Blog Post
AADL's Most Requested Items of 2024
by richretyi
What were the most requested items in the AADL collection in 2024? We've got the full list. From the most requested fiction and non-fiction titles to portable CD players, The Starry Night, and our 500-piece Lake Michigan vintage poster puzzle—AADL presents our top-20 most requested everything of 2024!
Fiction
1. The Women by Kristin Hannah
2. James by Percival Everett
3. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
4. Funny Story by Emily Henry
5. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
6. The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
7. Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
8. All Fours by Miranda July
9. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
10. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
11. The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
12. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
13. Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
14. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
15. North Woods by Daniel Mason
16. First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
17. Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout
18. Good Material by Dolly Alderton
19. The Hunter by Tana French
20. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Non-Fiction
1. The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt
2. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson
3. True Gretch: What I've Learned About Life, Leadership, and Everything in Between by Gretchen Whitmer
4. Attack From Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America by Barbara McQuade
5. Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results: an Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break bad Ones by James Clear
6. Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity by Peter Attia
7. An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin
8. The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates
9. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel A. Van der Kolk
10. How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith
11. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder by David Grann
12. Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir by Ina Garten
13. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
14. Says Who?: A Kinder, Funner Usage Guide for Everyone Who Cares About Words by Anne Curzan
15. Crying in H Mart: A Memoir by Michelle Zauner
16. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
17. The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan
18. Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
19. How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
20. Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
Cookbooks
1. Easy Weeknight Dinners: 100 Fast, Flavor-Packed Meals for Busy People who Still Want Something Good to Eat by Emily Weinstein
2. Smitten Kitchen Keepers: New Classics for Your Forever Files by Deb Perelman
3. The Weekday Vegetarians by Jenny Rosenstrach
4. Zingerman's Bakehouse Celebrate Every Day: A Year's Worth of Favorite Recipes for Festive Occasions, Big & Small by Amy Emberling
5. The Glucose Goddess Method: The 4-Week Guide to Cutting Cravings, Getting Your Energy Back, and Feeling Amazing by Jessie Inchauspé
6. The "I Don't Want to Cook" Book: Dinners Done in One Pot : 100 Low-Prep, No-Mess Recipes for Your Skillet, Sheet Pan, Pressure Cooker, and More! by Alyssa Brantley
7. The How Not to Die Cookbook: 100+ Recipes to Help Prevent and Reverse Disease by Michael Greger
8. Ottolenghi Comfort by Yotam Ottolenghi
9. The Anti Inflammatory Diet Cookbook: No Hassle 30-Minute Meals to Reduce Inflammation by Madeline Given
10. Snacking Bakes: Simple Recipes for Cookies, Bars, Brownies, Cakes & More by Yossy Arefi
11. Smitten Kitchen Every Day: Triumphant and Unfussy New Favorites by Deb Perelman
12. The Soup Club Cookbook: Feed Your Friends, Feed Your Family, Feed Yourself by Courtney Allison
13. Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci
14. Cool Beans: The Ultimate Guide to Cooking With the World's Most Versatile Plant-Based Protein, With 125 Recipes by Joe Yonan
15. The King Arthur Baking Company big Book of Bread: 125+ Recipes for Every Baker by King Arthur Baking Company
16. Love & Lemons: Simple Feel-Good Food: 125 Plant-Focused Meals to Enjoy Now or Make Ahead by Jeanine Donofrio
17. Zingerman's Bakehouse by Amy Emberling
18. Life's too Short to Stuff a Mushroom: Really Good Food Without the Fuss by Prue Leith
19. Snacking Cakes: Simple Treats for Anytime Cravings by Yossy Arefi
20. More is More: Get Loose in the Kitchen by Molly Baz
Movies
1. The Holdovers
2. Oppenheimer
3. Poor Things
4. Wonka
5. Dune, Part Two
6. The Fall Guy
7. Barbie
8. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
9. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
10. Ferrari
11. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
12. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
13. The Beekeeper
14. American Fiction
15. Civil War
16. Inside Out 2
17. The Wild Robot
18. Anyone But You
19. The Taste of Things
20. The Marvels
TV and Miniseries
1. Ted Lasso: The Richmond Way, Seasons 1-3
2. The Mandalorian: The Complete First Season
3. The Mandalorian: The Complete Second Season
4. Dalgliesh: Series 1
5. The Madame Blanc Mysteries. Series 1
6. Andor: The Complete First Season
7. Wednesday: Season 1
8. The White Lotus – The Complete Second Season
9. Mrs Sidhu Investigates: Series 1
10. Obi-Wan Kenobi: The Complete Series
11. Around the World in 80 Days
12. Funny Woman
13. Devil's Peak
14. Reacher: Season 2
15. Succession: The Fourth and Final Season
16. True Detective: Night Country: Season 4
17. Elsbeth: Season 1
18. Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Season 5
19. Star Trek Discovery: The Final Season
20. The Brokenwood Mysteries: Series 10
Music
1. The Tortured Poets Department by Taylor Swift
2. Hit Me Hard and Soft by Billie Eilish
3. Midnights by Taylor Swift
4. Cowboy Carter Act II by Beyoncé
5. Red (Taylor's Version) by Taylor Swift
6. Reputation by Taylor Swift
6. Lover by Taylor Swift
7. Rockstar by Dolly Parton
8. Speak Now (Taylor's Version) by Taylor Swift
9. Folklore by Taylor Swift
10. Short N' Sweet by Sabrina Carpenter
11. Evermore by Taylor Swift
12. i/o Bright-Side Dark-Side Mixes by Peter Gabriel
13. Fearless (Taylor's Version) by Taylor Swift
14. The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess by Chappell Roan
15. Pushin' Too Hard: American Garage Punk 1964-1967
16. 1989 by Taylor Swift
17. Dark Matter by Pearl Jam
18. Saviors by Green Day
19. 1989 (Taylor's Version) by Taylor Swift
20. Now That's What I Call Music by CD Pop Now 90
LPs
1. The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess by Chappell Roan
2. Midnights by Taylor Swift
3. Spice by The Spice Girls
4. I Put A Spell On You by Nina Simone
5. Speak Now (Taylor's Version) by Taylor Swift
6. The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd
7. Let It Be by The Beatles
8. Cowboy Carter Act II by Beyoncé
9. New Blue Sun by Andre 3000
10. Reputation by Taylor Swift
11. Kind of Blue by Miles Davis
12. Sunday at the Village Vanguard by Bill Evans
13. Queen: Greatest Hits
14. Boygenius by Boygenius
15. The Beatles: The White Album
16. Legend: The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers by Bob Marley
17. The Runaways by The Runaways
18. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
19. Is This It? by The Strokes
20. Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin
Art Prints
1. The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh
2. The Yanagawa (Koshu Yanagawa), 1921 by Hasui Kawase
3. Blumengarten by Gustav Klimt
4. Water Lilies, 1916-1919 by Claude Monet
5. Bank of the Oise at Auvers, 1890 by Vincent Van Gogh
6. Up in the Woods by Carrie Hensel
7. Autumn at Oirase (Oirase no Aki), 1933 by Hasui Kawase
8. Ocean Waves by Hokusai Katsushika
9. Good Harbor by Carrie Hensel
