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Crafts | Grades 4-5 | TweenSpace | Jump! [ Permalink ]  TweenSpace: Felt FrenzyTuesday October 7, 2008: 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm -- Traverwood Branch: Program RoomMake cool felt pouches for your precious and high–tech treasures. Special Events | Concerts | Crafts | Performers | Caregivers | Ages 0-5 years | Grades K-5 | Jump! [ Permalink ]  Hungary Family Cultural CelebrationSunday October 12, 2008: 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm -- Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose RoomLearn, share and enjoy treats, music (with Laz Slomovits and Friends) and crafts from Hungary. Crafts | Grades 4-5 | TweenSpace | Jump! [ Permalink ]  TweenSpace: Mad BowlingTuesday October 14, 2008: 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm -- Traverwood Branch: Program RoomGetting strikes and spares will be that much sweeter playing our wacky version of bowling. Gutter pros welcome! Teen Read Week | Teen Events | Crafts | Grades 6-12 | AXIS [ Permalink ]  Teen Read Week Event: Books With Bite: Twilight TurnoutWednesday October 15, 2008: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm -- Malletts Creek Branch: Program Room ABThe new Twilight book is now available and the film is about to be released. Let’s get together for some Twilight trivia (and prizes) from all four titles in the series. How about some Edward or Jacob debates, crafts and movie predictions? Join us for a festive Forks-friendly event with snacks and drinks even a vampire would eat. [ Permalink ]  A Pageant of Pattern: Embroidery Expert Ann Strite-Kurz Discusses Innovative Styles of Geometric PatternsMonday October 20, 2008: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm -- Traverwood Branch: Program RoomAnn Strite-Kurz' embroidery pattern designs are adapted from a rich heritage of historical ornament as opposed to traditional stitches. She specializes in innovative styles of geometric patterns and has published five books on different pattern styles. The latest one on Diaper Patterns was released in 2007. Ann will be displaying a number of her embroideries at this program. The event will include a booksigning with Ann’s embroidery books available for purchase. Cosponsored by the Ann Arbor Chapter of the Embroiderers' Guild of America Ann Strite-Kurz is a NAN certified teacher who has been an active designer and traveling teacher for twenty-six years. She earned a Master Craftsman in Canvas from the Connecticut River Valley Chapter of the Embroidery Guild of America in 1980 and she has written three group correspondence courses for the Guild. Crafts | Grades 4-5 | TweenSpace | Jump! [ Permalink ]  TweenSpace: Building ExpoTuesday October 21, 2008: 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm -- Traverwood Branch: Program RoomRecycle items like balloons and CDs to make a giant creation. Crafts | Grades 4-5 | TweenSpace | Jump! [ Permalink ]  TweenSpace: Ahoy Mate!Tuesday October 28, 2008: 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm -- Traverwood Branch: Program RoomMake your own pirate attire and treasure map. Then, attempt a treasure hunt! |
 Featured Events State by State With contemporary writers like Sarah Vowel, Jhumpa Lahiri, Dave Eggers, and Myla Goldberg, State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America is a fresh look at our nation. Fifty contributors write about fifty states in this new book of essays. Co-editor Matt Weiland and contributor Saïd Sayrafiezadeh will talk about his book on Mon., Oct. 6, 7 pm at the Downtown Library and show a short, captivating film about the book, featuring 19 of the writers who gathered together to read aloud their original essays. Books will be for sale and a book signing will follow. Cosponsored by Shaman Drum Bookshop.  Featured Service pictureAnnArbor is a service from AADL that gives you the opportunity to contribute digital copies of your Ann Arbor photos and documents, and easily share them on the web. Galleries currently include pictures of The Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, a 1920 brochure about the Eber White addition to Ann Arbor, and more... |
