Celebrate the incredibly fun Roman game of Bocce Ball. All ages welcome.

Please join us to discuss Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan. Refreshments will be served.

Enjoy stories, finger plays, songs, and other fun activities just for preschoolers. Appropriate for ages 3-5.

Each week features another activity for tweens, families with children and teens of all ages. Drop by the programming space downstairs for creative, culinary and technological fun.

• August 2: Family Wii – We’ll break out the Wii and have some fun playing our new games. Appropriate for all ages.
• August 9: Bingo for Books – Bingo! Come join us to play this simple and incredibly fun game to win books and other treats from our varied collection for all ages.
• August 16: Board Games – Take this time to relax or get competitive with one of our many board games. There is a game for all ages and skill levels.
• August 23: Bingo for Books – Bingo! Come join us to play this simple and incredibly fun game to win books and other treats from our varied collection for all ages.
• August 30: Inventing Room ­– Learn how science and food can work together to make some of your favorite things. Then try one of the tasty creations by Chef Ian Kleinman. Appropriate for all ages.

Tweaking and refining a résumé can be one of the hardest things to do. Luckily, there are online resources that help you create a fabulous résumé while saving time. This class will offer basic tips and provide resources to help you create the best résumé possible. Space is limited; please visit our online calendar to register.

Each week features another activity for tweens, families with children and teens of all ages. Drop by the programming space downstairs for creative, culinary and technological fun.

• August 2: Family Wii – We’ll break out the Wii and have some fun playing our new games. Appropriate for all ages.
• August 9: Bingo for Books – Bingo! Come join us to play this simple and incredibly fun game to win books and other treats from our varied collection for all ages.
• August 16: Board Games – Take this time to relax or get competitive with one of our many board games. There is a game for all ages and skill levels.
• August 23: Bingo for Books – Bingo! Come join us to play this simple and incredibly fun game to win books and other treats from our varied collection for all ages.
• August 30: Inventing Room ­– Learn how science and food can work together to make some of your favorite things. Then try one of the tasty creations by Chef Ian Kleinman. Appropriate for all ages.

Have an interest in getting an e-reader? Currently have an e-reader, but don’t know all of the perks? Do the different formats of ebooks confuse you? This class will discuss e-readers and how you can use them with library resources. Discover the digital side of reading. Space is limited; please visit our online calendar to register.

Tweaking and refining a résumé can be one of the hardest things to do. Luckily, there are online resources that help you create a fabulous résumé while saving time. This class will offer basic tips and provide resources to help you create the best résumé possible. Space is limited; please visit our online calendar to register.

• August 3: Teen Advisory Board – Let your voice and opinion about the library be heard. Appropriate for students in grades 6-12.
• August 10: Teen Book Club – Come discuss our latest read and find out what others thought about the book(s). Ask Laci or a Washington Street Teen Advisory Board member which book will be discussed next. Appropriate for students in grades 6-12.
• August 17: Board Games – Take this time to relax or get competitive with one of our many board games. There is a game for all age and skill levels. Appropriate for students in grades 6-12.
• August 24: Inventing Room – Learn how science and food can work together to make some of your favorite things. Then try one of the tasty creations by Chef Ian Kleinman. Appropriate for students in grades 6-12.
• August 31: Teen Wii – We’ll break out the Wii and have some fun playing our new games. Appropriate for students in grades 6-12.

Celebrate the end of mySummer, Anythink-style. Play old-fashioned games, like beanbag tossing and watermelon-seed spitting, and do some scrapbooking.

Explore your creativity and work with others to create a unique collaborative art piece – a celebration of freeform artistic ability. Appropriate for students grades pre-5.

Take the sweat out of baking and learn a great new recipe. Participants are encouraged to bring their favorite recipes to share with the group as they learn how easy bread-baking can be by making their own dough to take home. Appropriate for adults.

Get up close and personal with live insects, spiders and other arthropods from around the world. Venture outdoors to see what types of insects live around the library. Presented by the Butterfly Pavilion. NOTE: This event will be held at Cherrywood Park at Prairie Hills Elementary School (13801 Garfield Pl., Thornton, CO 80602).

Who knew you could have so much fun at the library? Play video games, try your hand at different board game, or perhaps try out a new craft. Light refreshments served. Appropriate for students grades 6-12.

Thursdays, July 14 and 28, 1-3 pm
We’ll be hosting a general Crafternoon for all ages on the second and fourth Thursday s in July. Teens, tweens, families and children are welcome to create with assorted crafting supplies.
•    July 14: Fans and Garden Signs
•    July 28: Scrapbooks