Crafts
Bubbling Boo Bombs!
Saturday October 21, 2017: 2:00pm to
3:00pm
Malletts Creek Branch: Program Room
Grade K-5
Crafts
Wrap It Up! DIY Gift-Giving
Friday December 2, 2016: 6:30pm to
9:00pm
Westgate Branch: West Side Room
Grade 6 - Adult
Crafts
Mardi Gras Masks!
Saturday February 25, 2017: 2:00pm to
3:00pm
Westgate Branch: West Side Room
Preschool-Grade 5
Crafts
Clear Ball Ornaments
Thursday December 8, 2016: 7:00pm to
8:00pm
Traverwood Branch: Program Room
Grade 6 - Adult
Crafts
Day of the Dead Pendant Jewelry
Wednesday October 5, 2016: 7:00pm to
8:00pm
Pittsfield Branch: Program Room
Grade 6 - Adult
Crafts
Mini Succulent Pumpkins!
Thursday October 27, 2016: 7:00pm to
8:30pm
Downtown Library: Secret Lab
Adults
Blog Post
Summer Is Here And So Are The Fireworks
by oldnews
Independence Day, the Fourth of July, or July 4th, however you wish to refer to the nation’s official founding day, it is the one and only big summer holiday. It rings in the country’s separation from the British Empire (a sort of Brexit of our own), and, for some, the start of summer. With BBQ’s, picnics, fairs, parades, and fireworks, fireworks, fireworks being sold and shot off all around town, now is a great time to look back on our own history of Fourths’ gone by. There's no better place to see some great pictures as well as articles from the historic Ann Arbor News than the library’s very own Oldnews site. If you remember a guy who dressed up as a clown nurse or another who brought a skunk to the parade, you can see them on Oldnews.
Wonder what fireworks were available back in 1961? See them on display here. Remember the Buhr Park fireworks? Relive a moment in time from one of those events in 1963 or read the article about it. And of course there are plenty of parades. You can see the Ypsilanti High School's Girls Drum & Bugle Corps or the Boy Scouts, Troop 88 float in different Ypsilanti parades. But by far the favorite is the Greenbriar Subdivision kid’s parade. But if enjoying the beach is more your speed, Groome's Beach circa 1963 may give you ideas for celebrating the Fourth in a more relaxed manner.
Any way you celebrate, enjoy a safe and happy holiday!
Blog Post
Memorial Days Of The Past
by oldnews
Who doesn’t love a parade? And Memorial Day certainly is full of them. Ann Arbor is no exception either. Whether it is the Ann Arbor High Marching Band or Brownie Scouts or just groups of kids watching the parade, we have gathered some wonderful articles and photos. In addition to parades there are other commemorations for this holiday and for Armed Forces Day as celebrated in Ann Arbor. You can find them all here.
Crafts
Make a Father's Day Card!
Saturday June 11, 2016: 1:00pm to
2:00pm
Downtown Library: Secret Lab
Preschool - Grade 5
Blog Post
Make a Valentine's Day Card
by PattySmith
Make Valentine's Day cards for someone you love and/or for patients at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital!
Sunday February 7, 2016: 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm -- Malletts Creek Branch: Program Room
Make a card here at this event or at home (or buy a Valentine's Day card), then drop it off at any AADL location from February 2 - 11. We’ll deliver the cards!
Sign your card with your first name and leave it unsealed. At the request of hospital please do not use glitter or include messages of "Get well", "Feel Better" or other illness related comments.