Learn about embryology with a special guest from 4-H. You’ll learn about eggs and the changes they undergo on their way to becoming baby chicks. Observe real chicken eggs that will be on display for several weeks until hatching. This program is for students in grades K-5. No registration is required.
Anythink and Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art have teamed up to bring you an art-making workshop each month! Join visiting artist Heather Cherry and express yourself through a variety of art media, with the emphasis on creativity and fun! Ages 5-12.
Creativity reigns with each new weekly arts and crafts project. All ages welcome.
Do you draw? Love to write? Interested in film? If the answer is yes to any of these questions, then the Creation Space is the place for you. We provide a quiet space to create – no grades and no judgment. Share if you wish, or keep your work to yourself. Stop by and join the fun!
Get your hands dirty at the library by making your own silly putty and creating a hovercraft with a CD and balloon. You may be surprised at how well you work as a scientist!
Who knew you could have this much fun at the library? We’ve got great programs for teens here at Anythink Washington Street. Grades 6-12 welcome. Space is limited; registration recommended.
Feb. 6: TAB – Get involved and let your voice and opinion be heard through the Teen Advisory Board (TAB).
Feb. 13: Unvalentine Party – Love stinks. Celebrate this holiday in an unconventional way with your friends and the library.
Feb. 20: February Craft – Join us to get crafty and creative with a February-inspired craft.
Feb. 27: Microwave Cooking – Use a simple recipe to create a tasty treat that you can eat now and in the future.
Create unique aliens out of individual puzzle pieces. Appropriate for children in grades 1-5.
Make an original fabric potato stamp and use it to dye your own mod scarf. Students in grades 6-12 welcome.
Enjoy stories, finger plays, songs, and other fun activities just for preschoolers. Appropriate for ages 3-5. Space is limited; registration required.
Enjoy stories, finger plays, songs, and other fun activities just for preschoolers. Appropriate for ages 3-5. Space is limited; registration required.
Enjoy stories, finger plays, songs, and other fun activities just for preschoolers. Appropriate for ages 3-5. Space is limited; registration recommended.
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. Please visit our online calendar to register.
Enjoy stories, finger plays, songs and other activities. For children ages 2-6.
Experiment with different ways of inexpensive block mounting on foam core and mat board. Bring digital images or use our stock photos. Supplies provided. Space is limited; registration required. Appropriate for adults.
Join us for stories, songs, and activities that are just right for active toddlers. Appropriate for ages 2-3. Space is limited; registration required.
Share time with your little one at your local Anythink with songs, rhymes, and stories for babies and their caregivers. Appropriate for ages birth-23 months. Space is limited; registration required.
Share time with your little one at your local Anythink with songs, rhymes, and stories for babies and their caregivers. Appropriate for ages birth-23 months. Space is limited; registration required. Please visit our online calendar to register.
Don't be intimidated by computers! Learn your way around in this beginner’s class. You will learn how to use a computer, building mouse and keyboard skills, and discover how to navigate your desktop. We'll also learn more about surfing the web and finding the information you need. This hands-on class covers the fundamentals essential to any of today’s personal computers. If you’re brand new to using a computer, this is the perfect class for you. Space is limited; registration recommended.
Feb. 12: February Craft – Join us to get crafty and creative with a February-inspired craft.
Feb. 19: Board Games – Come have some good old fashioned fun at the library. Play some classics or some new games with your friends and family.
Feb. 26: Microwave Cooking – Use a simple recipe to create a tasty treat that you can eat now and in the future!
Visit your local Anythink for video game free play. This event is for those aged 11 and up.
Make new friends, enjoy food and discuss Japanese graphic novels and animated movies.
This is a drop off period. Leave your documents with Adams County tax preparers and their volunteers and pick up your completed form the next week.
To qualify for free income tax preparation of basic taxes and free electronic filing taxpayers combined income must be $50,000 or less.
