Ann Arbor District Library: Malletts Creek Branch
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Ann Arbor District Library: Malletts Creek Branch
Ann Arbor's award-winning green branch on Eisenhower Parkway — open seven days a week until 8 p.m. — pairs a living vegetated roof with a fireplace reading room honoring the city's first librarian, and puts the full AADL catalog plus statewide Michigan digital resources in the hands of southeast Ann Arbor residents.
🕑 Library Hours
| Monday | 10am–8pm |
| Tuesday | 10am–8pm |
| Wednesday | 10am–8pm |
| Thursday | 10am–8pm |
| Friday | 10am–8pm |
| Saturday | 10am–8pm |
| Sunday | 10am–8pm |
Hours may vary on holidays; check the library site before visiting.
📍 Location, Contact & Directions
Address: 3090 East Eisenhower Parkway, Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Phone: (734) 327-4200
Website: aadl.org
Plus Code: 86JR67VJ+CR (Ann Arbor, MI)
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📖 About Ann Arbor District Library: Malletts Creek Branch
The Malletts Creek Branch is the southeast Ann Arbor home of the Ann Arbor District Library, a five-branch public system serving the city and surrounding township. The branch opened in January 2004 as a purpose-built replacement for the Nellie S. Loving Branch (1965) — Ann Arbor's first branch library — and pays tribute to that legacy in the Nellie S. Loving Reading Room, a warm interior space anchored by a reading fireplace. The 14,000-square-foot, one-story building was designed around sustainable principles: a vegetated green roof absorbs stormwater, solar heating supplements mechanical systems, native plantings border a bioswale in the parking lot, and convection cooling reduces energy load. Those features earned the branch the 2005 AIA Michigan Award for Sustainable Design. Inside, three private study rooms, two meeting rooms (the largest seats 80), 28 public computer terminals, and after-hours pickup lockers serve patrons throughout Ann Arbor's southeast neighborhoods. A 2019 renovation added cork flooring, new computers, expanded meeting-room capacity, and reorganized the collection into a browsable category system.
⭐ What makes this library special
- Winner of the 2005 AIA Michigan Award for Sustainable Design — built from the ground up with a vegetated green roof, bioswale stormwater filtration, and solar heating
- Nellie S. Loving Reading Room, with a fireplace, honors the namesake of Ann Arbor's 1965 Loving Branch, the city's first branch library
- Open 10 am–8 pm seven days a week — the same extended hours as all five AADL branches
- After-hours item pickup lockers let cardholders collect holds even when the building is closed
- 2019 renovation added two small meeting rooms, new cork flooring, upgraded computers, and a browsable category-organized collection
📱 Digital Resources — Free with Your Library Card
AADL cardholders can stream, download, and research free through Michigan's statewide digital resources:
📚 Services
- 28 public computer terminals with internet access and Microsoft Office
- Free Wi-Fi throughout the building
- Printing, photocopying, and scanning
- After-hours item pickup lockers for holds
- Program room (capacity 80) — free to community and nonprofit groups
- Two small meeting rooms (6 and 10 seats) — reservable online
- Three private study rooms — reservable online
- MeLCat interlibrary loan — borrow from any Michigan library
- Hold delivery from any AADL branch to Malletts Creek
🎸 Programs
- Children's storytime and early-literacy programs for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers
- Young Scientists! — hands-on STEM activities for ages 2–5
- Arabic Storytime — multilingual programming for preschool through grade 3
- Teen and adult craft programs (embroidery, book arts, decorative lettering)
- Cultural education events and international heritage programming
- Community and nonprofit gatherings in the program room
📍 Nearby Libraries in Washtenaw County & Metro Ann Arbor
Distances are approximate straight-line miles from this library.
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Why does the Malletts Creek Branch have a vegetated green roof and a bioswale?
When the branch opened in January 2004, it was designed as a showcase of sustainable architecture for Ann Arbor. The vegetated green roof absorbs rainwater, insulates the building, and reduces urban heat. The bioswale — a planted drainage channel in the parking lot — filters stormwater runoff before it reaches Malletts Creek. Together with solar heating, convection cooling, and renewable materials, these features earned the branch the 2005 AIA Michigan Award for Sustainable Design. An interpretive panel on the footbridge over the bioswale explains each strategy in plain language.
Who was Nellie S. Loving, and why is the reading room named after her?
Nellie S. Loving was Ann Arbor's first librarian. The east-side branch that Malletts Creek replaced — the Loving Branch, which opened in 1965 at 3042 Creek Drive — was named in her honor. When AADL built Malletts Creek in 2004, designers preserved that legacy by naming the main reading area the Nellie S. Loving Reading Room, linking the new sustainable building to more than 60 years of Ann Arbor library history.
What changed in the 2019 renovation?
The branch closed for roughly six to eight weeks beginning April 8, 2019. The renovation added two new small meeting rooms bookable online, replaced flooring throughout with cork tile and new carpet, upgraded all internet stations and children's computers, and reorganized the collection into a browsable category system rather than strict Dewey Decimal order. Holds were redirected to the Westgate Branch during the closure.
Can I pick up library holds at Malletts Creek when it is closed?
Yes. After-hours lockers outside the branch let AADL cardholders retrieve items on hold at any time — even when the building is closed. Holds can be placed on any item in the AADL system, or from collections across Michigan through MeLCat interlibrary loan, and directed to Malletts Creek for pickup at your convenience.
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