Ann Arbor District Library

A peachpromo graphic featuring a black and white photo of musician, Ben Zucker performing onstage. To the left, white text displays the title and details for an upcoming concert at AADL." Splashes of green in the background add detail.

Composer and multi-instrumentalist Ben Zucker visits AADL for a live concert! This performance features a unique setup of vibraphone and interactive electronics, integrating jazz and ambient electronic sounds.

Join us on Saturday, August 9 at 6:30 PM at the Downtown Library.

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An image of You and Me, Me and You, All of Us Together, a Scrollathon art piece from 2022 made of fiber, rubber bands, pins, glue, wood, paint. It consists of circular designs that are in pinks, reds, browns, taupes, and whites.

AADL and Scrollathon invite you to take part in this special collaborative art project. Spots are limited and going fast, so register for one of the sessions now!

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How a public library's summer game took over a Michigan city Summer in Ann Arbor, Mich., means thousands of people hunting for hidden codes around the city and reading books to earn points. It's part of a popular game organized by the public library.

The audio version of the @npr.org Summer Game story is up! Thanks so much to @ulabeast.bsky.social for spending time with us and our amazing patrons!

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A tan promo graphic with a green border featuring a photo of 2025 Summer Game artist Meg Lewis and some of her characters. Playful text displays the title and details for an upcoming event at AADL.

Join designer, performer, and 2025 Summer Game artist Meg Lewis for an exciting, joyful talk that will help you unlearn, undo, and un-grow-up.

Friday, August 15 at 6 PM at the Downtown Library.

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20 years of epic builds, and this year’s #LEGO Contest did not disappoint!

How a public library's summer game took over a Michigan city Summer in Ann Arbor, Mich., means thousands of people hunting for hidden codes around the city and reading books to earn points. It's part of a popular game organized by the public library.

The @aadl.org Summer Game is an amazing, immense undertaking—I can't imagine the amount of work that library staff devotes to coming up with trivia questions and puzzles—and the community here absolutely LOVES it.

A purple promo graphic featuring a photo of author Casey Johnston, alongside the cover of her book, "A Physical Education". Bold white text displays the title and details for an upcoming author event at AADL's Downtown Library.

Author Casey Johnston returns to the Downtown Library to talk about her new book, "A Physical Education", a mash-up of memoir and science writing, telling her story of finding joy in a body that, for so long, she considered her enemy.

Wednesday, August 13 at 6 PM Downtown.

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Poster for an AADL Printmaking Festival, featuring the text 'Call for Vendors' in bold, black letters on a textured background. Includes the website link 'aadl.org/printfest' at the bottom.

AADL Print Fest celebrates all forms of printmaking, including a vendor fair featuring letterpress, screen printing, block printing, and other hand-printed goods.

Apply TODAY and join us as a vendor this November: aadl.org/printfest

A promo graphic featuring a photo of Zingerman's storefront with the AADL Summer Game banner along the top and bottom. Bold white text displays the title and details for an upcoming Summer Game Food Tasting event.

Zingerman's Deli returns to Westgate for another unique tasting event for the whole family. We won't know until the day of the event what food and drink will be available, but we're confident you'll have a great time!

Thursday, August 7 at 1 PM at the Westgate Courtyard.

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Due to impending thunderstorms, we're unfortunately ending today's Summer Game Spectacular early. Thanks to everyone who was able to join us!!

Two boys play ping pong outside.

A girl gets her face painted at the Summer Game Spectacular.

A mom holds her child as she grabs ice cream from the truck.

A golden retriever receives some pets at the Summer Game Spectacular

A SPECTACULAR Saturday is underway! 🏓☀️🍦

Join us at the Summer Game Spectacular, now through 4 PM at Veteran’s Memorial Park.

Two little flamingos with AADL summer game shirts and a cup that says “if I got 25,000 points in the summer game I wouldn’t tell anyone but there would be signs”

The @aadl.org Summer Game Prizes are starting to come in!

Due to circumstances beyond our control, Sarah Gailey will present their talk virtually. Copies of Upright Women Wanted are available for purchase at Booksweet. The presentation will be streamed live on the Lobby screen. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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Promotional poster for Anime Arbor 2025 event at AADL's Downtown Library, featuring a colorful cartoon illustration of a whimsical creature next to a small creature, with various anime-themed items in the background. Event details include date, time, and location.

An ALL NEW expo is coming to AADL this summer!

Join us for Anime Arbor, a celebration of all things anime and manga, featuring special guest SungWon Cho! Enter the Cosplay Contest, pick up some merch from the Artist Alley, and more.

Saturday, August 16, 11 AM–5 PM at the Downtown Library.

Michigan Supreme Court Justice Richard Bernstein with Zach Damon.

Fight for Your Rights:
Zach Damon’s film “Resilience Revealed” covers the history of Ann Arbor’s disability rights movement. We spoke to the director ahead of a July 27 pre-premiere of the film at @aadl.org's downtown location. pulp.aadl.org/node/644983

Lobby Shops to bring local retailers inside downtown Ann Arbor library Long gone are the days when you could only rent books from the library. Now you can borrow tools, plant seeds, and even a space to grow your business.

