Eight-week summer camp at Clear Lake offers art classes and other recreational activities for children ages 6 13. Support groups are free. Call for times, or watch the Events listings in the monthly Observer for registration information. Film showings for preschoolers and older children are scheduled during summer and school vacations. Book discussion groups, the Summer Reading Program, African American History Month activities, Children's Book Week, a National Library Week celebration, and other special events, including programs for infants, are offered periodically throughout the year.
All activities are free.
Separate races for each age and gender. Brochures distributed through Ann Arbor Public Schools, bike shops, and city parks. Over 250 interactive science exhibits for kids of all ages. Visitors can encase themselves in a giant soap bubble, use a toaster to make a hot-air balloon take flight, and learn how a toilet works. Traveling exhibitions, a preschool gallery, and free weekend demonstrations are included with admission.