A lapsit story time for children under 3 years of age who cannot walk yet. Space is limited; registration is required.
This class will focus on how to set up a Gmail account in class. The class requires participants to have basic computer skills such as how to use a mouse and keyboard. Space is limited; registration required.
Come by every Saturday morning and be a part of the community garden maintenance. Portions of the produce will go to local food pantries. Try out your green thumb and get some fresh veggies to boot.
Join us as we discuss Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross.
Create Adobe Flahs games online and play them afterwards. Space is limited; registration required.
Save the world from zombies. Come play Combat Arms in the Anythink Brighton computer lab and try to beat your friends.
An after school program for elementary-age kids. Space is limited; registration required.
Aug. 5: Soap Kit – Make your own custom-designed soap. Appropriate for kids grades 4-6.
Aug. 12: Readers’ Theater – Enjoy drama without having to memorize in this Readers’ Theater session. Appropriate for kids grades 3-5.
Aug. 19: Codes & Ciphers – After learning a few codes and ciphers, use your new skills to decode clues to find hidden treasure in the library. Appropriate for kids grades 4-6.
Aug. 26: Dragonology – This program is all things dragon for the true dragon fan: craft, activities, and games. Appropriate for kids grades 3-5.
We’ll have dancing, singing, comedians, and more. Presented by the Brighton Cultural Center. All ages are welcome.
August 4:
Bluegrass with Believe
August
11: DiverCity Band
Have lots of fun with rhymes and stories for the whole family. Open to all ages.
Every week there is something different: paints, crafting clay, beading, duct tape. Stop in and join us in making something fun.
Watch movies in the Armory. Presented by the Brighton Cultural Center. All ages welcome.
August 3:
The Parent Trap (1961)
August
10: The Sound of Music (1965)
Anythink Wright Farm’s first meeting of the Teen Advisory Board. Voice your opinions about the library.
Something different each week for teens. Teen Advisory Board, book clubs, and other fun activities.
This is a special story time for children ages 3-5 and their caretakers. We'll have stories, fingerplays, songs, and other fun activities. Space is limited; registration is required.
A lapsit story time for children under 3 years of age who can walk. Space is limited; registration is required.
Meet with fellow writers (active or aspiring) to talk about your work, get ideas, or just find out what they are writing about. Be inspired!
Play a variety of video games on our Wii and Xbox, or challenge your friends at a board game.
Begin each week with a fun and enriching activity.
Sing, dance, play games and learn how to play some basic instruments. Parents and siblings are welcome. There are no books or crafts at this program. Appropriate for ages 3-6. Space is limited; registration is required.
A lapsit story time for children under 3 years of age who cannot walk yet. Space is limited; registration is required.
Enjoy refreshments, enter the best mySummer scrapbook contest and take some photos with your family to include in your last mySummer scrapbook page.
Join your friends and family for summer’s last blast in the new backyard park behind the library. Enjoy lawn games, wading pools, and eat treats. Welcome to your library home away from home. Open to all ages; supervision of children in wading pools required.
Celebrate the end of mySummer with a barbecue and show off your finished scrapbooks! All ages welcome.
Celebrate the end of mySummer’s explorations and imagination by spending time with friends and neighbors sharing and working on your mySummer scrapbook. Refreshments are provided.
After a summer of exploring destinations in the imagination with mySummer, we invite you to give back to your local community by helping us clean up the flower beds at Town Hall and Brothersford Park in Bennett. Participants will meet at Anythink Bennett at 10 am to help with pruning and cleaning of the Bennett town flower beds.
After a summer of exploring destinations in the imagination with mySummer, we invite you to give back to your local community by helping us clean up Veterans Park in Brighton. Participants will meet in the Veterans Park parking lot at 405 W. Bridge Street at 9 am to help with litter collection and trail maintenance. Bags and gloves will be provided.
After a summer of exploring destinations in the imagination with mySummer, we invite you to give back to your local community by helping us clean up the Niver Creek Trail in Thornton. Participants will meet at the Anythink Huron Street library at 9 am to help with litter collection and trail maintenance. Bags and gloves will be provided.
Celebrate the end of MySummer’s explorations and imaginations by connecting with your local community. Enjoy conversations, snacks, Wii games and board games with your neighbors at Anythink Thornton. Since Anythink Thornton will close for remodeling on July 31, imagine and draw pictures of how your library will appear when it reopens in late fall of 2010.
Sing, dance, play games and learn how to play some basic instruments. Parents and siblings are welcome. There are no books or crafts at this program. Appropriate for ages 2-6. Space is limited; registration is required.
A lapsit story time for children under 3 years of age who can walk. Space is limited; registration is required.
Through hands-on programs, learn the skills necessary to enjoy nature without harming it. Learn about gear, share stories, and pick up some helpful tips for your summer treks in the wilderness.
Sing, dance, play games and learn how to play some basic instruments. Parents and siblings are welcome. There are no books or crafts at this program. Appropriate for ages 2-6. Space is limited; registration is required.
When the zombies arrive, you’ll be ready after this Zombie Survival 101 class. Learn practical survival skills for everyday life – or the next zombie attack. Appropriate for teens.
Enjoy a new theme every week with activities and stories. Appropriate for ages 3-6. Space is limited; registration is required.
Learn important information about our city services and citizen responsibilities as well as issues affecting our daily lives as north suburban residents.
If there’s life out there in the universe, what do you think it looks like? Learn about space science and then build your own alien. Where would it live? What would it eat? Would it have 10 arms or just two? Let your imagination soar through the final frontier. Space is limited; registration required.
Learn about the natural world contained within one small square foot. Who lives there? What do they eat? Use your imagination to examine ecosystems right in your backyard. Space is limited; registration required.
A Bennett family tradition, this year’s annual Foam Day makes vacationing at home the best yet!
Learn about the resources available at your library and beyond to help you research your family history.
Learn about the natural world contained within one small square foot. Who lives there? What do they eat? Use your imagination to examine ecosystems right in your backyard. Space is limited; registration required.
Sing, dance, play games and learn how to play some basic instruments. Parents and siblings are welcome. There are no books or crafts at this program. Appropriate for ages 2-6. Space is limited; registration is required.
Why is a raven like a writing desk? You may just find the answer at this Alice in Wonderland-inspired tea party for the whole family with games, costumes and the occasional riddle.
Eric West's Music for Kids presents “The NOT Junk Man,” a musical show featuring lots of silly songs, homemade puppets and instruments made out of recycled “junk.” Using kitchen utensils, pan lids, frying pans and found objects, Eric encourages his audience to think creatively and have fun making homemade music.
This is a lapsit story time for non-walkers. Space is limited; registration is required.
Watch
movies in the Armory. Presented by the Brighton
Cultural Center. All ages welcome.
July 6: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
July 13: Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
July 20: In Love and War (1996)
July 27: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Joins us for a fun hour of Bingo and receive the book of their choice when you win. All ages welcome.
Amelia Earhart’s mysterious last flight is discussed and participants can track her route using flight simulation software. Presented by Wings over the Rockies. Space is limited; registration required.
Enjoy a leisurely Italian-style evening without even booking a flight. Participants are encouraged to bake their own Italian cookies to share, enjoy some bocci ball and relax to some Italian tunes, all in the library backyard.
Look at used materials in a whole new way in this hands-on challenge for all ages. Create new products from the stuff that’s usually tossed or left behind – and help the environment to boot.
Discover bug cuisine from cultures around the world and find bugs in our everyday food. Meet live animals that have been on the menu and taste a few buggy treats yourself. Presented by the Butterfly Pavilion. Space is limited; registration required.