Please bring the following:
A copy of last year’s tax return
Social security cards for yourself and your dependents
All W-2s, 1098 and 1099 forms
Proof of any other income received
Any deductible expenses
Any booklets sent to you from the Internal Revenue Service and the State of Colorado
Sing, dance, play games and play some basic instruments. This program is for ages 3-5.
Come with your little one (18 months to 4 years) to enjoy one or all of our interactive play stations. We provide a place for you to have a “play date” at our house!
Spend time with your toddler listening to stories, songs, and finger plays geared just for them. Appropriate for kids ages 2-3. Please visit our online calendar.
Need computer help? The library is offering assistance twice a week. Half an hour appointments are available. Please call 303-405-3231 to schedule an appointment. Walk-ins welcome. First come first served.
Share time with your little one with songs, rhymes, and stories, then stay for free play time afterwards. Appropriate for ages birth-23 months. Space is limited; registration required.
Create flyers, brochures and newsletters using Microsoft Publisher. This user-friendly application allows you to easily input graphics, photos and text to make a high-quality publication. All ages are welcome.
Come with your little one (18 months to 4 years) to enjoy one or all of our interactive play stations. We provide a place for you to have a “play date” at our house!
Time for bingo again! Enjoy several rounds of bingo in which the winners receive their choice of a children’s or young adult book. All ages are welcome.
Learn how to use your smart device as a photo editing tool. Appropirate for students grades 6-12. Space is limited; registration required.
Calling all tweens! Join us for an hour of Wii. Appropriate for grades 4-7.
Explore, create and try something new. What will you do after school? Join us every Monday at 3:45 for a new adventure. Grades K-3 welcome.
Love to talk about books and hang out with other teens? Join us! Snacks served. High school students welcome.
True Sisters is another stunning work of Western history by Denver’s Sandra Dallas. In this work, she chronicles the Martin Company, a group of 575 Mormons who walked with handcarts 1,300 miles from Iowa to Salt Lake City. There’s plenty to discuss in Dallas’ novel.
A new way to explore early literacy! This drop-in program is for children up to 4 years old and their parents. Five different centers will be set up reflecting each early literacy skill. Centers may include books, hands-on activities, crafts or music. Participants will be gathered together various times during the hour to do a group movement or story activity.
Sing, dance, play games and learn how to play some basic instruments. Appropriate for kids ages 3-6. Space is limited; registration required.
Sing, dance, play games and play some basic instruments. This program is for ages 3-5. Space is limited; registration required.
Delve into the world of computers and learn how to turn one on and operate a mouse and keyboard. Learn about browsers, files and programs, and get comfortable with the daily operation of a computer. Registration suggested, but not required.
Sing, dance, play games and play some basic instruments. This program is for ages 2-3. Space is limited; registration required.
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. Please visit our online calendar to register.
Make a pillow on a sewing machine or by hand using our textile arts equipment at The Studio. Open to adults, teens and children with adult supervision. Supplies provided. Space is limited; registration required.
Sit by the fire, work and share your crocheting projects with friends. A teacher is available for those who want to learn.
Play BINGO and win books! All ages welcome.
Children in elementary school are invited to read to our wonderful dog volunteers. They come once a month on the third Saturday. It’s an excellent program for children who are learning to read or need practice reading. Our patient dogs love to listen and they never criticize. Please call 303-452-7534 or come in to make an appointment.
Think you could be the next Russell Simmons or Steve Jobs? Bring your ideas and enthusiasm to find out what it takes to make that happen. Nick Tart will guide you through the entrepreneurial process. The best ideas win prizes. Presented in association with the Adams County Workforce & Business Centers. Open for ages 14-21.
Back by popular demand, the Embryology program will give you the chance to observe the development of life in just three weeks. Meet our library chicks while they are still in the egg, watch them incubate and hatch, and finally meet the live chicks! Space is limited; Registration recommended.
Meet at the library to discuss Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. For more information, please call 303-405-3231.
Come and see what Craigslist has to offer. See how to create an account and buy or sell on Craigslist. Get help with searching and responding to advertisements. Registration suggested, but not required.
