Good Morning, Anythinkers
Spend your Saturday morning at the library with a good book, newspaper and coffee, tea and pastries.
Spend your Saturday morning at the library with a good book, newspaper and coffee, tea and pastries.
Watch a fun movie with other teens. February’s feature film will be Vampire’s Suck. Pizza will be served.
What is a stock? What is a bond? Why does the market go up and down? Learn about the market and the economy and how it affects your life. Presented by Kim Schell from Waddell & Reed, Inc. Member SIPC. Registration recommended.
Calling all writers – bring work to share and hone your skills. Appropriate for teens and adults.
Spend time with other teens hanging out at your local Anythink.
Feb. 3: Combat Arms – Play the popular MMFPS game with your peers. Appropriate for students grades 8-12.
Feb. 10: Movie Night – Have a movie night with friends at the library. Appropriate for students grades 6-12.
Feb. 17: Game Night – Play Wii, XBOX 360, and board games. Appropriate for students grades 6-12.
Feb. 24: Mute! – Compete with your friends while staying silent (similar to MTV’s Silent Library). Appropriate for students grades 6-12.
Meet in front of the fire to knit. Please bring your own supplies. Appropriate for adults.
Join certified instructor Shannon Ayres as you explore the practice of yoga while restoring balance and harmony to your body through breath control, relaxation, meditation techniques, and restorative and restful poses. Please wear loose-fitting clothes. Appropriate for students grades 6-12.
Sing, dance, play games and learn how to play some basic instruments. Appropriate for kids ages 3-6. 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.
Share time with your little one with songs, rhymes, and stories for babies and their caregivers. Appropriate for ages birth-23 months. Space is limited; registration required.
Stop by during this hour for help with your computer questions. Come prepared with specific questions, and we’ll be happy to help.
Following the Liz Ryan method of career rebooting, this group meets as a supportive, networking, and skills-sharing community. All job seekers and career changers are welcome.
Sing, dance, play games and learn how to play some basic instruments. Appropriate for kids ages 3-6.
Please join us to discuss My Abandonment by Peter Rock. Refreshments will be served.
Access the Career One Stop website and learn how to navigate it. Class will be at the Saron Lutheran Church, 1656 Main St., Strasburg, CO 80136. Space is limited; registration required. Please call 303-622-4303 to register.
Have lots of fun with rhymes and stories for the whole family. Open to all ages.
Parents and caregivers with children ages birth-3 are invited to sign up for this five-week series, where new learning and exploration activities are offered. Different childhood experts will be on hand to talk with parents and play with children. Participation is limited to 12 families; registration is required. Please stop by or call Anythink Bennett at 303-644-3303 to register.
Family Place Libraries is a network of children’s librarians nationwide who believe that literacy begins at birth and that libraries can help build healthy communities by nourishing healthy families. Anythink is proud to be a part of this exciting program.
Do something different every Wednesday – come by and create something fun with others. Appropriate for students grades 6-12.
Creativity reigns with each new weekly arts and crafts project. All ages welcome.
Talk, laugh, and create cool crafts with other teens at Anythink Commerce City’s after school program.
Jan 5: TAB
Meeting
Jan 12: Reading
and Writing Workshop
Jan 19: Teen
Crafternoon
Jan 26: Bash
Brother’s Competition
Feb 2: TAB
Meeting
Feb 9:
Reading and Writing Workshop
Feb 16: Teen
Crafternoon
Feb 23: Wii Just Dance Competition
Each week features another activity for school-aged kids. Drop by the craft area in the children’s room and enjoy an hour of creative fun.
Feb. 2: Greeting Cards – It’s the month for telling others you care. Use conversation candy hearts and other mixed media to make your own greeting cards.
Feb. 9: Make-a-Maze – Calling all construction engineers! Design and construct mazes for marbles to flow through.
Feb. 16: Gingerbread Houses – We think edible houses are fun anytime. Come decorate one with us.
Feb. 23: Dome Construction – Geodesic domes – just the name sounds cool, doesn’t it? Learn how to make them with simple building materials.
Think you can beat the library champs? Try your hand at this fun classic Nintendo game. Appropriate for students grades 6-12.
Something new and exciting for tweens every week. Appropriate for students grades 6-8.
Who knew you could have this much fun at the library? We’ve got great programs for teens at your local Anythink.
Feb. 2: Games and Pizza – Get to know each other over pizza and games. Appropriate for students in grades 6-12.
Feb. 9: Valentines with an Edge – Design your own valentines with an edgy twist. Appropriate for students in grades 6-12.
