Swing by the library for a free snack to go sponsored by the Food Bank of the Rockies. Everyone ages 18 and under welcome.
Come make a little home for all your bug friends! Take a closer look, then set them free.
Appropriate for ages 5-12. No advanced registration necessary.
Meet artist and educator Jayson Fann for an interactive art workshop exploring the intersection of art and nature. Learn more about Fann’s artistic process as you gain a deeper understanding of how natural materials can be used to create art. Appropriate for all ages. Families are encouraged to participate. Program will be held outside. No advanced registration necessary.
Actor and educator Hayley Cotton will guide kids in a Shakespeare workshop using “The Tempest” as inspiration and the outdoors as their stage. Appropriate for ages 5 to 12. Please note that this program may be moved indoors due to inclement weather. Check the event on our website for notices. Space is limited; registration required. Please visit our online calendar to register.
Join us in our beautiful backyard for stories, songs, free play & and a snack. 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. Please visit our online calendar to register.
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 ages 2-6. One registration per family per event is required.
July 14 - Music, comedy and interactive storytelling with Farmer Dave
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.
Dance, sing and shake with your friends. Appropriate for ages birth to 6 years. Space is limited; registration required.
Create your own flower art using bubbles, paint, and found natural materials. 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 tweens and teens ages 11 and up. Space is limited, registration required. Please visit our online calendar to register.
Kick-off shark week with the Sensational Sharks of the Downtown Aquarium! This program will be held online via Zoom. A link to attendees will be sent out to registrants in advance. Chromebooks are available to check out for those needing a virtual connection at home. Space is limited; registration required.
For questions about this event, please contact Brittany at BJacobs@anythinklibraries.org
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. Program will be held outside. Please bring your own blanket or chair. Please note that this program may be moved indoors due to inclement weather. Check the event on our website for notices.
Experience stories, songs and other fun activities that promote early literacy. Appropriate for ages 2 to 6. Program will be held outside. Please bring your own blanket or chair. Please note that this program may be moved indoors due to inclement weather. Check the event on our website for notices.
Join Ms. Rene for an outdoor playtime with cars. You can make roads in the dirt, race cars down hills, and use sticks to make buildings. You even get to take a car home with you!
Appropriate for ages 5-12. Please note that this program may be canceled due to inclement weather. Check the event on our website for cancelation notices. No advanced registration necesssary.
Let's plant a garden! Our children’s plot will have lots of veggies to care for. All tools will be provided. 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 kids ages 5-12. Space is limited, registration required. Please visit our online calendar to register.
Join us for stories, songs and activities that are just right for active toddlers. Appropriate for ages 18 months to 2 years. Program will be held outside. Please bring your own blanket or chair. Please note that this program may be moved indoors due to inclement weather. Check the event on our website for notices.
After you’ve browsed for books, help us work on our communal loom. Visitors will be encouraged to forage in our beautiful backyard and add to the nature loom. This is a passive program; all are welcome to work on it. Nature loom will be available for play for one week. For kids of all ages. No registration required.
Let your little ones engage with nature in our beautiful backyard. Forage for flowers, muck in the mud, look at leaves and learn much more with your budding naturalist. Appropriate for ages 2 to 6. Space is limited; registration required.
Gather for a story, songs and rhyme time for babies, toddlers and their caregivers. Appropriate for ages birth to 18 months. Program will be held outside. Please bring your own blanket or chair. Please note that this program may be moved indoors due to inclement weather. Check the event on our website for notices.
Join us outdoors to discuss “Running with Sherman” by Christopher McDougall and vote on our August book. Appropriate for ages 18 and older. Registration recommended.
Join experienced family yoga instructor Caitlin Hessee as she leads flexibility, breathing and stretching exercises designed for your youngest Anythinkers and caregivers. Please bring your own blanket or beach towel, and a stuffed animal.
Join experienced family yoga instructor Caitlin Hessee as she leads flexibility, breathing and stretching exercises designed for your youngest Anythinkers and caregivers. Please bring your own blanket or beach towel, and a stuffed animal.
Bring a blanket and head out to our backyard for stories, songs and summer surprises. Appropriate for all ages. No advanced registration necessary. Please note that this program may be moved indoors due to inclement weather. Check the event on our website for notices.
What ingredients go into your favorite lip balm? Come learn more at this informative DIY. You’ll come away with knowledge about why it works and take home your own new lip balm.
Appropriate for teens. No advanced registration necessary.
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.
Buzz on in for this bee appreciation and conservation awareness fair. Discover your role in keeping bees safe, learn about the value of bees to our fruits, veggies and flowers, try your hand at pollination tactics, indulge in some local honey and more! Interested in beekeeping? Find out what it takes to get started, try on a beekeeper’s suit and chat with our local bee guru.
Appropriate for all ages. No advanced registration necessary.
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. Space is limited; registration required.
Meet artist and educator Jayson Fann for an interactive art workshop exploring the intersection of art and nature. Learn more about Fann’s artistic process as you gain a deeper understanding of what it means to use natural materials to create art. This workshop is appropriate for all ages, and families are encouraged to participate. This program will be held outside adjacent to Fann’s large-scale spirit nest sculpture on display at Anythink Wright Farms. Free and open to all. No advanced registration necessary.
We're going on a bug safari and we want you to join us! Experts from the Butterfly Pavilion will be our guides as they introduce us to live invertebrates from around the world. Please note that this program will be held outside, but may be moved indoors due to heat or inclement weather. Space is limited; registration required.
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. Space is limited; registration required.
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. Space is limited; registration required.
