Let's plant a garden! Our children’s plot will have lots of veggies to plant and care for. All tools will be provided.
Please note that this program may be canceled due to inclement weather. Please check the event on our website for cancelation notices. Appropriate for kids ages 5-12. Space is limited, registration required.
Join us for stories, songs and activities that are just right for active toddlers. Appropriate for ages 18 months to 2 years. This program will be held outside at Anythink Bennett, please bring your own blanket or chair.
Find a team of up to six and join us for this fun, messy and active outside event!
Each participant starts off with a clean white T-shirt and finishes up with a colorful new piece of clothing to take home.
How will we color our shirts? Enter an arena and battle each other for 15 minutes with colored powder balls! We’ll send you home dirty and with instructions on how to set the color on your new T-shirt.
The library will provide a t-shirt for you, or you can bring your own favorite t-shirt to color. If you bring your own shirt, however, bring another clean shirt to change in to, as you will be putting your colored shirt into a bag to take home.
It’s going to be silly, squishy and super fun.
Please wear clothing that you don’t mind getting dirty (including shoes).
White T-shirts will be worn over your clothes.
Space is limited; Registration is required. Visit our online calendar to register.
We'll use wooden wheels, scrap wood and all sorts of cool junk to create your very own rolling toy. Turn it into a car, bus or anything you'd like to see roll! Taught by shop founder, Delanie Holton-Fessler. Delanie is a lifelong crafter with adoration for utilitarian handcraft.
Appropriate for ages 5+. This program will be held in the glass conference room at Anythink Wright Farms.
Let your littles engage with nature in our beautiful backyard. Forage for flowers, muck in the mud, look at leaves and so much more with your budding naturalist. Appropriate for ages 2-6. Space is limited; registration required. This program will be held outside at Anythink Wright Farms. Please note that this program may be canceled due to inclement weather. Please check the event on our website for cancelation notices.
Gather for a song, story and rhyme time for babies and their caregivers. Appropriate for ages birth to 18 months. This program will be held outside at Anythink Bennett, please bring your own blanket or chair.
Join us as we spend the summer outdoors engaging with our local experts on a variety of topics. Appropriate for kids going into grades 1 -5. Space is limited; registration required.
After registering for the June 28 program, please email Julie Crabb at jcrabb@anythinklibraries.org with your child’s shirt size.
This program will be held both inside and outside at Anythink Wright Farms.
Find a team of up to six and join us for this fun, messy and active outside event!
Each participant starts off with a clean white T-shirt and finishes up with a colorful new piece of clothing to take home.
How will we color our shirts? Enter an arena and battle each other for 15 minutes with colored powder balls! We’ll send you home dirty and with instructions on how to set the color on your new T-shirt.
The library will provide a t-shirt for you, or you can bring your own favorite t-shirt to color. If you bring your own shirt, however, bring another clean shirt to change in to, as you will be putting your colored shirt into a bag to take home.
It’s going to be silly, squishy and super fun.
Please wear clothing that you don’t mind getting dirty (including shoes).
White T-shirts will be worn over your clothes.
Space is limited; Registration is required. Visit our online calendar to register.
Find a team of up to six and join us for this fun, messy and active outside event!
Each participant starts off with a clean white T-shirt and finishes up with a colorful new piece of clothing to take home.
How will we color our shirts? Enter an arena and battle each other for 15 minutes with colored powder balls! We’ll send you home dirty and with instructions on how to set the color on your new T-shirt.
The library will provide a t-shirt for you, or you can bring your own favorite t-shirt to color. If you bring your own shirt, however, bring another clean shirt to change in to, as you will be putting your colored shirt into a bag to take home.
It’s going to be silly, squishy and super fun.
Please wear clothing that you don’t mind getting dirty (including shoes).
White T-shirts will be worn over your clothes.
Space is limited; Registration is required. Visit our online calendar to register.
Find a team of up to six and join us for this fun, messy and active outside event!
Each participant starts off with a clean white T-shirt and finishes up with a colorful new piece of clothing to take home.
How will we color our shirts? Enter an arena and battle each other for 15 minutes with colored powder balls! We’ll send you home dirty and with instructions on how to set the color on your new T-shirt.
The library will provide a t-shirt for you, or you can bring your own favorite t-shirt to color. If you bring your own shirt, however, bring another clean shirt to change in to, as you will be putting your colored shirt into a bag to take home.
It’s going to be silly, squishy and super fun.
Please wear clothing that you don’t mind getting dirty (including shoes).
White T-shirts will be worn over your clothes.
Space is limited; Registration is required. Visit our online calendar to register.
Find a team of up to six and join us for this fun, messy and active outside event!
Each participant starts off with a clean white T-shirt and finishes up with a colorful new piece of clothing to take home.