10. Starry Night Over the Rhone, 1888 by Vincent van Gogh
11. Mid Michigan by Karin Wagner Coron
12. The Studio, 1955 by Pablo Picasso
13. The Mulberry Tree, 1889 by Vincent van Gogh
14. Birch Line by Betsy O'Neill
15. Meet Me In My Garden Dreams pt. 1 by Jennifer Lommers
16. The Window by Henri Matisse
17. The Great Wave off Kanagawa, 1830-1832 by Hokusai Katsushika
18. Mont Sainte-Victoire by Paul Cézanne
19. Grove of Trees by Libby Smart
20. Basket of Oranges by Henri Matisse
Tools
1. Radon Detector
2. Thermal Camera
3. Emerald 118 Sewing Machine
4. Projector
5. Portable Disc Player
6. Telescope
7. Rotosphere Q3: Disco Style Effect Light for Event Lighting
8. PA System with Battery, Bluetooth & Two 20' Sm58 Wired Microphones
9. Colorband Pix: RGB 40" LED Bar Wash Light for Event Lighting
10. Opal 650 Sewing Machine
11. Slimpack Q12: Rgba LED Par Wash Light 4-Pack for Event Lighting
12. A2Zero Kit: for Measuring Energy Use, Indoopr Carbon Dioxide Co2, Humidity, Temperature, Ventilation, and Thermal Heat Loss
13. Theremini
14. Indoor Air Quality Meter
15. Thermal Leak Detector
16. Abyss: Underwater Effect Light for Event Lighting
17. Sm58 Microphone
18. Mobile Cube - Stereo Vocal / Synthesizer / Guitar Amplifier
19. 10' 1/4" TS M to 1/4" TS M Audio Cable
20. AKG Lyra USB Microphone
Games
1. Mega Tumble Tower
2. Giant Tumble Tower
3. Midzise Ping Pong Table
4. Mini Badminton
5. Giant Checkers
6. Cuboro
7. Wingspan
8. Ticket To Ride
9. Giant Chess
10. Air Scoop Ball
11. Magformers
12. Pickleball
13. Skittles
14. Jumbo Bricks
15. Azul
16. Catan
17. Keva Planks
18. Root
19. Sushi Go!
20. Animal Upon Animal
Puzzles
1. Explore Our National Parks - 1000 Pieces
2. What's Inside a Flower? - 500 Pieces
3. The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth Puzzle - 500 Pieces
4. Solar System Jumbo Puzzle - 25 Pieces
5. Otters At Play - 64 Pieces
6. Cats & Dogs Double-Sided Puzzle - 100 Pieces
7. National Parks - 1000 Pieces
8. Songbirds - 500 Pieces
9. Great Lakes: Lake Michigan, Vintage Poster - 500 Pieces
10. Map of the World Geography Puzzle - 78 Pieces
11. Moonlight Moment - 1000 Pieces
12. Piece It Together Family Puzzle: Owl Aboard! - 60 Pieces
13. Sibley Backyard Birding Puzzle - 1000 Pieces
14. Construction Jumbo Puzzle - 25 Pieces
15. Lake Life - 1000 Pieces
16. LEGO Minifigure - 1000 Pieces
17. Whimsical Village - 1000 Pieces
18. Birds & Bugs Double Sided Puzzle - 100 Pieces
19. Great Lakes, Michigan, Moose Swimming at Sunset - 1000 Pieces
20. Magic of Stories - 500 Pieces
Blog Post
AADL Weather Hours Update: January 12-13, 2024
by richretyi
Due to the impending snowstorm, all AADL locations will close at 3 pm Friday (Jan. 12) and reopen at noon on Saturday (Jan. 13). Items on the hold shelf will be held through Tuesday (Jan. 16).
If you have questions, please text or call 734-327-4200 or email [email protected].
Thank you for your understanding!
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AADL's Most Requested Items of 2023
by richretyi
What were the most requested items in the AADL collection in 2023? We've got the full list. From the most requested fiction and non-fiction titles to portable CD players, The Starry Night, and our 500-piece Lake Michigan vintage poster puzzle—AADL presents our top-20 most requested everything of 2023!
Fiction
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AADL Board of Trustee Applicants Sought
by richretyi
The AADL Board of Trustees seeks applicants interested in being appointed to the AADL Board for a partial term. A resignation has resulted in a vacant seat on the Board through December 2024. Interested residents of the AADL District should send an email to [email protected] no later than December 31st, 2023, expressing their interest and qualifications for the role.
The Board will review the responses, and vote to appoint a new trustee at their January 22 meeting. The appointed trustee will be seated in February, and the appointed term will end December 31, 2024.