Learn to write and reflect on nature this hands-on outdoor seminar. Appropriate for ages 18 and older. Space is limited; registration required. Please visit our online calendar to register.
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. Space is limited; registration required.
Grab the family and meet new neighbors at the one-acre park adjacent to Anythink Wright Farms, located at 5877 E. 120th Ave. in Thornton. You don’t even have to pack your picnic basket – we’ll have food and beverages available for purchase at a minimal price, including delicious barbecue from Dickey's Barbecue Pit and beer from Great Divide.
Not only is this a fun, free Friday night – it’s also a fundraiser for the Anythink Foundation. All proceeds from this year’s Backyard Concert Series will help us expand The Anythink Box, a subscription service that provides kids ages 5-12 with books at their doorstep. The initiative was so popular upon launch that it's since grown to include a waitlist of interested families. Your support will help us reach more kids in Adams County with this one-of-a-kind service. Supporters can donate in-person, online or by texting BACKYARD to 50155.
Donate online at: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/bcs2/.
The Backyard Concert Series is free and open to the public, from 6:30-8:30 pm, on the second Friday of each month. Food and drinks will be available starting at 5:30 pm. You can also watch the concerts live from anywhere with our Facebook and YouTube livestreams.
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About the band
SuperMagick
Based out of Denver, SuperMagick brings energetic funk music to the stage to get the audience moving and shaking. Since 2003, they’ve been headlining gigs at nearly all of Colorado’s most respected venues and festivals.
More info at https://www.anythinklibraries.org/Anythink-Backyard-Concert-Series.
Learn more about the creative process by helping artist Jayson Fann build one of his world-renowned spirit nests. During this 60-minute session, participants will work with Fann on this community-centered, large-scale installation - one of six to be installed across Adams County. Work together with other community members while using a variety of tools - from drills to paint brushes and more. PLEASE NOTE: A waiver must be signed prior to attending this program. Please include an email address when registering to receive the waiver.
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance is so excited to invite you on a journey through dance! Students will learn from a teaching artist to explore their bodies in space and rhythms in motion. We can't wait to play! Appropriate for ages 2-6. Program will be held outside. Space is limited; registration required.
Learn more about the creative process by helping artist Jayson Fann build one of his world-renowned spirit nests. During this 60-minute session, participants will work with Fann on this community-centered, large-scale installation - one of six to be installed across Adams County. Work together with other community members while using a variety of tools - from drills to paint brushes and more. PLEASE NOTE: A waiver must be signed prior to attending this program. Please include an email address when registering to receive the waiver.
Take command of your own virtual reality trip using Oculus Go headsets and visit a variety of unique destinations, all from the comfort of your seat. Go on underwater adventures and float through starry skies. Appropriate for VR beginners.
Space is limited; registration required for each participant.
Join the Butterfly Pavillion and discover more about pollination and which of our local bugs and birds do it for us.
Appropriate for ages 5-12. No advanced registration necessary.
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance is so excited to invite you on a journey through dance! Students will learn from a teaching artist to explore their bodies in space and rhythms in motion. We can't wait to play! Appropriate for ages 2-6. Program will be held outside. Space is limited; registration required.
Learn more about the creative process by helping artist Jayson Fann build one of his world-renowned spirit nests. During this 60-minute session, participants will work with Fann on this community-centered, large-scale installation - one of six to be installed across Adams County. Work together with other community members while using a variety of tools - from drills to paint brushes and more. PLEASE NOTE: A waiver must be signed prior to attending this program. Please include an email address when registering to receive the waiver.
Join staff from the Tri-County Health Department WIC Program at the Anythink Commerce City Community Garden to enjoy a morning of gardening and to learn all about beets! Gardening will begin at 9 am, and the garden information session will begin at 10 am. Please bring water and your own gardening gloves if able. Program will be held outside. Please note that this program may be canceled due to inclement weather. Check the event on our website for cancelation notices. No advanced registration necessary.
Enjoy several rounds of bingo outside and win books as prizes, while snacking on popcorn. Appropriate for all ages.
Join other library teens to talk about the newest trends, show off your favorite recent videos, and try out new recipes or hacks to see what really is fact or cap. We will meet virtually through Discord.
For a Discord invitation, please contact Cassidy at ctanzella@anythinklibraries.org.
Create your own flower art using bubbles, paint, and found natural materials. 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 5-12. Space is limited, registration required. Please visit our online calendar to register.
Our backyard will become the backdrop for the greatest movie ever filmed – your own. Write, direct and record a short film using stop-motion animation software, then share it with your friends.
Space is limited, registration required.
This program will be held outside at Anythink Wright Farms.
Sing, dance, and play games! Appropriate for ages 3-6.
Parents and caregivers are encouraged to dance too.
Please note that this program may be canceled due to inclement weather. Check the event on our website for cancelation notices. No advanced registration necessary.
Meet artist and educator Jayson Fann for an interactive art workshop exploring the intersection of art and nature. Learn more about Fann’s artistic process as you gain a deeper understanding of how natural materials can be used to create art. Appropriate for all ages. Families are encouraged to participate. Program will be held outside. No advanced registration necessary.
Join Curious Paper Art by Mamibel as we make traditional Mexican folk art. Please note that this program will be held outside, but may be moved indoors due to heat or inclement weather. Space is limited; registration required.
Learn about and try a variety of musical instruments from around the world in this fun, hands-on workshop. Appropriate for ages 12 to 18.
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 ages 6 to 10. Program will be held outside. Space is limited; registration required.
July 8 - Backyard Bugs with Adams County 4-H
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.