How will we color our shirts? Enter an arena and battle each other for 15 minutes with colored powder balls! We’ll send you home dirty and with instructions on how to set the color on your new T-shirt.
The library will provide a t-shirt for you, or you can bring your own favorite t-shirt to color. If you bring your own shirt, however, bring another clean shirt to change in to, as you will be putting your colored shirt into a bag to take home.
It’s going to be silly, squishy and super fun.
Please wear clothing that you don’t mind getting dirty (including shoes).
White T-shirts will be worn over your clothes.
Space is limited; Registration is required. Visit our online calendar to register.
Bring a blanket and head out to our backyard for stories, songs and summer surprises. All ages welcome. No registration required. This program will be held outside at Anythink Wright Farms. Please note that this program may be moved indoors due to inclement weather. Please check the event on our website for cancelation notices.
Join us for this series with CSU Extension’s Colorado Master Gardeners to grow your gardening skills! This week’s topic is the lawn and pest issues, ornamental annuals and perennials with plenty of time for Q&A. All gardening related questions welcome! This event will be hosted virtually via Zoom and registration is required. A link to join will be sent via email with the email provided in the registration. Please visit our online calendar to register.
Let’s celebrate summer with a neighborhood picnic at Perl Mack! Lawn games, bubble stations and light food will be provided. Please note that this program will be held outside at Anythink Perl Mack and may be canceled due to inclement weather. Please check the event on our website for cancelation notices. Space is limited; registration required.
Join us for a discussion of Tommy Orange’s novel, There There paired with a selection of authentic American Indian dishes from local eatery, Tocabe. Copies of the book will be available for checkout.
This program will be held outside at Anythink Perl Mack with distancing measures in place. Please note that this program may be moved indoors due to inclement weather. Please check the event on our website for notices.
Please visit our online calendar to register and only one registration per household is needed.
Share your creative spirit with us! Join artist Rudi Monterroso in creating a work of art for our community. Learn how Monterroso incorporates mindfulness in his artistic process and bring out your inner artist as we use our fingers and other brushless tools to create. Paint will be involved, so please dress accordingly. All ages welcome, no registration necessary.
To learn more about Rudi Monterroso and his artistic process, join us the day before on June 18th for a special artist performance.
Bicycle Colorado will lead this informational workshop to sharpen your bicycle commuting skills. Feel safer and more confident when you ride to work or on local streets. This workshop covers bike selection, clothing and gear, safety tips, laws/rules of the road, bike infrastructure, route-finding and basic maintenance.
This program will be held outside at Anythink Commerce City. Please note that this program may be canceled due to inclement weather. Please check the event on our website for cancelation notices. Space is limited; registration required.
“I know a bank where the wild thyme blows,
Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows...”
-from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
Join us in the backyard at Anythink Wright Farms for a festival of visual arts “en plein air” – meaning artwork created in the great outdoors! See professional artists of various mediums simultaneously at work on the theme “A Midsummer Nest’s Dream,” and join in the magic and whimsy by creating your own plein air artwork. All ages welcome. Supplies are limited; online registration required.
This program will be held outside at Anythink Wright Farms. Please note that this program may be canceled due to inclement weather. Please check the event on our website for cancelation notices.
Integrative wellness coach Devon Athey leads participants through a summer-themed guided meditation. This is a great way to try guided meditation or pick up some new techniques. Appropriate for ages 18 and up. Space is limited; registration required. Please visit our online calendar to register.
Reminiscent of popular TV cooking shows, participants will be given a mystery box that contains several ingredients. How will you creatively incorporate them into your dish? This month’s box will include camping favorites and it’s your mission to elevate them into something extraordinary! Meet up virtually on cooking day to discuss your dish. Participants will be notified on how to pick up their mystery box ingredients in the days before we cook.
This program will be held online via Zoom. A link will be sent to registrants in advance. Supplies are limited; registration required. Please visit our online calendar to register.
For questions please contact Mandi: mmiller@anythinklibraries.org
Join experienced family yoga instructor Caitlin Hessee as she leads flexibility, breathing and stretching exercises designed for our youngest Anythinkers and their caregivers. Please bring your own blanket or beach towel and a stuffed animal. Appropriate for ages 2-6. Space is limited; registration required.
This program will be held outside at Anythink Wright Farms. Please note that this program may be canceled due to inclement weather. Please check the event on our website for cancelation notices.
What does it take to rehabilitate and care for donkeys? Learn all about donkey rescue with the Longhopes Donkey Shelter – and meet a rescued mini donkey! Appropriate for all ages. Space is limited; registration required. Please visit our online calendar to register.