A great CBS Detroit piece on the Downtown Library's Lobby Shops. We're excited to welcome Silky Grooves, Gardens Within, and JFSMade to the library.

Stay tuned for grand opening dates from each of these great retailers!

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A promo graphic featuring a photo of the Golden Girls in an ornate, gold picture frame, set against a blue wall. Bold, white text displays the title and details for a Golden Girls Trivia event at AADL.

Whether you're a Golden Girls fan or a trivia enthusiast, get ready to have fun testing your Golden Girls knowledge. You may know more than you think!

Join us on Thursday, July 31 at 6 PM at the Downtown Library.

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Two amazing moths hang on the wall near the Malletts creek library sign

A Luna moth

An imperial moth

We have some special visitors at Malletts Creek Branch! A Luna moth and Imperial moth are hanging out with us.

Should we ask if they’re playing the Summer Game?

Silky Grooves vintage and vinyl first of 3 shops inside downtown Ann Arbor library Three unique businesses are setting up shop inside the downtown Ann Arbor library.

Silky Grooves—your new go to for vintage & vinyl—is now open at Downtown Library, and two more unique shops are on the way! Stop by and shop local.

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A promo graphic featuring a tie dye background and large, white stylized bubble text that displays the title and details for an upcoming Tie Dye event at AADL on July 30.

Searching for a fun, summer activity? Make your own tie-dye creation with us! Please bring a white, 100% cotton T-shirt or other similarly sized item. One tie-dyed item per participant.

This event will occur at both 3 & 6 PM on Wednesday, July 30 at 265 Parkland Plaza.

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A promotional graphic featuring a group photo of Out Loud Chorus. White text around the photo displays the event title and details for a a concert with the chorus at AADL's Downtown Library on July 27.

Enjoy a family-friendly concert by Out Loud Chorus, Washtenaw County's original mixed LGBTQ+ chorus!

Sunday, July 27 at 1 PM at the Downtown Library.

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A blue graphic featuring a photo of Akojopo performing live music. To the left of the photo is white text displaying, "Live Concert", the event title, and details, alongside an AADL byte.

Orin Ọmọdé is an educational concert that introduces young audiences to the beauty and cultural richness of African and diasporic music. Through storytelling and song, students will explore the historical and cultural significance of music.

Friday, July 25 at 11 AM Downtown.

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Promotional poster for Scott Mulvahill's event, featuring a photo of Mulvahill sitting next to an upright bass decorated with lights. Bold black text displays the events title and details, alongside an AADL byte.

Scott Mulvahill doesn't just play the upright bass, he reinvents it.

Join Mulvahill and his DataBass for a genre-blending concert, fusing Americana, folk, jazz, and experimental sounds into something truly original.

Friday, July 25 at 6:30 PM at the Downtown Library.

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A tan graphic featuring colorful silhouettes of women looking left and right. On the left, black text displays the title and details for an upcoming panel discussion with the American Psychological Association Division 45, and the Family of George Floyd.

Join us for a discussion on racialized trauma and healing, featuring insights from expert psychologists and family members of the late George Floyd, who will share their journeys of coping with loss and transforming grief into social change.

Friday, July 25 at 5 PM Downtown.

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NEW! The Summer Game Shop has made some changes to the pickup process. This year, when your order is ready at one of our libraries, we’ll hold it for ONE WEEK.

If you miss your pickup window, we’ll send instructions on how you can get it at the Friends Book Shop, or a re-delivery to your library!

Graphic announcing that the Summer Game Shop is open, featuring colorful text and decorative elements like a butterfly, a flag, and a star, with the URL "aadl.org/summergame/shop" displayed along the bottom next to an AADL byte.

The moment you've waited for has arrived. The 2025 Summer Game Shop is NOW OPEN! What will you grab first? #summergame

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Promotional poster for the 2025 Summer Game Spectacular event, featuring colorful, bold text on a black and tan background surrounded by a decorative green and red and blue border. The event is scheduled for Saturday, July 26 at 1 PM at Veterans Memorial Park.

CALLING ALL SUMMER GAME PLAYERS for a spectacular celebration of all things summer!

Circus performances, lawn games, ice cream and MORE await at our annual summer celebration. Oh, and lots of CODES which means lots of POINTS!

Sat, July 26 at 1 PM at Veterans Memorial Park.

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A graphic for the Big Gay Read Author Event featuring Sarah Gailey. The event title and details are displayed in teal text alongside a photo of the author and her book, Upright Women Wanted.

The main event. Join our 2025 Big Gay Read author @sarahgailey.bsky.social at the Downtown Library for a discussion about the most crucial real-world pieces of inspiration behind Upright Women Wanted.

Wednesday, July 23 at 6 PM at the Downtown Library.

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Submit your very own Dream Library design today at aadl.org/dreamlibrary!

"One person's nightmare is another kid's dream! I probably wouldn't work at this library, though."