Cartooning 101

Bring your drawings to life! Learn how to make your doodles come alive in our introductory cartooning class! We'll teach you how comics work as well as some tricks you can use to make your characters look like they're moving.  Suitable for children as young as 9, but ......More

Bring your drawings to life! Learn how to make your doodles come alive in our introductory cartooning class! We'll teach you how comics work as well as some tricks you can use to make your characters look like they're moving.  Suitable for children as young as 9, but there will be more complicated lessons for teens and adults. Contact MDL if younger ages are interested.

Upstairs Lounge

MDL closes at 5PM

After School Science :: Pumpkin Spice & Everything Science

Explore the life of a pumpkin! Learn about the parts of a pumpkin, where and how pumpkins grow, and the life of a Michigan pumpkin farmer. Use a pumpkin to identify the parts of the pumpkin and how they support healthy growth. Build a pumpkin life cycle using pictures ......More

Explore the life of a pumpkin! Learn about the parts of a pumpkin, where and how pumpkins grow, and the life of a Michigan pumpkin farmer. Use a pumpkin to identify the parts of the pumpkin and how they support healthy growth. Build a pumpkin life cycle using pictures to identify the process, from seed to decomposition. Recommended for ages 5+. Materials provided. Advance registration is requested. Sign up at the circulation desk, by phone at (734)428-8045, or using our online registration form.

City Room

Family Story Time

Miss Abby and special guest readers will offer a variety of stories, music, and hands-on activities. Recommended for preschool ages with an adult. If you are interested in volunteering to read at Family Story Time, email Library Director Kathy Dimond at ......More

Miss Abby and special guest readers will offer a variety of stories, music, and hands-on activities. Recommended for preschool ages with an adult. If you are interested in volunteering to read at Family Story Time, email Library Director Kathy Dimond at [email protected] or call (734) 428-8045 to speak with her directly.

Youth Area

The Blessed Midwest

Journey through our nation this fall with a 6-week series exploring the Midwest two states at a time.  October 14: Michigan and Ohio October 21: Indiana and Illinois October 28: Wisconsin and Minnesota November 4: North Dakota and South Dakota November 11: Nebra......More

Journey through our nation this fall with a 6-week series exploring the Midwest two states at a time.  October 14: Michigan and Ohio October 21: Indiana and Illinois October 28: Wisconsin and Minnesota November 4: North Dakota and South Dakota November 11: Nebraska and Kansas November 18: Iowa and Missouri These workshops will use the journal book by Write it Down series by Journals Unlimited: Let's Go See All 50! Visiting the 50 States Journal. These books are available for purchase from Amazon, or participants can choose to use any blank notebook.  Please email [email protected] with questions.  Recommended for ages 9+.

Council Chambers

ALI - History of Saline and Manchester (1/2)

An Adult Learner's Institute program, presented in cooperation with Washtenaw Community College. This is part 1 of 2 sessions. Cost for the class is $27.50, and advance registration is required: https://alimichigan.org/reg......More

An Adult Learner's Institute program, presented in cooperation with Washtenaw Community College. This is part 1 of 2 sessions. Cost for the class is $27.50, and advance registration is required: https://alimichigan.org/registration/  A study of two nearby towns and how they differ.    ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR Grace Shackman has been studying and writing about local history after moving into a 1920s house in Ann Arbor’s Old West Side. She has since studied and written about other neighborhoods in Ann Arbor and the towns in the rest of the county.

City Room

Wario Wednesday

Go head to head against other racers in Mario Kart, face off against gaming legends in Super Smash Bros, or just come for the snacks. all ages welcome

City Room

Cartooning 101

Bring your drawings to life! Learn how to make your doodles come alive in our introductory cartooning class! We'll teach you how comics work as well as some tricks you can use to make your characters look like they're moving.  Suitable for children as young as 9, but ......More

Bring your drawings to life! Learn how to make your doodles come alive in our introductory cartooning class! We'll teach you how comics work as well as some tricks you can use to make your characters look like they're moving.  Suitable for children as young as 9, but there will be more complicated lessons for teens and adults. Contact MDL if younger ages are interested.

Upstairs Lounge

Hankrajewel Wire Art Class

Join Hankrajewel American Art and create a dainty initial charm out of copper wire (material included) or sterling silver wire ($20) as a keepsake to wear or gift. Recommended for ages 16+, but all ages welcome. Advance regis......More

Join Hankrajewel American Art and create a dainty initial charm out of copper wire (material included) or sterling silver wire ($20) as a keepsake to wear or gift. Recommended for ages 16+, but all ages welcome. Advance registration is requested. Sign up at the circulation desk, by phone at (734)428-8045, or using our online registration form.

City Room

Bingo!

Join us on the first Thursday of each month for a rousing round of bingo with snacks and prizes.  All ages welcome.

Teen Spot

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Join a National Park Ranger from Theodore Roosevelt National Park through a zoom call to learn about Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota. Participants will also have the opportunity to get sworn in and become an official Junior Ranger complete with a badge......More

Join a National Park Ranger from Theodore Roosevelt National Park through a zoom call to learn about Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota. Participants will also have the opportunity to get sworn in and become an official Junior Ranger complete with a badge!  Recommended for ages 9+. Advance registration is requested. Sign up at the circulation desk, by phone at (734)428-8045, or using our online registration form.

City Room