Join experienced family yoga instructor Caitlin Hessee as she leads flexibility, breathing and stretching exercises designed for our youngest Anythinkers and their caregivers. Please bring your own blanket or beach towel and a stuffed animal. Appropriate for ages 2-6. Space is limited; registration required.
This program will be held outside at Anythink Wright Farms. Please note that this program may be canceled due to inclement weather. Please check the event on our website for cancelation notices.
Join Emmanuel of Soul Rhythm African Drumming for an entertaining, rhythm-filled journey which uses drumming and body percussion to teach about Africa and its Indigenous cultures.
This program will be held outside at Anythink Commerce City. Please note that this program may be canceled due to inclement weather. Please check the event on our website for cancelation notices. Best for children ages 5 and under. Space is limited, registration required.
Did you know over 2 billion people routinely rely on eating bugs for protein? Or that entomophagy (the practice of eating bugs) may be the future of sustainable food sourcing? Bugs could be the key to saving the world! Join us to learn more about this buggy cuisine and see if you’re brave enough to give it a try.
Appropriate for all ages. No registration required.
Join us for a very special performance and discussion with artist Rudi Monterroso. Originally from Guatemala, Monterroso combines his skills in flamenco dance and painting to create beautiful abstract expressionist works using his feet. Learn more about this mindful movement process with a live demonstration, and embrace your curiosity during a Q&A with the artist. This program will be held adjacent to Anythink Brighton at the Brighton Armory Performing Arts Center. All ages welcome. No registration necessary.
This event will be streamed live on our Facebook and YouTube accounts. Please no other photographs or videos during this performance.
Join staff from the Tri-County Health Department WIC Program at the Anythink Commerce City community garden to enjoy a morning of gardening and learning about radishes. Gardening will begin at 9 am with information sharing at 10 am.
Please bring your own water and gardening gloves if able. This program will be held outside at Anythink Commerce City. Please note that this program may be canceled due to inclement weather. Please check the event on our website for cancelation notices. No registration required.
Find a team of up to six and join us for this fun, messy and active outside event!
Each participant starts off with a clean white T-shirt and finishes up with a colorful new piece of clothing to take home.
How will we color our shirts? Enter an arena and battle each other for 15 minutes with colored powder balls! We’ll send you home dirty and with instructions on how to set the color on your new T-shirt.
It’s going to be silly, squishy and super fun.
Please wear clothing that you don’t mind getting dirty (including shoes).
White T-shirts will be worn over your clothes.
Space is limited; Registration is required. Visit our online calendar to register.
Enjoy several rounds of Bingo outside and win books as prizes. Snack on popcorn while enjoying a game for the whole family. Appropriate for all ages.
Find a team of up to six and join us for this fun, messy and active outside event!
Each participant starts off with a clean white T-shirt and finishes up with a colorful new piece of clothing to take home.
How will we color our shirts? Enter an arena and battle each other for 15 minutes with colored powder balls! We’ll send you home dirty and with instructions on how to set the color on your new T-shirt.
It’s going to be silly, squishy and super fun.
Please wear clothing that you don’t mind getting dirty (including shoes).
White T-shirts will be worn over your clothes.
Space is limited; Registration is required. Visit our online calendar to register.
Find a team of up to six and join us for this fun, messy and active outside event!
Each participant starts off with a clean white T-shirt and finishes up with a colorful new piece of clothing to take home.
How will we color our shirts? Enter an arena and battle each other for 15 minutes with colored powder balls! We’ll send you home dirty and with instructions on how to set the color on your new T-shirt.
It’s going to be silly, squishy and super fun.
Please wear clothing that you don’t mind getting dirty (including shoes).
White T-shirts will be worn over your clothes.
Space is limited; Registration is required. Visit our online calendar to register.
Join other teen library gamers as we meet virtually and in-person for a fun gaming session. Appropriate for teens. Space is limited for in-person gaming; registration required.
For virtual gaming, please contact Cassidy at ctanzella@anythinklibraries.org to receive a Discord invitation.
Find a team of up to six and join us for this fun, messy and active outside event!
Each participant starts off with a clean white T-shirt and finishes up with a colorful new piece of clothing to take home.
How will we color our shirts? Enter an arena and battle each other for 15 minutes with colored powder balls! We’ll send you home dirty and with instructions on how to set the color on your new T-shirt.
It’s going to be silly, squishy and super fun.
Please wear clothing that you don’t mind getting dirty (including shoes).
White T-shirts will be worn over your clothes.
Space is limited; Registration is required. Visit our online calendar to register.
Observe the impressive tools of the owl, the incredible talons and 6-foot wingspan of the eagle, the aerodynamic features of the falcon, and the precise flight of the hawk. Meet these powerful animals in action.
