ANN ARBOR, Mich. The Ann Arbor District Library has launched three new initiatives intended to address anti-Black racism in the Ann Arbor community and add to community history. Through the initiatives, the library system is seeking stories from community members, will put out of a call for artwork from Black artists and will engage community members with discussion materials. The new initiatives join two ongoing projects from the library system; the African-American Cultural and Historical Museum Living Oral History Project and weekly newsletter recommendations. Here are the new initiatives:Black Lives Matter Discussion SeriesThe series is intended to support community members engaging with materials related to anti-Black racism. Call for Stories: Anti-Black RacismIn order to further document community history in Ann Arbor, AADL Archives to is asking for community members who has been affected by racism to share their stories.

ANN ARBOR The Ann Arbor District Library wants to hear from you for a new project. The AADL Archives has launched the Pandemic Log in order to document life during the coronavirus pandemic. Anyone can submit materials to the Pandemic Log via the following methods:Here are some Frequently Asked Questions from AADL:What types of submissions are you looking for? Since we are looking to document whatever we can, we are looking for any way you think is best to document. What's the thing you will tell people 40 years from now when you are all talking about what you did during the 2020 pandemic?