What's Happening This Week!

Don't miss these events

SCI-TECH EVENTS: On Saturday, March 15 at the Downtown Library, kids can get hands-on computer programming experience at 2 pm and all ages can try out great new Intel games developed by U-M's Student Game Development Club at 4 pm. On Sunday, March 16 at the Downtown Library, popular robot wrestling (pictured above) returns in an exciting hands-on event for teens at 1 pm.

HANDS-ON SCIENCE WORKSHOP: Kids can learn about present day predators on Saturday, March 15 at 10 am at the Pittsfield Branch.

GAMES OF STRATEGY: Kids, teens and adults are invited to show off their chess skills on Sunday, March 16 at the Traverwood Branch at 1 pm.

CRAFT: Local crafter Beth Battey demonstrates the Japanese art of crocheting small, stuffed toys at a Pittsfield Branch event for adults and teens on Sunday, March 16 at 2 pm.

COMING UP NEXT WEEK:

ICE SKATING FILM AND DISCUSSION: Director Keri Pickett, introduces and leads a post-film discussion of her award-winning documentary of great American touring ice shows The Fabulous Ice Age on Thursday, March 20 at 6 pm at the Downtown Library.

PANEL DISCUSSION: Local community agencies discuss the current state of homelessness in Washtenaw County at the Downtown Library on Wednesday, March 19 at 7 pm.

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT PRESENTATION: Learn more about insurance coverage options at the local level at the Downtown Library on Monday, March 17 at 7 pm.

JOB SEARCH WORKSHOP: Looking for a job? Learn how to search and apply for U-M jobs on Tuesday, March 18 at 7 pm at Pittsfield Branch.

Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Malletts Creek Branch!

Malletts Creek Branch is 10 years old this year! Come help us celebrate all day on Saturday, March 22.

Join us from 10 - 11 AM for a Happy Birthday Celebration Craft for age 3 and up.

Then, from 3 - 5:30 PM, the Paul Keller at Sundown Quartet performs at an afternoon reception that will also include remarks at 4:15 pm by AADL Board President Prue Rosenthal and guests.

Refreshments will be served during the concert and souvenir giveaways will be available all day long. The Branch will be open from 9 am - 6 pm.

Opened in 2004, the Branch was designed by Luckenback|Ziegelman Architects PLLC, with InSite Design Studio serving as the landscape architects and Skanska USA Building, Inc. as construction manager. Malletts Creek Branch is a unique model of sustainable design and in 2005 was awarded the American Institute of Architects Michigan (AIA Michigan) Award for Sustainable Design.

Celebrate with us on Saturday, March 22!

Only ONE WEEK left to submit a story to “It’s All Write!”

The “It’s All Write!” Teen Short Story Contest has already received over 90 submissions, and we are excited to see even more arrive in the next week! If you’re thinking about entering the contest, you still have time to send a story before Friday, March 14, which is one week from today!

Maybe you’ve already written a story, but it needs some editing. The Writing Tips for Teens list features AADL materials focused on story details, grammar tips, and how to get published.

Or maybe you've written five stories and can't decide which one to submit. Consider publishing your other work online! Check out the “It’s All Write!” Writing Resources page. Magazines like Teen Ink and Polyphony H.S. encourage teens to get involved in writing and editing.

If you have questions about the contest, feel free to email Kayla at allwrite@aadl.org or call the Downtown Youth Desk at 734-327-8301.

Stay tuned for future “meet the judge” blog posts, and happy writing!

Meet “It’s All Write!” Judge #5: Catherine Knutsson

Catherine Knutsson published her first novel, Shadows Cast by Stars, in 2012. Shadows Cast by Stars was a finalist for both the Monica Hughes Award for Science Fiction and Fantasy and the Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature.

Knutsson proudly celebrates her Métis heritage, which is reflected in her writing. She also loves working with horses, photography, and singing in her free time. When asked for her best advice to new writers, she told Simon & Schuster, “Ignore trends; write the story in your heart, the story that only you can tell!”

To learn more about Catherine Knutsson, you can check out her website or her blog.

Stay tuned for the rest of the “It’s All Write!” judges in forthcoming blog posts!

Now Available Through AADL: 20 Knitting Patterns to Make Your Favorite Mochimochi Land pals!

Mochimochi Land was launched in 2007 as a place where knitted toys and people can live together in a spirit of tolerance. Now, thanks to a partnership between Mochimochi Land and AADL you can access a collection of delightful knitting patterns to create your own friends!

AADL is overjoyed to partner with Anna Hrachovec, to offer 20 DRM-free Downloads of Mochimochi Land Knitting Patterns to all AADL Cardholders. All you need is to have an AADL library card. Then, login with your linked AADL online account, and all of these patterns are yours for the knitting!

The characters that inhabit Mochimochi Land are original designs by Anna Hrachovec, a knitter who lives in Chicago. Anna finds inspiration in Hello Kitty, Pee-Wee’s Playhouse, and illustrators like Dr. Seuss and Mary Blair. Anna’s knitted toys have been featured on The Martha Stewart Show, all around the web, and in print.

