has been a five-star library since Library Journal created the America Star Libraries ratings in 2008.

“AADL is honored to receive this recognition from Library Journal for the 15th year in a row," said AADL Board of Trustees President Jim Leija. "The AADL Board extends our sincere congratulations to the AADL staff for this achievement, and our gratitude for all the work they do to ensure that AADL is one of the best library systems in the country.”

Library Director Eli Neiburger adds, "The Library Journal Star Index measures how much a community uses its library, and the communities of the AADL district really love to use their libraries! Thank you to all our patrons for all the visiting, borrowing, event attending, and more that happens at the library every day. And especially, thank you for always letting us know what you think about AADL, and how we can better serve, surprise, and delight you when you use your library."

LJ's ratings are based on per capita output measures based on FY20 data from the Institute of Museum and Library Services Public Library Survey. Seven measures determined total scores and star ratings:

• Circulation of physical materials
• Circulation of electronic materials
• Library visits
• Library program attendance
• Public internet users
• WiFi sessions
• E-retrievals (usage of online content like databases)
• Library website visits

Eleven other libraries in the State of Michigan earned star ratings this year:
Benzie Shores District Library: three stars
Bloomfield Township Public Library: four stars
Capital Area District Library: three stars
Kent District Library: five stars
Leelanau Township Library: three stars
New Buffalo Township Library: four stars
Pentwater Township Library: three stars
Pinckney Community Public Library: five stars
Plymouth District Library: three stars
Saugatuck-Douglas District Library: three stars
West Bloomfield Township Public Library: five stars

Click to view the full list of libraries earning stars here.

In late August 2022, the hydraulic pump that powers the elevator at Traverwood failed, taking the elevator out of service. After attempts to repair the pump or get the elevator back into service were not successful, it was determined that a new pump and motor would be needed. Unfortunately, our vendors have been unable to locate the needed parts available for sale in the US due to ongoing supply chain and manufacturing issues.

Our current information is that the needed parts will arrive on November 30, 2022. Once the parts arrive our vendor should be able to get the elevator back into service within a few days. We will update the website banner when the elevator is back in service.

We're very sorry for this extended outage and the impact that it has on access to the library. We have exhausted the options available to us to make this happen sooner, and can only wait for the parts to arrive.

In the meantime, if this service outage impedes your access to the library, staff can bring your items out to you in the parking garage or on the street, wherever it's most convenient for you. Just call or text us when you arrive at 734-327-4200.

Thank you for your patience through this outage, and thank you for using your library!

O'Neal Construction Inc. on behalf of AADL

REQUEST FOR SUBCONTRACTOR BIDS

Project:

Ann Arbor District Library Plaza                                       

Bid Pack #2 - Architectural & MEP

Bid Due Date:

2:00PM - Wednesday, September 21, 2022

HVAC 15-700 portion has been extended, HVAC bids will close October 4th at 2:00 PM.

Location:

265 Parkland Plaza,  Ann Arbor, MI

Architect:

Van Architects

GC/CM:

O'Neal Construction is the Construction Manager for this project

Description:

Renovation of existing storage building to include interior office and paper vault. 

Scope of work includes:

02-225: Building Demolition

06-410: Cabinets & Countertops

07-950: Fiber Cement Siding

07-900: Joint Sealants

08-100: Doors, Frames & Hardware

08-800: Glass & Glazing

09-510: Gypsum Board Assemblies

09-680: Resilent Flooring/Carpeting

09-910: Painting

10-800: Toilet Accessories

13-900: Fire Suppression

15-400: Plumbing

15-700: HVAC (Deadline Extended to 10/4 2 PM)

16-100: Electrical

Schedule:

Construction is scheduled to begin October 2022

RFI's:

Questions are due by 9/15/22 at 5PM

Site Walkthrough:

An optional site walkthrough is scheduled for Wednesday, 9/14/22 at 9AM

Plans and Specs:

Plans and specifications are available at the link below.

https://app.box.com/s/41fscf5dcy2rf4mpmco3uvh3j866yc87

Questions:

Contact Charlie Fenton: (734) 776-4685

Please send an e-mail response to confirm you will be bidding

cfenton@onealconstruction.com

Bookable Meeting Rooms Are Back
Patrons can once again book any of AADL's meeting rooms with their Library card by visiting AADL's Book a Room page. Book any of our 10 available rooms for up to two hours per day, up to 12 times per calendar year, from tomorrow onward. Same-day bookings of one hour are available by calling or texting 734-327-4200 or claiming an empty meeting room on a first-come-first-served basis.

Tools Bookings Now Available
Patrons can now book tools for events big and small using AADL's Book Tool button, or by visiting our Book A Tool page. With your Library card, you can book a selection of AADL tools ranging from the Mega Tumble Tower and Giant Connect-4 to telescopes, projectors, PA systems, and more. Bookable tools have a pickup date of your choice, subject to availability, and can be made for up to one week. Tools Bookings can be placed one week to six months in advance. Booked tools can only be picked up and returned to the Downtown Library; you can use the free express parking spots on Fifth Avenue right outside the front door. Learn more here.

Tools Loan Periods Adjusted
With the launch of Tools Bookings, we're adjusting the loan periods on the rest of the tools so that more people can use them each year. Loan periods vary depending on the tool, but most are one or two weeks, with some items going out for four weeks. You can always see how long items go out for on the catalog, or check your due dates on your my account page.

Regular Preschool Storytimes at Branches and Baby Playgroups Have Resumed
Washtenaw County COVID trends have continued to show a decrease in the number of cases over the past several weeks and preschool storytimes at branches and baby playgroups have resumed. See the schedule of preschool storyimes and baby playgroups here.

AADL Adds to Its Genealogy Offerings
Coming soon to all AADL locations—access to more than six billion searchable names and two billion images of historical genealogy records from more than 130 countries through FamilySearch. Stay tuned for updates in June! 

New Titles Added to AADL's Streaming Video Collection
In addition to the current selection of HBO films, Ken Burns documentaries, and videos from National Geographic and PBS, AADL is adding a host of BBC Literary Adaptations and BBC Landmark titles, including Pride and Prejudice, Mrs. Marple, Planet Earth, The Blue Planet, and more. Browse AADL's streaming video selection today!

Puzzles Now Available on Express Shelves
You can now find puzzles on AADL's express shelves! Check out puzzles ranging from 80 to 1,000 pieces at any of AADL's five locations. Express Shelf Puzzles can be kept for one week but cannot be renewed or requested.

"Add to Calendar" Feature for AADL Events
We've rolled out a new feature for event listings on aadl.org so that AADL events can easily be added to calendar systems. Clicking "Add to Calendar" next to event dates on that event's web page will download a calendar file that can be opened in the user's native calendar software or be uploaded to any web-based calendar service.

Read AADL's Latest Fifth Avenue Press Releases Instantly
AADL's publishing imprint Fifth Avenue Press recently added 10 new titles to the collection, including picture books, a YA novel, adult fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and anthology works. AADL patrons can read or download Fifth Avenue Press books instantly online, or checkout or request hard copies of our latest crop of releases or any of the books released by Fifth Avenue Press. See the full catalog of Fifth Avenue Press titles here.

AADL Ends Overdue Fees on AADL Material
After pausing overdue fees since March 13, 2020, the AADL Board of Trustees approved a policy change to permanently end overdue fees at their May meeting. We'll continue to send bills for the replacement of items that are more than 45 days overdue. Bills disappear automatically when the overdue item is returned. Tools Bookings will have a daily $25 fee if not returned on the date the borrower chose when booking the item.