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Time was...time is July 2013

June 18, 2013 | madame librarian

The Americans: the national experience by Daniel J. Boorstin

America, a history in art: the American journey told by painters, sculptors, photographers, and architects by W.G Scheller

The photograph and the American dream, 1840-1940 by Foreword, William Jefferson Clinton ; American notes, Charles Dickens; essays, Stephen White and Andreas Blühm

Eyes of the nation: a visual history of the United States by Vincent Virga and curators of the Library of Congress ; with Alan Brinkley

Witness to America: an illustrated documentary history of the United States from the Revolution to today by Stephen Ambrose & Douglas Brinkley, [editors]

Kids Read Comics

June 18, 2013 | hathawaym

Do you love comics? Saturday, June 22nd and Sunday, June 23rd the Ann Arbor District Library invites you to a totally free event: Kids Read Comics! Learn, draw, meet cartoonists! Can't make it to KRC? Check out these great graphic works by some of KRC's featured artists:

Zita the spacegirl. book one, Far from home by Ben Hatke

Hercules: the twelve labors by story by Paul Storrie ; pencils by Steve Kurth ; inks by Barbara Schulz

Drama by Raina Telgemeier ; with color by Gurihiru ; [lettering by John Green]

Giants beware! by written by Jorge Aguirre ; art by Rafael Rosado ; story by Rafael Rosado & Jorge Aguirre ; colors by John Novak, Matthew Schenk

Zombie Fiction

June 18, 2013 | hathawaym

Teens
Adults

Why do we love zombies? They're smelly, they're slow (most of the time), and they bite. But...zombie stories also celebrate our humanity. These stories aren't about the end of the world, they're about survival in the face of devastating tragedy.

Feed by Mira Grant

The walking dead: rise of the Governor by Robert Kirkman and Jay Bonansinga

Zombies vs. unicorns by Justine Larbalestier, Holly Black

Warm bodies: a novel by Isaac Marion

Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry

Michigan in Song

June 17, 2013 | SuzyQ

music notes: music notes Check out some of these tunes that mention Michigan or its cities:

Detroit Fiction

June 17, 2013 | SuzyQ

Looking for Przybylski by K.C. Frederick

Detroit breakdown by D.E. Johnson

Say nice things about Detroit by Scott Lasser

Grand River and Joy by Susan Messer

Trigger man: more tales of the Motor City by Jim Ray Daniels

See what I see by Gloria Whelan

Detroit ... Remember When?

June 17, 2013 | SuzyQ

Anybody who grew up in the Detroit area has fond memories of the people, places and things that formed their childhood. Some are still with us but others have disappeared into history. Whatever the case, take a trip back in time and revisit them right now!

Hudson's: Detroit's legendary department store by Michael Hauser and Marianne Weldon

Sanders confectionery by Greg Tasker

From Soupy to nuts: a history of Detroit television by Tim Kiska

Hydroplane racing in Detroit, 1946-2008 by David D. Williams and the Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum

Upper Peninsula Fiction

June 17, 2013 | SuzyQ

Cold: a novel by John Smolens

North of nowhere: an Alex McKnight mystery by Steve Hamilton

Anatomy of a murder by Traver, Robert, 1903-

Returning to earth by Jim Harrison

Without a trace by Colleen Coble

Ursula, under: a novel by Ingrid Hill

Michigan Notable Books 2013

June 17, 2013 | SuzyQ

Michigan: Michigan The Michigan Notable Books program annually selects 20 of the most notable volumes published that year that best reflect the state's diverse ethnic, historical, literary and cultural experiences. Most of the winning titles can be found in the Library's collection. From fiction to nonfiction, the following list offers a variety of choices: