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Ann Arbor District Library @aadl.org · 17/09/2026
Did you know?! Any items checked out at any one of AADL's five branches can be returned to any other branch from 10 AM–8 PM daily, or 24/7 at the outside return boxes. Return oversize items Downtown, where you can wheel them up the ramp while parked in the free loading zone outside the entrance!
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eli neiburger @eli.aadl.org · 16/09/2026
No shoulders! But perhaps a belt…
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eli neiburger @eli.aadl.org · 16/09/2026
Of course! They wouldn’t miss it!
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eli neiburger @eli.aadl.org · 16/09/2026
SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY please join us at AADL's AALF at 265 PARKLAND PLAZA for the GREAT LIBRARY BRAWL! Very few people on earth can say they witnessed pro wrestling in a library archives facility. DON'T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO JOIN THIS ELITE CADRE! 4 PM Sunday. Free Admission! aadl.org/node/668772
Promo image for the Great Library Brawl made by Pure Pro Wrestling. Various Wrestlers looking tough or in action in front of a synthetic backdrop of library books.
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eli neiburger @eli.aadl.org · 15/09/2026
Somehow WDIV (and YouTube TV too, suggesting a feed problem?) switched to Double Jeopardy from 9/8/2025, but switched back for Final Jeopardy! fikklefame.com/final-jeopar...
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Final Jeopardy: Famous Names (9-8-25) – Fikkle Fame
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eli neiburger @eli.aadl.org · 05/09/2026
10 years ago this weekend, @aadl.org opened our vastly expanded Westgate Branch, which immediately became one of our most popular locations, as busy as the Downtown Library. Please join me Sunday 9/6 from 1-2:30 for a simple celebration of 10 years of Westgate Branch!
Green graphic reading "Celebrating 10 Years of Westgate Branch, Sun Sep 6, 1 PM, Westgate" and including a national-park style posted of the Honeycomb Wall in the Westgate Kids Area.
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Ann Arbor District Library @aadl.org · 04/09/2026
Experience the thrill of Michigan's independent professional wrestling scene! See Michigan's Pure Pro Wrestling touring show and cheer on the wrestlers. Sunday, September 20 at 4 PM at the AALF (265 Parkland Plaza). aadl.org/node/668772
Navy graphic for AADL's "The Great Library Brawl with Pure Pro Wrestling." Featuring a photo of a group of five wrestlers standing with a lightning-themed background. The event details are displayed in bold white text.
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Ann Arbor District Library @aadl.org · 31/08/2026
Ever wonder how animators make characters walk? Pose your own hand-drawn characters in 2, 4, or 8-frame walk cycles in this workshop! Bring characters to life, learn the art of animation, and celebrate civic engagement! Tuesday, September 15 at 5 PM at the Downtown Library. aadl.org/node/671185
Blue graphic with a walking person illustration and dark blue, bold text that displays the title and details for an upcoming "Walk Cycle to the Polls Animation Workshop" in partnership with UofM STAMPS and UofM Initiative for Democracy and Civic Empowerment.
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Alex 🫩 @lengau.net · 31/08/2026
I'd like to thank the staff of Karoo National Park for helping out with this year's #AnnArbor @aadl.org summer game through their winter.
Screenshot of my lawn code in Karoo National Park, which was placed behind the counter at reception. It was redeemed 3,354 times.
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Eric J. Klooster @ej-k.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Game Over, #AnnArbor. GGWP.
Turning off the Summer Game
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eli neiburger @eli.aadl.org · 27/08/2026
I hope you'll join us on, yes, 9-25 for Dolly Day to celebrate the life of this icon and legendary supporter of books and reading! Details to come.
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Brandon Butler @bb.usefairuse.com · 26/08/2026
We're excited to launch this new campaign to help folks understand how fair use is the secret superpower that enables so much of the most important creative, informative, and innovative work (and play!) that Americans do every day.
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eli neiburger @eli.aadl.org · 19/08/2026
Yep, that's correct. We haven't made the move to Switch 2 yet!
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eli neiburger @eli.aadl.org · 19/08/2026
I wrote a piece about the extremely obscure and weird PANIC! / SWITCH for Sega CD for Well Played quite some years ago! A journal is a kind of blog, right? playstorypress.org/wellplayed-v...
