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An openstreetmap view of what one would assume is Ann Arbor and its surrounding environs, almost completely obscured by red map pins.
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.
A promotional graphic for Sign Lab, Friday March 27th at 5 PM at the Downtown Library. It's a white paper sign on a wooden stick with a handwritten-looking SIGN LAB! text against a beautiful blue sky.
A graphic celebrating the birthday of the Pittsfield Branch. It features an illustrated building with water in the foreground and the text "Happy Birthday, Pittsfield Branch! Est. March 20, 2006" on a dark blue background with festive party iconography.
A winter photo of a wooden birdhouse on the site of Pittsfield branch, with the steel and masonry building in the background. The birdhouses were an Eagle Scout project by Bill Gallagher.
View through the lift of a forklift holding a shrink wrapped pallet of mcdonalds boxes filled with vhs tapes of tv broadcasts from the naughts while a half-built high school robotics field lingers in the background and a humongous fan(tm) spins lazily above. The donation operations of the Friends of the library recede into the distance.
a steaming delicious pot of matzo ball soup bursting with amazing matzo balls!
Eli and Sherlonya as Mister Okay and Dr. Lullah from the amazing show Stugo. Mister Okay is a dog with human legs and waders, and Dr. Lullah is wearing a gold-trimmed labcoat and pink glasses.
i’m clean shaven except for mutton chops, wearing a regency cravat, vest, and red officers coat with gold trim and epaulets, standing in the lobby with a large screen showing Jane Austen’s 250th birthday ball!
A dramatic tombstone painted on a pumpkin surrounded by roses and flower petals set against a dramatic black background. The epitaph reads R.I.P. BAKER & TAYLOR 1828-2025
Eli dressed up as mutant dog Mr. Okay, including waders, galoshes, furry ears and a dog beard, while Sherlonya is the inimical Dr. Lullah in a white lab coat with gold trim and pink goggles.
vintage arcade cabinets in the downtown library’s 4th floor meeting room. galaga, centipede, ms. pac man, qbert, and space invaders are visible.
Poster for A2CAF Small & Indie Press with a drawing of a comic book labeled COMICS! October 11th 11:00 AM 0 5:00 PM featuring CAROLINE CASH (but remotely) LISA HANAWALT JULIA WERTZ and the url AADL.ORG/a2cafsip
Eli posing with a copy of Chico Chews a Tale, published by Fifth Avenue Press, and Korean children that have just heard him read the book, along with Gangdong-gu Mayor Lee Soo-hee.
Eli is wearing a black suit! And he is standing next to Mayor Lee Soo-hee of Gangdong, an autonomous district in Seoul. They are holding copies of the partnership agreement, in front of a sign reading "Gangdonggu - The Ann Arbor District Library Partnership Ceremony" in Korean and English.
view of morning over Lotte World, Lotte Tower, and Lotte World Fantasy Forest
An enormous furry costumed groundhog mascot wearing glasses, a blue puffer vest, a mustard yellow beanie, hiking boots, and an AADL staff badge, standing in front of an AADL Summer Game banner in the lobby of the Downtown Library with AADL Communications & Marketing Manager Rich Retyi and Library Director Eli!
A crayon drawing of a library shaped like a colorful stack of books labeled THE Greatest Of All Time LIBRARY. Hearts bubble from the top as a happy sun wearing sunglasses looks on.
The silky grooves logo, a colorful unicorn over a vinyl record that turns into a rainbow.
A video of a 5-piece prog rock band including bagpipes, playing loud and hard in front of a giant orange and green striped puppet head as its eyes freak out and smoke shoots out its ears!
a stage with large accordion like bellows on front spelling out SQUONK. One can see Moogs, a drum set, trumpet and sousaphone bells, a gong… this is sure to be something else!
A map of Ann Arbor showing red pins marking locations of lawn codes. They are absolutely everywhere, you can hardly see the map for the codes!
A rendering of four flat LEGO plates forming a microscale model of the sites of the Downtown Library and the surface of the Library Lane parking garage next door. A 2x4 plate, a 1x4 plate, and two 3x2 plates are all you need to get started.
Green graphic with a sign hanging saying "AADL Lobby Shops, Applications Now Open" with the url aadl.org/lobbyshops
Band playing “Droids don’t fly” in front of a large screen as the scene where C-3PO flies above the ewok village plays!
Video of The Threepios singing a parody of Devo’s Whip it! Yes, they a wearing the hats. the lead singer is dressed as Han solo, the keyboardist is dressed as princess Leia, and the backup guitar as Datth Maul. Now they’re playing “Droids don’t fly.”
a closeup of a small black dog with a wide pitty face and a white jabot running from chin to belly. he’s sitting nicely and looking right at the camera. strange hairs extend from the ends of his ears, making him look a little like a schwinn. ancient oak floors beneath, beat up white baseboard to the right, patterned grey ikea chair to the left. he is a good boy
A 4-part image. The top left has an illustration of a bear carrying a rock past trees and mountains in the background, with a blue sky above, while the old AADL and Exhibit Museum Logos hover overhead. The top right shows an illustrated grid of dirt labeled the dig with squares dug to different depths. An object is partially revealed in one of the squares as a brush removes dirt. The bottom left is labeled "Plate Puzzle" and has the tectonic plates of the world off a map they can be dragged onto. The bottom right has a 3d version of a map with a fault running through it, with buildings and trees that can be placed on a map as a timer counts down to an earthquake.
White text on a black background reading: "More than you can imagine!"
The Kids Room in the Lobby. Doors stand open with a sign that reads “kids room (it’s just temporary!) Some kids books, toys and seating are available. A toddler toddles by.
The Ann Arbor 200 Logo, white on a black background, showing the river, the Native trails that became Miller, Huron, and Liberty, and the street grid that followed. Text reads Ann Arbor 200: 1824-2024 Bicentennial.
A black & white photo from 1939 showing left to right, Umich Professor Samuel Goudsmit, Umich Dean Clarence Yokum, Werner Heisenberg, Enrico Fermi, and Ohio State Physicist John Kraus, standing in front of the home Goudsmit was living in in Ann Arbor.
A rendered LEGO model of Washtenaw County's lost courthouse, red brick with limestone details, pointed towers at the corners, and a large tower in the center, set against a white background.
a rendering of a lego model of the old Washtenaw County Courthouse, with red brick and limestone, with a tall central tower, on a white background.
Last Summer: Heisenberg, Fermi, Ann Arbor, and the Bomb. A New One-Act play by Jim Ottaviani Saturday December 7 2 PM & Wednesday Dec 11 6:30 PM Downtown Library. Featuring a photo of the real Heisenberg and Fermi, taken in Ann Arbor in 1939.
A colorful painting of a Black dane instructor demonstrating a pose with head turned and hands touching as 6 young Black girls in leotards watch closely and follow along. A boy sits in a chair with bongo drums, and a purple and blue curtain hangs behind.
Poster for 25 years of Mission Hill with creators Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein. Planet Ant in Hamtramck. Purple gradient background with the characters of Mission hill sitting in theater seats facing the viewer.
A poster for Bill Oakleys event at the Downtown Library, featuring a simpsons-style drawing of Bill holding a burger aloft with a plate of fries in front of him. Text reads: The Ann Arbor District Library presents Food Personality & Former Simpsons Showrunner, Saturday November 16, 6 PM, Downtown Library. Bill Oakley Talks Food and also The Simpsons and food ON and AT The Simpsons, The Story of Steamed Hams, TUBBB! Krustyburgers and More!
Library Director Eli Neiburger at the Podium in the Kids Room at Westgate branch in Ann Arbor. Elected officials including AADL Trustee Onna Solomon, Ann Arbor City Councilor Travis Radina, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, Washtenaw County Commissioner Yusuf Rabhi, Michigan Representative Carrie Rheingans, Michigan Senator Sue Shink, Secretary Benson's ASL interpreter, and State Representative Jason Morgan, are visible. The background is the color honeycomb of reading nooks.
Sandwich board reading BOOK SHOP HOURS: Saturdays 10am - 4pm
Intro panel for exhibit in glass case reads: A Celebration of Independent Voice September 9 a October 13, 2024
The sky whirl ride at marriott great america. A huge y-shaped beam on a tower has a ferris wheel at each end. An entire ferris wheel could load and unload at once!
A colorful poster for the Ann Arbor District Library Summer Game, with "SUMMER GAME BICENTENNIAL EDITION" in large letters across the top, and a plane flying a banner reading "Ann Arbor District Library" across the bottom, and 60 tiny labeled points of interest. Follow the link to read all about them!