The mud pit at the Anythink Nature Library is currently closed for maintenance. We’re working to get it ready for visitors again, but we do not yet have a reopening date. We’ll share an update as soon as the area is ready for more muddy adventures. Thank you for your patience and understanding!

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Anythink Libraries Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month With Free Cultural Programming Across Adams County

September 14, 2026

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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month Through Stories, Culture and Community

September 14, 2026

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Sign up for a library card in September to score soccer tickets, gift cards and unlock countless possibilities

August 28, 2026

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Anythink Libraries Celebrates National Library Card Sign-Up Month, Showcasing the Power of a Library Card

August 27, 2026

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Teens collaborate to create a horror short at film camp with SeriesFest

August 21, 2026

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Anythink requests proposals to develop a new strategic plan

August 18, 2026

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The First Public ‘Nature Library’ in the U.S. Just Opened — With 15 Acres, Hiking Trails, and Free Outdoor Gear to Borrow

August 26, 2026

Travel + Leisure

Load-Bearing Knowledge: The Anythink Nature Library

August 26, 2026

Library Journal

The Country’s First Nature Library Lets You Check Out Camping Gear Like Books

August 20, 2026

Outside

Inside Anythink Nature Library, the nation’s first public library with an outdoors focus

August 4, 2026

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This New Thornton Library Has Camping Gear, a Hiking Trail, and a Community Garden

August 3, 2026

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We Asked 4 Librarians, ‘What’s the Best Murakami Book?’—And They All Said the Same Thing

July 3, 2026

Parade

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