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SWITCH / PANIC! Sega CD’s Greatest Enigma – Play Story Press
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Ann Arbor District Library @aadl.org · 13/08/2026
Let's end the 2026 Summer Game in style at the Game Over Gala! Use your remaining points to bid for special items in our auction, join us for a building-wide puzzle, badge coloring, button making, face painting, and more! Sunday, August 30, 12–4 PM at the Downtown Library. 🌟 aadl.org/node/668877
Navy graphic for AADL's "Game Over Gala", featuring white text and colorful Summer Game illustrations from 2026.
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Ann Arbor District Library @aadl.org · 12/08/2026
We're excited to share that the 2026 A2CAF: Small + Indie Press will take place on Saturday, October 3 from 11 AM–5 PM at the Downtown Library! Venture into the world of small press comics publishing with AADL this fall and watch aadl.org/a2cafsip as we get closer for additional info!
Poster for the Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival at AADL. It features an illustrated character looking surprised while holding a comic book with stylized gold text displaying the event title. To the right, event details are listed in gold alongside photos of headliners Katie Skelly, Noah Van Sciver, and Nate Powell. Black and pink color scheme with event website link and AADL byte at the bottom.
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eli neiburger @eli.aadl.org · 12/08/2026
There was a custom lawn sign LOTR-themed marriage proposal and wedding! youtu.be/bsLcRyePOKo?...
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AADL Board Meeting - July 27, 2026
YouTube video by Ann Arbor District Library
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eli neiburger @eli.aadl.org · 08/08/2026
Do they offer an accessory cardboard box designed to disguise it as a box of tissues on the dash? We had one of those. Very convincing
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eli neiburger @eli.aadl.org · 05/08/2026
Because Northfield Township has its own library, Northfield Township Area Library. You can see the county library districts here on this GIS layer the county made for us: aadl.org/districtmap
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MapWashtenaw
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eli neiburger @eli.aadl.org · 04/08/2026
Catch me if you can!
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Ann Arbor District Library @aadl.org · 30/07/2026
Since moving to Ann Arbor, Bella and Anthony have played the Summer Game every year and it has become a favorite summer activity. To celebrate their shared love of AADL, Anthony proposed to Bella by hiding custom lawn signs and codes that then decorated their backyard nuptials. Congrats you two! ❤️
Engaged AADL superfan couple Bella and AnthonySign from AADL superfan couple Bella and Anthony's engagementAADL superfan couple Bella and Anthony on their wedding day
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eli neiburger @eli.aadl.org · 29/07/2026
One of the actions #SummerGame players can take for points is to make a public comment at a meeting of the AADL Board of Trustees. This always makes for very rewarding civic engagement, but this young player took it to the next level and displayed a preternatural grasp of parliamentary procedure!
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eli neiburger @eli.aadl.org · 26/07/2026
Only if the whole project is shot on a Game Boy Camera.
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eli neiburger @eli.aadl.org · 26/07/2026
Rapper Sean Forbes tearing up the Lobbytorium! Thank you so much for bringing the Deaf and Loud tour to the Downtown Library! What a great turnout!
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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I did an interview with Prairie Fire. Listen to me talk about libraries and how we're the government, but in a good way. A text interview, also available as a YouTube video with a full transcript. 📚 www.newsjunkie.net/article/jess...
Screenshot of the front page of Prairie Fire showing the YouTube video on a still page which says "Libraries remain trusted civic spaces and local institutions can help communities understand themselves"

Underneath it says "In the government but for the community" and then "Librarian Jessamyn West on why libraries are targeted by authoritarians and how they will survive anyway"
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Ann Arbor District Library @aadl.org · 10/07/2026
THE SUMMER GAME SHOP IS OFFICIALLY OPEN! You've been busy earning points, now it's time to put them to work. Our shelves are ready when you are! Order up to 4 prizes per player TODAY using your Summer Game points at aadl.org/summergame/shop. GET IN PLAYER, WE’RE GOING SHOPPING! 🛒🛍️
Black Fifth Avenue Press journal with "locally focused, publicly owned" on the cover, sits on a pile of Akako stuffed animals.Summer Game 2026/AADL themed t-shirts.Blue and black enamel pin for the 2026 Summer GameSummer Game 2026 Akako socks.
