Rich Retyi, Communications Director, Ann Arbor District Library
This episode: RICH INVITES HIMSELF INTO STUDIO A2
It's more than just books at aadl.org
SYNTH FEST!
This Saturday at the Downtown Library, it's a celebration of all things synthesizers! SYNTH FEST 2026, featuring a program to make your own synthesizer oscillator, a free play area where you can try out all the library's synths, and performances from robots4dancing, alvin hill, this.is.Noise inc., and the legendary Todd Osborn.
12:30 - 3:30pm Downtown Library! aadl.org/synthfest
BYTE CLUB
Want to join the fan club for Library super fans? BYTE CLUB is for you. Byte, because that's what we call the black and white AADL logo, and Club, because there's always EDM playing. It's like that scene in Blade in the Meatpacking Plant slash vampire nightclub minus the vampires and the sprinklers. And we have cookies.
Go to aadl.org/byteclub with a "y" for all the information, but essentially we're in the third season of Byte Club, which runs from September through May, where each month, you're given some ways to engage with the library on a deeper level and/or share what you love about the library the most. Completing the basic tasks each month unlocks a hidden badge, similar to the Summer Game, and each of those badges gives you more ways to engage in all things library. There's a newsletter where we give peeks behind the curtain on things we're working on at the library or sneak peeks on things like Summer Game art and more.
Plus, if you complete every month's challenge, you're eligible for a MAJOR AWARD, which is something!