Ever wondered what Professor Plum was doing in the drawing room with the candlestick? Find out in this live, interactive CLUE game where you can be the characters. A new twist on the classic murder mystery game.
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!
Come discuss this month’s teen read. Call or stop by the library for details.
Make friends while you practice your English skills with fellow learners. Share your culture and learn about others.
Enjoy children’s literature with books and activities every Tuesday. Appropriate for 6-12 year olds.
Listen to
local musicians on the lawn. Presented by the Brighton
Cultural Center. All ages welcome.
July 12:
David T. Lyons – Eclectic Excellence
July 19:
Wonder Voice – High Energy A Cappella Cover Band
July 26:
Mister Tim – One Man Vocal Band, Solo Vocal Live-Looping, Beatboxing,
Instrument Imitation
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.
Kids get a chance to make hip hop their own with the Littleague – a group creating positive, esteem-building music for kids that they will want to hear over and over.
A lapsit story time for children under 3 years of age who can walk. Space is limited; registration is required.
Families create their own Monopoly game using the best kid-friendly locations around the city of Brighton. Style your own game board with all your favorite spots, and then take it home to play with your whole family. Space is limited; registration required.
Join us for the grand opening celebration of our new Anythink Wright Farms library. The theme for the event is “Freedom to Dream: Honoring Ideas Sparked in Libraries Since 1776.” From the first free library to the opening of Anythink Wright Farms, thousands of ideas have been sparked at public libraries. One thing has remained constant – the library is for everyone. As Anythink continues its revolution in library service with the opening of Wright Farms, we look back at the many revolutionary ideas and innovations throughout history.
This Staycation is all about you. Get pampered and learn how to make candles, bath fizzes and salts to pamper yourself at home, too.
Discuss possibilities for involvements and events to hold throughout the rest of the year. This is a great chance to bring up anything you have to offer the community as a guest speaker in health or environmental issues, or you can just check out what we have planned already.
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.
Use your sleuthing skills to solve the Anythink murder mystery. Costumes, clues and refreshments will fuel minds and imagination during this interactive whodunit.
Drop by for a different fun craft every week. All ages welcome.
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.
Join us as we read Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community and War by Nat Philbrick.
A lapsit story time for children under 3 years of age who can walk. Space is limited; registration is required.
Use your sleuthing skills to solve the Anythink murder mystery. Costumes, clues and refreshments will fuel minds and imagination during this interactive whodunit.
Road trip food doesn’t always have to mean greasy truck stops and drive-thrus. Learn about one regional favorite – the tamale – with Chef Brett Smith of Boulder’s Zolo Grill. Learn about the tasty food’s origins and make your own to take home.
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.
Who knew you could have so much fun at the library? Hang out and play Smash Brothers, Rock Band and more.
Enjoy a new theme every week with activities and stories. Appropriate for ages 3-6. Space is limited; registration is required.
Learn how to use a mouse, a keyboard, scroll bars, and the internet; all the skills that will get you ready to use the library’s computers on your own. Space is limited; registration is required.
We’ll
have dancing, singing, comedians, and more. Presented by the Brighton
Cultural Center. All ages are welcome.
July 7:
Craig Hildebrand Acoustic – Solo
July 14:
Mustang Band - Classic Rock
July 21:
La Femme
July 28:
JC and the Waterwalkers
Every week there is something different: paints, crafting clay, beading, duct tape. Stop in and join us in making something fun.
Learn tons of ideas to make those long car rides fun! Kids can create their own games and snacks for their next summer road trip with the fam. Space is limited; registration required.
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.
It's a mystery where you found a severed finger in a box! Did you find it in the library? You sure did! And, we'll let you take it home to show everyone. 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.
Enjoy a new theme each week with stories. Appropriate for ages 3-5.
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)
Learn how to use a mouse, a keyboard, scroll bars, and the internet; all the skills that will get you ready to use the library’s computers on your own. Space is limited; registration is required.
Use your sleuthing skills to solve the Anythink murder mystery. Show up in your finest outfit and be prepared for a fun evening of clues and imaginative interaction. Dinner will be served. Please sign up at the library desk. Appropriate for teens and adults.
What mysteries does the library hold? Follow clues throughout the library and win great prizes during the Anythink scavenger hunt.
Mysteries revealed – learn how to tell the fortune of your friends and families by examining tea leaves.
Learn tons of ideas to make those long car rides fun! Kids can create their own games and snacks for their next summer road trip with the fam. Space is limited; registration required.
Enjoy a new theme every week with activities and stories. Appropriate for ages 3-6. Space is limited; registration is required.
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.
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!
In 30 years, what will people think of us now? Contribute your photos, letters or art projects to the Anythink Brighton Time Capsule to offer a glimpse of what now’s like to the future.
There’s nothing like a great puzzle to make the hours on a road trip disappear. Challenge other teens to a timed race solving this classic 3-D puzzle.
Drop by for a different fun craft every week. All ages are welcome.
Drop by for a different fun craft every week. All ages welcome.
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.