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Ann Arbor District Library @aadl.org · 06/07/2026
Classic Arcade Week is here! Drop in at the AALF (265 Parkland Plaza) through this Thursday, July 9 to play vintage arcade cabinets of some of the earliest video games ever made - no quarters required! Enjoy open play or test your skills in the High Score Tournament! 👾 aadl.org/ClassicArcadeWeek
Photo of Classic Arcade WeekPhoto of Classic Arcade WeekPhoto of Classic Arcade WeekPhoto of Classic Arcade Week
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eli neiburger @eli.aadl.org · 02/07/2026
These puppets are going places! Huge thanks to Kate and Natalie for this first of several puppet promos!
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eli neiburger @eli.aadl.org · 28/06/2026
Well, it is showing at 7 PM this Thursday at the Michigan Theater. marquee-arts.org/event-page/?... And it's on the shelf at the Library at the moment too! aadl.org/search/catal...
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An Event by Marquee Arts
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eli neiburger @eli.aadl.org · 26/06/2026
Sorry, I’m out of the office today!
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eli neiburger @eli.aadl.org · 24/06/2026
Aw, that’s great! Thanks to them for participating! It was a really special event and we’ll definitely do it again.
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eli neiburger @eli.aadl.org · 23/06/2026
Not to “no true townie” this too much, but I’ve found “William street” is Downtown’s most useful shibboleth. Not the infamous Michigan possessivization, but something more careless?
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eli neiburger @eli.aadl.org · 21/06/2026
It’s time for SOUSAPALOOZA for #makemusicday at Top of the Park! This instant band under the direction of Col. Jason Fettig (Ret.) is sounding great! Join us at 4:30 Sunday for an incredible tour through Sousa’s career with one of his greatest scholars. Don’t miss it!
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Ann Arbor District Library @aadl.org · 19/06/2026
TOMORROW! Join us for refreshments and fun as we celebrate the start of the Summer Game at A2SF! Stop by and hang with Summer Game players, AADL staff, and other community members who love the library. Saturday, June 20 from 5–10 PM at Top of the Park! 🎉 aadl.org/node/665831
Bright and colorful poster for "AADL Summer Fest Party!" featuring playful, cartoon characters, set against a coral polka-dot background. Event details are displayed in bold white text. A2SF and AADL logos included.
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eli neiburger @eli.aadl.org · 19/06/2026
We expect a full report! He was already halfway to a public library when he built a museum with a constant faint smell of poop, ha. Eager to see what he’s got up his sleeve.
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eli neiburger @eli.aadl.org · 19/06/2026
David Walsh’s MONA (Museum of Old and New Art) in Tasmania is probably the most extraordinary museum in the world. And now he’s opening a library, called the Phrontisterion. Whatever this is… it’s sure to be astounding. mona.net.au/blog/playing...
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Playing the library card – Blog | Mona
1969 (seven years old): My library card was my best friend. The two-room Glenorchy library was my best friend’s best friend. Most kids were limited to two books at a time. I was allowed six, and I mad...
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eli neiburger @eli.aadl.org · 12/06/2026
There wouldn’t be a Summer Game map without Open Street Map! We’re happy to support this outstanding open system, which allows us to rapidly develop map interfaces without relying on corporate platforms that invisibly compromise our patron’s privacy.
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eli neiburger @eli.aadl.org · 10/06/2026
The one and only AADL #SUMMERGAME is here and WHOA NELLY. Last year, on Day 3, we were marveling at the fact that we had 500 lawn codes already. WELL THIS YEAR it's only Day 2 and we already have OVER 1000. It's gonna be another big big year for the Summer Game! Get started today at play.aadl.org!
An openstreetmap view of what one would assume is Ann Arbor and its surrounding environs, almost completely obscured by red map pins.
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Ann Arbor District Library @aadl.org · 08/06/2026
⚠️ Incoming: points, badges, lawn codes, library visits, side quests, and a very fun summer!! play.aadl.org
Graphic teasing the start of the 2026 AADL Summer Game, featuring a blurred background of the 2026 art and a mock pop-up notification reminding players that Summer Game starts this week.
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eli neiburger @eli.aadl.org · 29/05/2026
SCIURIDAE UNITED!!!! (also a very effective demonstration of the relative capabilities of sports mascots and library mascots)
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eli neiburger @eli.aadl.org · 27/05/2026
The delivery truck is already festooned as well! Eyes up players!
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Dr. Garrett Schumann @garrt.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
I had a fun jam session this afternoon with a singer-songwriter friend who wants to add some synth elements to one of their songs! The Korg is borrowed via @aadl.org, a cornerstone in my electronic music journey
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Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 15/05/2026
MAJOR PERSONAL ANNOUNCEMENT @edsbs.bsky.social and I will be at Ann Arbor's Downtown Library on June 27, where we will rank history's greatest shipwrecks. It's free, like the dark embrace of the sea, and we would love to see (sea) you there. Come through!!
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Channel 6 Presents: “Shipwrecks, Ranked” with Spencer Hall and Brian Phillips | Ann Arbor District Library
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Ann Arbor District Library @aadl.org · 05/05/2026
Jan Barney Newman (1938-2026) was a dedicated community servant, educator, and entrepreneur. Jan served as a Trustee for the AADL for 12 years including 2 years as President. We're thankful to Jan for her faithful service to the library & broader community. Learn more: aadl.org/node/669635
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Ann Arbor District Library @aadl.org · 02/05/2026
Fresh apparel has arrived to the FAADL Shop, featuring new tees & long sleeves for spring! Grab your gear today at undergroundshirts.com/groups/friend…!
Promotional graphic for the FAADL Apparel Shop. It features three T-shirts: a green one with "Library Person" text, a gray one with "Library Person" text, and a purple one listing AADL Branch names. Blue text reads "new tees and long sleeves for spring!" and includes the FAADL and AADL logos at the bottom.
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eli neiburger @eli.aadl.org · 01/05/2026
The 2026 KYLYN Festival, celebrating AAPI arts & culture, begins at the Downtown Library with experimental improvisational quartet All Things Shining, featuring Marcus Elliot, Jon Monteverde, Chace Morris, and Chien-An Yuan. See the full list of events at kylynfest.com!
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Ann Arbor District Library @aadl.org · 01/05/2026
Kids Rock returns this summer with high-energy beats at Rackham Stage & Lawn Attractions bring nonstop fun for all ages! Jam along to live performances from The Shake Ups, Great Lakes Taiko Center, Sousapalooza, & Go Banana Go!, in partnership with Ann Arbor Summer Festival!
Promo graphic for Kids Rock at TOP featuring The Shake-Ups. A photo of the group is displayed against a gradient purple background. Bold white text displays the event title and details, alongside yellow logos for AADL and A2SFPromo graphic for a performance by Great Lakes Taiko Center. A photo of performers playing drums is displayed against a yellow background. Bold red text displays the event title and details, alongside logos for AADL and A2SFPromo graphic for a performance by Sousapalooza. A photo of performers laying in a colorful circle is displayed against a green background. Bold white text displays the event title and details, alongside logos for AADL and A2SFPromo graphic for Kids Rock at TOP featuring Go Banana Go!. A photo of the pair is displayed against a gradient yellow background. Bold white text displays the event title and details, alongside logos for AADL and A2SF
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eli neiburger @eli.aadl.org · 28/04/2026
The current Downtown Library will still be in operation until 2029, and we'll have a temporary Downtown Library at a location yet to be determined throughout the construction. Lots more to come as we select our partners and begin the design of the exciting project. Stay tuned for updates!
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eli neiburger @eli.aadl.org · 28/04/2026
Last night, the AADL Board approved a transfer agreement, for the air rights above the Library Lane garage for inclusion in our new Downtown Library project. This milestone is the next step in a long journey, and we're looking forward to delivering an incredible new dream library for our community!
An incredible, colorful crayon drawing of a dream downtown library by a child named Mori, titled Indoor / Outdoor Playing.  A blue sky fills the page with fluffy clouds floating by, a red and yellow sun in the top right, as a passenger jet pulling an AADL! banner flies over a smiling butterfly. The library itself is shaped like a tree with an underground kids room labeled "Books of the world!" inlcudling a changing room and a rainbow waterslide labeled "Awesome Library" leading into a pool where two people are snorkeling. In the tree are stacks and stacks of books, one labeled "Awesomeness" with three happy library patrons standing nearby. A guy with dark hair and a beard appears to be flying upwards inside the trunk, I choose to believe that is me.
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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
so honored that BURY YOUR GAYS has been chosen as this years BIG GAY READ by @aadl.org from june to july they have a series of events themed around the book kickin off with a REVIVAL OF THE BURY YOUR GAYS TOUR SHOW which im bringing back live and in person. LETS TROT ANN ARBOR aadl.org/thebiggayread
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