Feb. 16: Wii – We’ll break out the Wii and have some fun playing our new games. Appropriate for students in grades 6-12
Feb. 23: Microwave Cooking – Create a tasty dish using only the power of a microwave oven. Appropriate for students in grades 6-12.
Mar. 2: Teen Advisory Board – Let your voice and your opinion about the library be heard. Appropriate for students in grades 6-12.
Sing, dance, play games and learn how to play some basic instruments. Appropriate for kids ages 3-6. Space is limited; registration required.
Enjoy stories, finger plays, songs, and other fun activities just for preschoolers. Appropriate for ages 3-5.
Jan 5:
Parties
Jan 12: Stars
and Planets
Jan 19: Nickels
and Dimes
Jan 26: Letter
A
Feb 2: Going
to the (appointments like doctor and dentist)
Feb 9:
Letter B
Feb 16:
Valentine’s Day
Feb 23:
Pancakes
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.
Enjoy stories, finger plays, songs, and other fun activities just for preschoolers. Appropriate for ages 3-5. Space is limited; registration required.
Next month’s selection can be picked up at the library so that you can read it before the meeting. Some titles are available in large print and audio formats too. This month’s read: Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace, One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin.
Did you get a new eBook reader or MP3 player recently? Did you know that you have access to thousands of eBooks and audio books at anythinklibraries.org? Let us be your guide into this amazing virtual collection. Participants will learn how to access our downloadable media, find titles, and download them.
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.
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.
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.
Drop in anytime between 9:30-11 am to experience a new interactive approach to story time. Come with your little one (18 months to 5 years) to enjoy one or all of our stations that will feature a book and meaningful activity for you to share together. We’ll show you how to nurture all six of the skills identified to be key in developing reading readiness.
Stop by during this hour for help with your computer questions. Come prepared with specific questions, and we’ll be happy to help.
Did you get a new eBook reader or MP3 player recently? Did you know that you have access to thousands of eBooks and audio books at anythinklibraries.org? Let us be your guide into this amazing virtual collection. Participants will learn how to access our downloadable media, find titles, and download them.
Each week features another activity for families with children and teens of all ages. Drop by the programming space downstairs for creative, culinary and technological fun.
Feb. 1: Bingo for Books – Bingo! Join us to play this simple and incredibly fun game to win books and other treats from our varied collection for all ages.
Feb. 8: Valentine Crafts – Love is in the air! Make valentine crafts for your loved ones.
Feb. 15: Wii – We’ll break out the Wii and have some fun playing our new games.
Feb. 22: Microwave Cooking– Create a tasty dish using only the power of a microwave oven.
Enjoy learning, crafts and fun at Anythink Commerce City’s after school program.
Jan 4: Intro Day
Jan
11: Money Workshop Part 1
Jan
18: Money Workshop Part 2
Jan
25: Wii Game Day
Feb 1: Chinese New Year Crafts
Feb 8: Easy Cooking Part 1
Feb 15: Easy Cooking Part 2
Feb 22: Wii Game Day
Let’s make Valentines! Come to the library and design special Valentines for your family and friends. Appropriate for students grades 3-6.
We’ll have crafts, games, the Wii, and a chance to hang out with your friends every week. Appropriate for elementary-school-age children.
Spend time with other teens hanging out at your local Anythink.
Feb. 1: Teen Advisory Board- Come and voice your opinion about the library. Appropriate for students grades 6-12.
Feb. 8: Microwave Cooking- Learn how to cook different recipes with your microwave. Appropriate for students grades 6-12.
Feb. 15: Impromptu- Theater play! Similar to Whose Line Is It Anyway? Appropriate for students grades 6-12.
Feb. 22: Sample Gaming – Sample various board games. Appropriate for students grades 6-12.
Visit your local Anythink for videogame freeplay. Teens only unless otherwise noted.
This month we discuss Still Alice by Lisa Genova, the fictional story of a woman diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
Enjoy stories, finger plays, songs, and other fun activities just for preschoolers. Appropriate for ages 3-5. Space is limited; registration required.
Sing, dance, play games and learn how to play some basic instruments. Appropriate for kids ages 3-6. Space is limited; registration required.
This class will get you started on how to create, save, open, and edit a Word document. Specifically, you will also learn how to format and modify the font, page set up, and navigate in a word document. Bring a flash drive or use your email to save your work. All ages welcome. 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.
Spend time with your toddler listening to stories, songs, and finger plays geared just for them. Appropriate for kids ages 2-3.
Please join us to discuss Widow of the South by Robert Hicks. Refreshments will be served.