Past events

E.g., Apr 20 2024
June 5, 2021 - 10:30 am to 12:00 pm

Share your work and ideas with other writers and aspiring writers in this fun and supportive workshop. Learn to write better, receive feedback and be more creative. Appropriate for ages 18 and up. Space is limited; registration required.  This program will be held online via Zoom. A link to attend will be sent to registrants in advance. Please sign up online by 5/29 in order to share your work.

Event Type: 
Writing
Age: 
Adult
Tags: 
June 5, 2021 - 10:30 am to 11:30 am

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 bring a blanket or lawn chair as 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. 

Event Type: 
Animals
Age: 
Family
June 5, 2021 - 10:30 am to 11:30 am

Join Red Feather Woman, a Native American Storyteller from the Assiniboine/Lakota tribe of the Ft. Peck Reservation in Montana, for an exploration of indigenous music and storytelling. Learn mystical and ancient stories during this enriching and entertaining session. Experience the “Keepers of the Earth” song, and participate in a social round dance. Appropriate for all ages. Space is limited; registration required. Please visit our online calendar to register. 

Event Type: 
mySummer
Age: 
Adult, Birth to Pre-K, Children, Family, Teen, Tween
June 5, 2021 - 10:30 am to 11:30 am

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.

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. Appropriate for all ages. Space is limited; registration required. 

Event Type: 
mySummer
Age: 
Family
June 5, 2021 - 10:30 am to 10:45 am

Read to our wonderful volunteer dog! Reading to a therapy dog is a great opportunity for children who are learning to read or need practice reading. Our patient dogs love to listen and never criticize. This program will be held outside at Anythink Brighton. Space is limited; registration required. 

Event Type: 
Early Literacy
Age: 
Children
June 5, 2021 - 10:15 am to 10:30 am

Read to our wonderful volunteer dog! Reading to a therapy dog is a great opportunity for children who are learning to read or need practice reading. Our patient dogs love to listen and never criticize. This program will be held outside at Anythink Brighton. Space is limited; registration required. 

Event Type: 
Early Literacy
Age: 
Children
June 5, 2021 - 10:00 am to 3:00 pm

It's that time of the year again- mySummer is back! Join us and discover the outdoor and messy play that's in store for the rest of the summer. Sign up during kickoff week and take on the challenge of making your own ice cream.

All ages welcome. Supplies are limited, no registration required. 

Event Type: 
Food
STEAM
Age: 
Family
June 5, 2021 - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

Bring your favorite kite or make a unique one of your own, then take to the skies! Materials will be on hand to make kits and this is appropriate for kite-makers of 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.

Event Type: 
STEAM
Age: 
Family
June 5, 2021 - 10:00 am to 11:00 am

York Street offers a monthly morning book club with a very different style: We chose a theme for the meeting, you chose the book you wanted to read based on that theme and everyone discusses their choice.

This month’s theme: A book with a plant on the cover. Celebrate our mySummer celebration by thinking green.

Can't join us this month? July's theme is: A book by a scientist or about science.

This program will be held indoors. To help keep everyone safe, please wear a mask. Appropriate for adults. No registration required. 

Event Type: 
Book Club
Age: 
Adult
June 5, 2021 - 10:00 am to 10:15 am

Read to our wonderful volunteer dog! Reading to a therapy dog is a great opportunity for children who are learning to read or need practice reading. Our patient dogs love to listen and never criticize. This program will be held outside at Anythink Brighton. Space is limited; registration required. 

Event Type: 
Early Literacy
Age: 
Children
June 4, 2021 - 11:15 am to 11:45 am

Join Emmanuel of Soul Rhythm African Drumming for an entertaining, rhythm-filled journey that uses drumming and body percussion to teach about Africa and its Indigenous cultures. This program will be held outside at Anythink Brighton. Space is limited, registration required. 

Event Type: 
Music
Age: 
Birth to Pre-K, Children
June 4, 2021 - 11:00 am to 12:00 pm

How do bones turn into stone? And how does a dinosaur become a fossil? You will learn the answers to these and many other questions with Dinosaur George. We’ll even have instructions for how to make your own “fossil bone” using ordinary household products.

Space is limited; online registration required. This program will be held online via Zoom. A link will be emailed to registered attendees in advance. Please visit our line calendar to register.  

Event Type: 
Class
Age: 
Family
June 4, 2021 - 10:30 am to 11:00 am

Join Emmanuel of Soul Rhythm African Drumming for an entertaining, rhythm-filled journey that uses drumming and body percussion to teach about Africa and its Indigenous cultures. This program will be held outside at Anythink Brighton. Space is limited, registration required. 

Event Type: 
Music
mySummer
Age: 
Birth to Pre-K, Children
June 4, 2021 - 10:00 am to 3:00 pm

It's that time of the year again- mySummer is back! Join us and discover the outdoor and messy play that's in store for the rest of the summer. Sign up during kickoff week and take on the challenge of making your own ice cream.

All ages welcome. Supplies are limited, no registration required. 

Event Type: 
Food
STEAM
Age: 
Family
June 4, 2021 - 9:00 am to 11:00 am

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 vegetable pollination. Gardening will begin at 9 am with information sharing at 10 am.

Please bring your own water gardening gloves if possible. 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.

Event Type: 
Gardening
Age: 
Adult, Family
June 3, 2021 - 3:30 pm to 4:15 pm

Join Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art educator Melinda Laz for and interactive online art workshop for kids. Participants will view artworks by artist Paula Gasparini Santos, who writes and uses her own poetry in many of her paintings. Participants should bring a favorite poem or short piece of writing (from a book or other source) to the workshop - it will serve as inspiration for the art project that we will create together!

This program will be held online. Space is limited; Registration is required. Please register each child separately.

Supply kits will be available at Anythink Huron Street beginning May 26 and each contains enough materials to make one piece of art.

A link will be emailed to registered attendees in advance.

Please check all folders in your email for link information. Contact the library ahead of time if you do not find information in your email.

 

Event Type: 
Arts and Crafts
Class
Age: 
Children
June 3, 2021 - 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

It's that time of the year again- mySummer is back! Join us and discover the outdoor and messy play that's in store for the rest of the summer. Sign up during kickoff week and take on the challenge of making your own ice cream.

All ages welcome. Supplies are limited, no registration required. 

Event Type: 
Food
STEAM
Age: 
Family
June 3, 2021 - 10:00 am to 11:00 am

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 3 – Backyard Blooms with Colorado Master Gardeners 

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. 

Event Type: 
Gardening
Age: 
Children
June 3, 2021 - 10:00 am to 10:30 am

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. 

Event Type: 
Early Literacy
Age: 
Children
June 2, 2021 - 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm

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. 

Event Type: 
Arts and Crafts
Age: 
Family
June 2, 2021 - 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Learn why this ancient practice is so interesting from a chemical and ecological point of view. Learn what henna is made from and why it dyes so well while we also create beautiful body art. This program will be held outside at Anythink York Street. Appropriate for teens. No registration required. Please note that this program may be moved indoors due to inclement weather. Please check the event on our website for notices.

Event Type: 
mySummer
Age: 
Teen
June 2, 2021 - 11:15 am to 11:45 am

 

Join Emmanuel of Soul Rhythm African Drumming for an entertaining, rhythm-filled journey that uses drumming and body percussion to teach about Africa and its Indigenous cultures.

Space is limited; registration required. Please visit our online calendar to register.

Event Type: 
Music
Age: 
Birth to Pre-K
June 2, 2021 - 11:15 am to 11:45 am

 

Join Emmanuel of Soul Rhythm African Drumming for an entertaining, rhythm-filled journey that uses drumming and body percussion to teach about Africa and its Indigenous cultures.

Space is limited; registration required. Please visit our online calendar to register.

Event Type: 
Class
Music
Age: 
Birth to Pre-K
June 2, 2021 - 10:30 am to 12:00 pm

Get your hands dirty and help plant a vegetable garden. We’ll use what we harvest at the end of the season and invite you to a salsa party. Appropriate for ages 5 to 12. Space is limited; registration required. Please visit our online calendar to register.

Event Type: 
Gardening
mySummer
Age: 
Children
June 2, 2021 - 10:30 am to 11:00 am

Join us in our beautiful backyard for stories and songs. 

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. 

Event Type: 
Storytime
Age: 
Birth to Pre-K
June 2, 2021 - 10:30 am to 11:00 am

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. 

Event Type: 
Storytime
Age: 
Family
June 2, 2021 - 10:30 am to 11:00 am

 

Join Emmanuel of Soul Rhythm African Drumming for an entertaining, rhythm-filled journey that uses drumming and body percussion to teach about Africa and its Indigenous cultures.

Space is limited; registration required. Please visit our online calendar to register.

Event Type: 
Class
Age: 
Birth to Pre-K
June 2, 2021 - 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

It's that time of the year again- mySummer is back! Join us and discover the outdoor and messy play that's in store for the rest of the summer. Sign up during kickoff week and take on the challenge of making your own ice cream.

All ages welcome. Supplies are limited, no registration required. 

Event Type: 
Food
STEAM
Age: 
Family
June 2, 2021 - 10:00 am to 10:30 am

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. 

Event Type: 
Music
Age: 
Birth to Pre-K
June 2, 2021 - 10:00 am to 10:30 am

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 2 – Kid friendly classics with Rocky Mountain Aardvarks 

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.  

Event Type: 
Music
Age: 
Family
June 1, 2021 - 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Become a chemist! Along with our partners at 4-H, we will perform chemical reactions with different metals while learning all about formulas and solutions. This program will be held outside at Anythink Brighton. Best for grades 3-6. Space is limited, registration required. 

Event Type: 
STEAM
Age: 
Children
June 1, 2021 - 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

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.

Event Type: 
Gaming
mySummer
Age: 
Teen, Tween
June 1, 2021 - 11:00 am to 12:30 pm

Help out our local mason bee community by building your own mason bee house to set-up in your yard! We'll use some wood shop skills as well as found materials to make our houses. All materials will be provided. Please note that this program will be held outside and may be canceled due to inclement weather. Please check the event on our website for cancelation notices. Space is limited; registration required. 

Event Type: 
mySummer
Age: 
Tween
June 1, 2021 - 10:30 am to 11:30 am

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. 

Event Type: 
Gardening
Age: 
Children
June 1, 2021 - 10:30 am to 11:00 am

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 birth to 6 years old.  

Event Type: 
Movement & Dance
mySummer
Age: 
Birth to Pre-K, Children
June 1, 2021 - 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

It's that time of the year again- mySummer is back! Join us and discover the outdoor and messy play that's in store for the rest of the summer. Sign up during kickoff week and take on the challenge of making your own ice cream.

All ages welcome. Supplies are limited, no registration required. 

Event Type: 
Food
STEAM
Age: 
Family
June 1, 2021 - 10:00 am to 1:00 pm

Drop in at our backyard to begin your mySummer adventure. Learn about our programs, visit with staff and contribute to the party by creating your own piece of art. 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. 

Event Type: 
Arts and Crafts
mySummer
Age: 
Adult, Birth to Pre-K, Children, Family, Teen, Tween
May 29, 2021 - 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Join us for this series with CSU Extension’s Colorado Master Gardeners to grow your gardening skills. This week’s topics include roses in the garden, as well as insects. There will also be plenty of time for Q&A. All gardening related questions welcome! This event will be hosted virtually using Zoom and registration is required. A link to join will be sent via email to registrants in advance. For questions about this event, please contact Shelly at CCadult@anythinklibraries.org.

Event Type: 
Gardening
Age: 
Adult
May 29, 2021 - 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Join us to kick off our mySummer program with puppeteer Katy Williams! Katy will perform a magical story using her traveling shadow puppet theater called a "crankie" and then will help you make your own shadow puppet theater to keep! Families are welcome to create one as a group. Appropriate for all ages. 

Event Type: 
mySummer
Age: 
Birth to Pre-K, Children, Family, Teen, Tween
May 29, 2021 - 10:30 am to 11:30 am

Dress your furry friend in his or her finest costumes and watch as they strut their stuff and battle for the ultimate title of “Best Dressed.” Need a cool-down? Hydration stations and a “Pup Cup Bar” will be available, as well as fun and games for puppers and humans alike! A special dog-themed storytime will take place on the lawn with Ms. Britt at 10:45 am. Please note that this program may be canceled due to inclement weather or cold temperatures. Please check the event on our website for cancelation notices. 

For questions, contact Mandi: mmiller@anythinklibraries.org

Event Type: 
Animals
Age: 
Family
May 28, 2021 - 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm

We're kicking off summer break with a new engineering series: Cardboard Kingdom! Each month we'll engineer something new. To start us off, we're creating whirligigs that will take to the sky! This program is suited for older elementary and teens, and all materials will be provided. This program will be held outside and may be canceled due to inclement weather. Please check the event on our website for cancelation notices. Space is limited; registration required. 

Event Type: 
STEAM
Age: 
Tween
May 28, 2021 - 11:00 am to 12:30 pm

Meet to discuss the book Sold on a Monday by Kristina McMorris. Depending on weather, this program will be held outside at Anythink Bennett. If inclement weather or colder temperatures are anticipated, this program will be held indoors at Anythink Bennett.

Event Type: 
Book Club
Age: 
Adult
May 28, 2021 - 9:00 am to 11:00 am

Join staff from the Tri-County Health Department WIC Program at the Commerce City Anythink Library Community Garden to enjoy a morning of gardening and/or to learn tips for getting your garden started! Gardening will begin at 9:00 AM, and the garden information session will begin at 10:00 AM. Please bring a face covering, water, and your own gardening gloves if able. No registration required.

Event Type: 
Gardening
Age: 
Family
May 27, 2021 - 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm

 

Please join us for a fun program with Sarah Matthews of Kids Create Art, an art program based out of Orlando, Florida.

Sarah is a former Disney Imagineer who loves to teach kids about artists and their art.

For this program, Sarah will be teaching us about Mary Blair, who was a big influence in the world of Disney.

We will create our own masterpiece and have time to ask her all of the Disney questions we can think of!

Log on to our virtual meeting to learn more about the artist’s work and get inspired to make your own.

This program will be held via Zoom. Registration is required; Space is limited. Please register each child separately.

A link will be emailed to registered attendees in advance, and art materials for the class will be available for pick up at Anythink Huron Street starting Wednesday, May 19.

Event Type: 
Arts and Crafts
Age: 
Children
May 27, 2021 - 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Celebrate the last day of school with homemade ice cream! Learn some delicious facts about temperature and chemical reactions while you’re at it. This is an in-person program and will take place outside. Physical distancing measures are in place. Appropriate for teens. No registration required.  

Event Type: 
STEAM
Age: 
Children, Teen, Tween
May 27, 2021 - 11:30 am to 12:00 pm

Join us for some songs, fingerplays and a fun story outside. Keep your own copy of the picture book and enjoy revisiting the story at home.

Please note that some storytimes may be canceled due to inclement weather or cold temperatures. Please check the event on our website for cancelation notices. Best for ages 2-6. Space is limited, registration required. Please register once per household.  

Event Type: 
Storytime
Age: 
Birth to Pre-K, Children
May 26, 2021 - 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Person writing on notebook.

Explore your creativity and participate in a series of Art from Ashes spoken word workshops. The words we use to define ourselves and our reality can dictate how we think, what we do — even our experiences and circumstances. Discover how powerful your words can be through a series of interactive writing prompts and special guest artist performances.

This program will be held online via Zoom. A link will be emailed to registered attendees in advance.

Space is limited; registration required.

Event Type: 
Writing
Age: 
Teen

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