The Ann Arbor District Library (website) can be very useful for many purposes. From novels to reference books, it carries pretty much everything.

The Library provides Wi-Fi access and public computers in various levels at their branches.

There are meeting rooms available for reservations through a program called aadlFreeSpace. You can have a room free of charge 4 times per year for your organization.

Branches

• Downtown - Fifth Avenue (at the corner of Fifth Avenue at William Street, across from the Blake Transit Center and the Old YMCA).
• Malletts Creek - Eisenhower Parkway (just west of the Eisenhower Packard split, near Stone School Road).
• Northeast - Plymouth Road (in the Plymouth Road Plaza)
• Pittsfield [currently under construction] - Oak Valley Drive
• West -

DVDs

One of the best things about the library is its amazing DVD collection. You can go to the AADL website, and either request DVDs by title or just look at what's new and/or hot. All rentals are free and you can see where you are in the line for a given movie by looking at your account. Talk about a cheap thrill!

New DVDs: http://www.aadl.org/catalog/browse/newitems?mat=g&sub=&sort=&disp=20

Hot DVDs: http://www.aadl.org/catalog/browse/tops?mat=g&disp=20

Ann Arbor Reads

Every year, AADL conducts an Ann Arbor Reads program. They choose a book that the whole community is encouraged to read, then the library puts on a bunch of presentations and events to discuss the book. This year the topic is evolution and the book is "The Beak of the Finch". It's not too late to get your copy from the library and join in the fun.