Feel free to contact Library Director Eli Neiburger at [email protected] or 734-327-4263 if you have any questions.
Blog Post
Request for Bids: AADL Plaza Site Improvements
by eli
Project: Ann Arbor District Library Plaza Site Improvements
Bid Due Date: 2:00PM - Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Location: 265 Parkland Plaza Dr. Ann Arbor, MI
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Fifth Avenue Press and U-M Press Book Cinema Ann Arbor Shortlisted for The Alice Award
by richretyi
The Ann Arbor District Library’s Fifth Avenue Press publishing imprint and the University of Michigan Press are excited to announce that their recent book Cinema Ann Arbor: How Campus Rebels Forged a Singular Film Culture by Frank Uhle is one of five books that have been included in the Alice Award Short List from Furthermore grants in publishing, a program of the J. M. Kaplan Fund.
Ann Arbor, long known for its political and cultural activism, has an equally compelling history of engagement with film and media. Delving into almost 100 years of rarely glimpsed history, Cinema Ann Arbor melds interviews, deep archival research, and over four hundred images into a vivid history of film in one extraordinary town. These stories, told with urgency and exquisite detail, are firsthand accounts of the unforgettable people who created Ann Arbor’s magnificent twentieth-century film scene. This beautiful, full-color book was designed by Fifth Avenue Press and published and distributed by the University of Michigan Press.
Featuring interviews with filmmaker Ken Burns, Oscar-nominated editor Jay Cassidy, producer John Sloss, and more, this masterpiece provides insights into how a Midwestern college town developed a robust underground art film community that inspired those across the country. Variety’s Owen Glieberman says, “Frank Uhle has captured the moment when cinema became, for a new generation, a kind of religion, with its own rituals and sacred texts and a spirit of exploratory mystery that has all but vanished from the culture.”
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AADL's Most Requested Items of 2022
by jstovall
Wondering what the most requested items in the AADL collection were in 2022? We've got the full list. From the most requested fiction and non-fiction titles to thermal cameras, The Starry Night, and our 1,000-piece LEGO minifig puzzle—see our top-20 most requested everything of 2022!
Fiction
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AADL Named Five Star Library for the 15th Year in a Row
by richretyi
For the 15th year in a row, the Ann Arbor District Library earned five stars in Library Journal’s annual ratings of public libraries across the nation. AADL has been a five-star library since Library Journal created the America Star Libraries ratings in 2008.
“AADL is honored to receive this recognition from Library Journal for the 15th year in a row," said AADL Board of Trustees President Jim Leija. "The AADL Board extends our sincere congratulations to the AADL staff for this achievement, and our gratitude for all the work they do to ensure that AADL is one of the best library systems in the country.”
Library Director Eli Neiburger adds, "The Library Journal Star Index measures how much a community uses its library, and the communities of the AADL district really love to use their libraries! Thank you to all our patrons for all the visiting, borrowing, event attending, and more that happens at the library every day. And especially, thank you for always letting us know what you think about AADL, and how we can better serve, surprise, and delight you when you use your library."
Blog Post
Traverwood Elevator Outage
by eli
In late August 2022, the hydraulic pump that powers the elevator at Traverwood failed, taking the elevator out of service. After attempts to repair the pump or get the elevator back into service were not successful, it was determined that a new pump and motor would be needed. Unfortunately, our vendors have been unable to locate the needed parts available for sale in the US due to ongoing supply chain and manufacturing issues.
Our current information is that the needed parts will arrive on November 30, 2022. Once the parts arrive our vendor should be able to get the elevator back into service within a few days. We will update the website banner when the elevator is back in service.
We're very sorry for this extended outage and the impact that it has on access to the library. We have exhausted the options available to us to make this happen sooner, and can only wait for the parts to arrive.
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Request For Subcontractor Bids: 265 Parkland Plaza
by eli
O'Neal Construction Inc. on behalf of AADL
REQUEST FOR SUBCONTRACTOR BIDS
Project: