Upcoming Programs
The Social Lives of Birds
Author Talk with Joan Strassmann
Thurs, June 25th at 4pm
Leland Library
The Social Lives of Birds author Joan Strassmann will visit the library to talk about her new book The Social Lives of Birds. This book is an exploration of all the ways in which birds are social creatures—from breeding to nesting to babysitting.
Children's Summer Program
Fur, Feathers, Scales
Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum
Fri, June 26th at 10:30am
Leland Library
The Ann-Arbor Hands-On Museum and the Leslie Science and Nature Center Outreach Team will visit the libraries with their Fur, Feathers, Scales program. Come and learn with us!
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What do you do when the foundations of your life―family, identity, and health―begin to crack beneath your feet? Author Kimberly Warner will talk with her uncle, filmmaker Rich Brauer, about her unforgettable journey through the uncharted waters of family secrets, chronic illness, and the relentless search for truth and forgiveness
Wine reception 5:30pm, Event begins at 6pm. Old Art Building. 111 S Main St. Leland, MI.
REGISTER HERE
Copies of Unfixed will be for sale courtesy of Bay Books.
Arc of Fire: Understanding the Connected Wars in Today's Middle East
Christina Michelmore
Thursday July 2nd at 4pm
Leland Library
This lecture traces the unfolding conflict in the Middle East over the past two and a half years, examining how each development shaped the next. Drawing on deep historical roots, it explores why these disputes have proved so enduring, so emotionally wrought and so hard to end.
This is a partnerhsip with NMC International Affairs Forum. A livestream option is available in addition to in person seating in the Munnecke Room at the Leland Library. Registration is required for this event: https://forms.gle/CnC6hkCwt1bzEivq7
The Implications of the Plural: Should the Founders Have Created One United STATE in 1776?
Gregory Nobles
Tuesday, July 7th at 4pm
Leland Library
When the Declaration of Independence asserted that “these colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states,” it took an obvious-seeming but still significant
step: it assumed that individual states, when united, would form one nation. The problem, though, was that the states didn’t always want to be united. This talk takes an alternative approach: what if the Founders had simply scrapped the existing state boundaries and identities and made one truly national body, the United State of America? That didn’t happen, of course, but it gives us a way to explore the implications of what did happen, from the time of the American Revolution to the Civil War—or, as some would call it, the War Between the States.
Old Time in the Current Times with Folksinger
Ben Traverse
Wednesday, July 8th at 6pm
Friendship Community Center in Suttons Bay
An educational concert and discussion bridging the gap between traditional music, the culture which fostered it, and how it lives on today.
Christopher Schaberg
Thursday, July 9th at 4pm
Leland Library
Author and professor Christopher Schaberg will share what he has learned from two decades of fly-fishing and how these lessons can be applied to our modern, fast-paced, hyper-connected lives. Accessible for those new to the activity, but of use for experienced fly-fishers as well, Schaberg will demystify the sport and offer creative ways to think about this decidely slower way of inhabiting waterscapes and interacting with non-human species.
Children's Summer Program
Live Storytelling with Jen Strauss
Fri, July 10th at 10:30am
Leland Library
Join Storyteller Jen Strauss this summer to move and groove to familiar stories and songs told in new and surprising ways!
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Friends of the Leland Library
Used Book Sale
Sat, July 11th 10am-4pm
Munnecke Room
The Friends will host their annual used book sale from 10-4 in the Munnecke Room. $3 Hardcovers $1 Paperback and $.25 Childrens books.
All proceeds support the library!
Inhumanitarianism? The Origins and Purposes of the Modern Refugee Regime
Laura Robson
Tuesday, July 14th at 4pm
Leland Library
Historians often tell the story of refugee aid as one of humanitarians fighting for displaced people's rights. But the genesis of modern refugee policy tells a different story: one where refugees were remade into cheap labor for global industrial capitalism. Laura Robson, Elihu Professor of Global Affairs and History at Yale University, traces this century-long history in a talk presented in partnership with the NMC International Affairs Forum. Robson is a scholar of international and Middle Eastern history specializing in refugeedom, forced migration, and statelessness. Registration is required.
Recurring Programs
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