Safely learn the skills required to create a pyrographed (burned) set of wooden coasters. Transfer a pattern using graphite paper, and use simple wood-bruning tools to create a one-of-a-kind gift. Appropriate for students in grades 6-12. Space is limited; registration is required.
TAB teens are library leaders that run their own programs, help with events, and do good deeds in the community - all while earning community service hours for graduation. Snacks will be provided. Appropiate for students in grades 6-12. No registration required.
What makes our garden grow? You! Join members of Anythink York Street’s Teen Action Board as we work in our garden plot. Help us grow fruits and veggies and participate in teen farmer’s markets. All are welcome, and gardening work can count toward community service hours for graduation. Appropriate for tweens & teens in grades 6-12. No registration required. This event will take place at the community garden adjacent to the Anythink York Street library.
Participate in an in-depth, hands-on dissection. In small groups, dissect a frog to learn about body systems and biology. Best for tweens and teens. Space is limited; registration encouarged. Please visit our online calendar to register.
Come learn how to make the food of the Aztec gods – guacamole! Another food of the gods, hot chocolate, will be on hand for those looking for the sweeter side of life. Best for elementary, tween and and teens. Space is limited; registration encouraged. Please visit our online calendar to register.
Have you always wanted to learn how to spin and scratch? Now’s your chance! Join us as we learn the basics of deejay-ing from DJ Staxx of the Denver DJ School. Best for upper elementary, tween and teens. Space is limited; registration encouraged. Please visit our online calendar to register.
Get your hands dirty, learn how to care for plants and help tend the Anythink plot in the Perl Mack Community Garden. Best for elementary, tween and teens.
Create some wild scientific reactions using only simple ingredients found in the average kitchen! Best for elementary and tweens.
In this workshop, join professional comic artists and discover how comics go from thumbnails, to sketches, to inks, to colors, all the way to final production. Come learn drawing skills specific to drawing for comics, and prepare yourself for a future as a comic creator!
Calling all tweens! Hang out and enjoy snacks and games, and share what you’d like to do at the library. Appropriate for kids in grades 4-5.