Appropriate for all ages. Please note that this program will be held outside at Anythink Perl Mack and may be canceled due to inclement weather. Please check the event on our website for cancelation notices. Space is limited; registration required.
Let’s gather in our backyard for some fun in the sun. Each week presents a new theme where we will learn a little, laugh a lot and make some new friends along the way. Appropriate for kids going into grades 1-5. Space is limited; registration required.
June 17 – Backyard Beats with A Child’s Song
This program will be held outside at Anythink Wright Farms. Please note that this program may be canceled due to inclement weather. Please check the event on our website for cancelation notices.
Join us for songs, fingerplays and a fun story. This program will be held outside at Anythink Brighton. Best for ages 3-6. Space is limited, registration required. Please register once per household. Please note that this program may be canceled due to inclement weather. Please check the event on our website for cancelation notices.
Join our Happy Café – a space to discuss and encourage the importance of happiness and mental well-being via the 10 Keys for Happier Living, outlined by the international organization Action for Happiness. This month’s gathering will be focused on the fifth key: Trying Out (new things). Together, discover new ways to build joy and create a more caring world. Space is limited; online registration is required.
This program will be held outside at Anythink Wright Farms with distancing measures in place. Please note that this program may be moved indoors due to inclement weather.
Gather in the shade of our backyard and create nature-inspired crafts with your family. Appropriate for kiddos and their caregivers. Space is limited; registration required. This program will be held outside at Anythink Wright Farms. Please note that this program may be moved indoors due to inclement weather. Please check the event on our website for notices.
Swing by the library for a free snack to go sponsored by the Food Bank of the Rockies. Everyone ages 18 and under welcome.
Embark on a journey of movement and dance with Cleo Parker Robinson Dance.
Students will explore their bodies in space and rhythms with professional dance instructors.
Space is limited; registration required. Please visit our online calendar to register.
Curious to learn what you can create at The Studio? Join us for fun, informal experiences centered around tools and resources available in The Studio. For more information on The Studio, visit https://www.anythinklibraries.org/studio.
Where can you find us?
June 9th: Anythink Commerce City at 2 pm.
June 16th: Anythink York Street at 11 am.
June 23rd: Anythink Bennet at 12 pm.
June 30th: Anythink Perl Mack at 11:30 am.
Explore a whole new world right in front of your eyes. Using a handheld digital microscope, find all of the tiny things in nature. What will you discover? Appropriate for ages 5 to 12. Space is limited; registration required. Please visit our online calendar to register.
Grab a sun hat and join us on the lawn for stories, songs and outdoor play for toddlers and preschoolers. Appropriate for ages 2-6 years. Please note that this program will be held outside at Anythink Perl Mack and may be canceled due to inclement weather. Please check the event on our website for cancelation notices. Space is limited; registration encouraged.
Embark on a journey of movement and dance with Cleo Parker Robinson Dance.
Students will explore their bodies in space and rhythms with professional dance instructors.
Space is limited; registration required. Please visit our online calendar to register.
Join us outdoors to discuss The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi. Appropriate for adults.
This program will be held outside at Anythink Brighton. In the event of inclement weather, this program will be held online via Zoom, and a link will be emailed to book club members and registered attendees in advance.
For questions, please contact Catherine at codson@anythinklibraries.org.
Dance, sing and shake with your friends. This program will be held outside at Anythink Brighton. Best for ages 0-6. Space is limited, registration required. Please register once per household. Please note that this program may be canceled due to inclement weather. Please check the event on our website for cancelation notices.
Grab your family, blankets and lawn chairs and get ready to start your morning on a musical note. Join us in our backyard as we host a variety of local musicians who will get your toes to tapping and set your souls to singing. Appropriate for families with children ages 2-6. One registration per family per event is required.
June 16 – Storytime Sessions with Opera Colorado
This program will be held outside at Anythink Wright Farms. Please note that this program may be canceled due to inclement weather. Please check the event on our website for cancelation notices.
Due to high temperatures this program will be held indoors.
Have you ever wondered what your favorite board game would look like if it was giant? You can find out this summer, as we recreate board games in chalk in the Anythink Wright Farms backyard and then step into them to become the playing pieces. We’ll start with the classic game Sorry, and then decide as a group what games to recreate next.
Space is limited; registration required.
This program will be held outside at Anythink Wright Farms.
Sing, dance, play basic instruments and move creatively. Appropriate for ages 2 to 6. This program will be held outside at Anythink Bennett, please bring your own blanket or chair.
Join experienced family yoga instructor Caitlin Hessee as she leads flexibility, breathing and stretching exercises designed for our youngest Anythinkers and their caregivers.
Please bring your own blanket or beach towel and a stuffed animal.
Space is limited; registration required. Please visit our online calendar to register.
