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Sep 17 2013

Spend time with your toddler listening to stories, songs, and finger plays geared just for them. Appropriate for kids ages 2-3.

Event Type: 
Storytime
Age: 
Children
September 17, 2013 - 10:00 am to 11:00 am

Need help with laptops, e-readers, tablets, Internet surfing, job applications or resumes?  Help is on the way! Individual appointments are for 1 hour per person with the Huron Street Tech Guide. Please visit our online calendar to register.

Age: 
Adult, Children, Teen, Tween
September 17, 2013 - 10:00 am to 10:30 am

Join us for stories, songs, and activities that are just right for active toddlers. This program is for ages 2-3. Space is limited; registration required. 

Event Type: 
Storytime
Age: 
Children
September 17, 2013 - 9:45 am to 10:30 am

Share time with your little one with songs, rhymes and stories, then stay for free playtime afterwards. This program is for ages birth-23 months. Space is limited; registration required. 

Event Type: 
Storytime
Age: 
Children
September 16, 2013 - 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm

Alex is a singer, guitarist, and pianist and can teach you how to record and edit your own music for a CD-quality final product.

Mondays, September 9, 16, 23, & 30th, 4:30 - 6:30pm
Wednesdays, September 4, 11, 18, & 25th, 4 - 6pm 

Event Type: 
The Studio
Age: 
Teen
September 16, 2013 - 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Explore, create and try something new. What will you do after school? Join us every Monday at 4 pm for a new adventure. Grades K-3 welcome.

  • Sept. 9: Move It – Let’s get moving! Try some tricky movement challenges and games.
  • Sept. 16: Make It: Create a memory matching game that you can play with your friends.
  •  Sept. 23: Nature Explorers: Art – Join us for outdoor exploration and create art using natural materials.
  • Sept 30: Build It - We provide the Legos and building blocks; join us each month for a new building challenge.
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Children
September 16, 2013 - 10:30 am to 11:00 am

Sing, dance, play games and learn how to play some basic instruments. Appropriate for kids ages 2-6. Space is limited; registration required.

Event Type: 
Music
Age: 
Children
September 16, 2013 - 10:00 am to 11:30 am

Sign up for an email and start learning the basics of using the internet. See how to use a search engine, add favorites, and use tabs. There will be discussion of using portable memory and other hardware as well. Registration suggested, but not required.

Age: 
Adult, Teen
September 16, 2013 - 10:00 am to 10:30 am

Join us for stories, songs, and activities that are just right for active toddlers. This program is for ages 2-3. Space is limited; registration required. 

Event Type: 
Storytime
Age: 
Children
September 16, 2013 - 9:30 am to 10:00 am

Spend time with your toddler listening to stories, songs and finger plays geared just for them. Appropriate for kids ages 2-3. Space is limited; registration required.

Event Type: 
Storytime
Age: 
Children
Sep 14 2013

In celebration of both Banned Books Week (Sept. 22-28, 2013) and Bennett Days, we will show films at the library. Prepare to join your favorite company of Dwarves (and Bilbo) in the first leg of their adventure across Middle-earth, popcorn included. All ages welcome.

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Family
September 14, 2013 - 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Do you want to be a Pokémon master? Bring your DS or cards to battle other trainers, trade, and play different games! Grades 2-7 welcome.

Age: 
Children, Tween
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Sep 14 2013

In celebration of both Banned Books Week (Sept. 22-28, 2013) and Bennett Days, we will show films at the library. Prepare to join your favorite company of Dwarves (and Bilbo) in the first leg of their adventure across Middle-earth, popcorn included. All ages welcome.

Age: 
Family
September 14, 2013 - 10:00 am to 10:30 am

Join us every Saturday at 10 am for activities the whole family can enjoy.

  • Sept. 7 and 21 – Family Story Time: Have lots of fun with stories and songs.
  • Sept. 14 and 28 ­– Family Music and Movement: Enjoy songs, basic instruments and movement activities.
Event Type: 
Music
Storytime
Age: 
Children, Family
September 14, 2013 - 10:00 am to 1:00 pm

Form a clear sense of who your characters are to help create the core of your plot. We’ll also develop your novel’s world, from the scent of the air to the grid of the streets, from the social community to the art. Space is limited, please register.