Controlled Burns in Ann Arbor's Natural Areas

Tuesday Feb. 25th | Traverwood | 7:00-8:30 PM | adults and teens (grade 6 and up)

Forest fires are usually a bad thing -- when they aren't meant to happen! However, many Natural Area Preservation organizations around the country use a method called controlled burning to actually help the land. Prescribed or controlled burning is sometimes used in forest management, farming, or prairie restoration and stimulates the germination of some desirable forest trees, thus renewing the forest.

The Natural Area Preservation of Ann Arbor will visit the Traverwood branch of the AADL to further explain what controlled burns are and why they are used in natural areas. This event is for anyone interested in helping with the burns or those who just want to learn more about them.

To learn more about the forests of Michigan, check out these great books in the AADL collection:
- Trees of Michigan: field guide
- Roadside guide to Michigan plants, trees, and flowers: an ecological approach
- Trees of Michigan, including tall shrubs
- Trees of Michigan and the Upper Great Lakes
- Michigan trees: a guide to the trees of the Great Lakes Region

What's Happening This Week!

Don't miss these events:

SPECIAL OSCAR EVENT: (pictured above) Ann Arbor's 107one morning host Martin Bandyke and Michigan Theater's Russ Collins host a lively discussion of this year's Academy Awards at the Downtown Library on Wednesday February 26 at 7 pm.

FOOD LECTURE: Learn more about ingredients in your favorite ice cream flavors and local business Go! Ice Cream on Thursday February 27 at 7 pm at the Downtown Library.

LOCAL ENVIRONMENT LECTURE: Learn about Ann Arbor's controlled burns and why they are important on Tuesday February 25 at 7 pm at Traverwood Branch.

BOOK DISCUSSION FOR TEACHERS: Area educators are invited to a UMS Book Discussion featuring the novel The White Tiger at the Downtown Library at 4:30 pm on Thursday February 27.

Meet “It’s All Write!” Judge #4: Siobhan Vivian

Siobhan Vivian was a boisterous child in Rutherford, NJ; she always wanted to have fun and enjoy life. One of her most favorite enjoyments was and still is writing. After graduating from the University of the Arts for Writing for Film and Television, she continued on to receive her Master’s degree in Creative Writing. Now she teaches at the University of Pittsburgh in addition to going on tour for her books.

Siobhan Vivian recently coauthored Burn for Burn with Jenny Han in 2013. All of her books have been published with international editions, including those for Greece, France, Germany, and the UK. YALSA listed three of her books in their annual Best Books for Young Adults: The List (2013), Not That Kind of Girl (2011), and Same Difference (2010).

If you would like to learn more about Siobhan Vivian, check out her website and blog.

Stay tuned for the rest of the “It’s All Write!” judges in forthcoming blog posts!

Preschool Storytime: Fun with AAWD!

Hello everybody, and how do you tooth? Get ready for a very special preschool storytime at Traverwood on Wednesday, February 26 at 6:00pm. To celebrate National Children's Dental Health Month, the featured stories will be about teeth and the tooth fairy. We will even have special guests: members of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry Chapter of the American Association of Women Dentists will be there to talk about going to the dentist and how to take care of your teeth! This storytime is sure to put a smile on your face.

University of Michigan Prison Creative Arts Project Book Release

The University of Michigan Prison Creative Arts Project is celebrating the release of The Sky is on Fire, After All: Michigan Review of Prisoner Creative Writing, Volume 6. An annual collection of Michigan's best creative writing, PCAP’s Michigan Review of Prisoner Creative Writing seeks to showcase the talent and diversity of the writers within the state’s correctional facilities. The review features writing from both beginning and experienced writers - writing that comes from the heart, and that is unique, well-crafted, and lively. The book release and reading will be held on March 15 from 3:30 to 5:30 pm at the Michigan Union Pendelton Room. Come for the prose and poetry, and enjoy light refreshments and coffee.

Syndicate content
http://www.aadl.org/events/blog
www.aadl.org
crawl=CC-MAIN-2014-10
49441
application/http; msgtype=response
sha1:FCODCDNZSTY33VM5XE6256DBJHZR2LRS
<urn:uuid:5bbd06f1-0529-407e-936c-c946d43aac66>
2014-03-14T17:01:45Z
204.38.4.4
sha1:TFAGJTOX425DKTAWC2BLCWWE52WR2SK4
<urn:uuid:ec78b0ae-7dab-409a-b854-fcbed8ec2bca>
http://www.aadl.org/events/blog
response
<urn:uuid:dfc375be-7588-45b1-bffc-ca992614f5ef>
robots: classic
hostname: ip-10-183-142-35.ec2.internal
software: Nutch 1.6 (CC)/CC WarcExport 1.0
isPartOf: CC-MAIN-2014-10
operator: CommonCrawl Admin
description: Wide crawl of the web with URLs provided by Blekko for March 2014
publisher: CommonCrawl
format: WARC File Format 1.0
conformsTo: http://bibnum.bnf.fr/WARC/WARC_ISO_28500_version1_latestdraft.pdf