Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz gives an interactive talk on how love can be a springboard for discussing race, racism, and injustice in schools. This event is part of the Washtenaw Intermediate School District’s Responsive Teaching Coalition and is in partnership with the Washtenaw Intermediate School District, Ann Arbor District Library, and Ypsilanti District Library.

Led by experienced meditator and mindfulness teacher Paulette Grotrian, we will define mindfulness and look at how it can help us to pause, create space, and come from a place of response rather than reaction to help reduce stress and increase feelings of well-being. Mon. 1/25 at 7pm or Tue. 1/26 at 1pm.

Weekly Storytime Kits include preschool craft supplies and 1-2 picture books that complement the Friday Fun Storytime at the end of each week. Beginning Saturday 1/23, stop in to pick up a kit to go along with the Cool Cats Friday Fun Storytime on 1/29.