Event Type: 
Class
Age: 
Adult
September 12, 2013 - 6:15 pm to 6:45 pm

Join us at the library for a bilingual storytime! Every Thursday, we host a bilingual storytime for children and their parents. Come on in and enjoy stories in both English and Spanish.

Event Type: 
Storytime
Age: 
Children
September 12, 2013 - 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Show your love for animals by joining us every week for presentations and crafts all focused on pets and wildlife. Grades 1-5 welcome. Space is limited; registration required. 

  • Sept. 5: Wildlife Mystery – We will use a kit borrowed from Colorado Parks and Wildlife to examine animal tracks and hair and solve a “whodunit” mystery.
  • Sept. 12: Cat Toys – Kids will make cat toys to donate to the Adams County Animal Shelter.
  • Sept. 19: Read to Madeline the Dog – Madeline the therapy dog will come to Wright Farms and listen to stories kids are reading.
  • Sept. 26: Creature Feature – Representatives from the Denver Zoo will bring two live mammals for kids to get acquainted with.

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Children
September 12, 2013 - 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

In addition to answering basic genealogy questions, our genealogy volunteers can help you build a four-generation pedigree using familysearch.org and introduce you to resources such as Ancestry.com. If you are a beginner, they will help you get started building a family tree and sharing your family history. Each individual help session is up to 30 minutes long and is available on a first come, first served basis.

Event Type: 
Class
September 12, 2013 - 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Middle School Anythinkers are invited to learn what The Studio has to offer. Sound recording, video editing, and using a green screen are some of the goodies we’ll be messing around with. Grades 4-7 welcome. No registration required.

 

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Tween
September 12, 2013 - 10:00 am to 10:30 am

A new way to explore literacy! This drop-in program is for children through age 6 and their caregivers. Five different centers are set up reflecting each early literacy skill.

Age: 
Children, Family
September 12, 2013 - 10:00 am to 10:45 am

Share time with your little one with songs, rhymes and stories, then stay for free playtime afterwards. This program is for ages birth-23 months. Space is limited; registration required. 

Event Type: 
Storytime
Age: 
Children
Sep 12 2013

Join Rene in a fun morning of drawing using iPads and an interesting app called ArtRage! Take a photo of someone (or something) and then use the app tools to create an entirely new piece of art! This program is for adults 18 and over and there is no registration required.

Age: 
Adult
Sep 11 2013

Please join us for 45 minutes of fun Yoga activities for kids. We will have an instructor from Mile High Fitness join us to teach us the basics of this fun form of exercise. This program is intended for kids of all ages and there is no registration required.

Age: 
Children
September 11, 2013 - 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Alex is a singer, guitarist, and pianist and can teach you how to record and edit your own music for a CD-quality final product.

Mondays, September 9, 16, 23, & 30th, 4:30 - 6:30pm
Wednesdays, September 4, 11, 18, & 25th, 4 - 6pm 

Event Type: 
The Studio
Age: 
Teen
Sep 11 2013

Guitar lab? Showyou? Strip Designer? Last.fm? What is your favorite app? Bring your smart phone, tablet, iPad or use Anythink’s iPads to explore and share great apps for gaming, music, art and more. Snacks provided. Grades 6-12 welcome.

Age: 
Teen
September 11, 2013 - 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Who doesn’t like playing with rubber bands? Use these office supplies to me fantastic jewelry to keep or give as a gift. Appropriate for elementary-school-age children.

Age: 
Children, Tween
September 11, 2013 - 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Local professional photographer Anginet Paige will introduce useful photographic tips and tricks that will help you get the most out of your camera.  She will also help you learn how to use your photographs to tell a story.  All classes held in our hands-on Studio.  Feel free to bring your own photographic equipment.

Event Type: 
The Studio
Age: 
Teen
September 11, 2013 - 10:00 am to 10:30 am

Enjoy stories, finger plays, songs and other activities for children ages 2-6.

 

Event Type: 
Storytime
Age: 
Children

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