On Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, residents of Northglenn, Thornton, Federal Heights and surrounding areas will get their first glimpse of the beautiful new Anythink Huron Street at the regional library’s grand opening celebration. The 25,000-square-foot facility will surprise and delight new and loyal library customers with its unique design and thousands of new materials.

The event’s theme, “A Celebration of Light,” is inspired by the building itself. One of the most striking features of the building are its windows that allow for natural light to pour through the space and offer incredible views of the Niver Creek Trail, part of the City of Thornton’s Open Space trail system.

Festivities for that day will begin at 1 pm with the official ribbon-cutting ceremony; doors open at 1:30 pm. Explore variations on light – from light graffiti to kaleidoscopes – while enjoying wintertime refreshments throughout the day.  Thornton’s own Flute Salad will play in the lobby from 1:30-3 pm. From 2:30-4:30 pm, “Reflections on Light – An Adult Story Time,” will be held by the fireplace. Guests are encouraged to bring written selections on the theme of light to read aloud, and several guest readers will also be participating. Outside, two dancers from Colorado Fire Tribe’s Firemancer will perform while ice sculptor Craig Winter of Aesthetic Ice works on a unique ice creation.

Manick Sorcar, internationally known laser light artist, will perform a spectacular laser light show by the entrance to the children’s area at 4:45 pm, repeating his performance every half hour until 6 pm. Visitors can also see Sorcar’s artwork on display in the community room that day.

Prior to the opening of Anythink Huron Street, limited library service will be available through Anythink in Motion, the district’s bookmobile, Mondays from 9-11 am, and Fridays from 12-2:30 pm, in the parking lot of the old Northglenn library. Customers can place holds, return books and pick up reserved materials there.

Library materials can be returned at the old library location’s book drop until 5 pm, Friday, January 22, 2010. After that, all materials should be returned to the new Anythink Huron Street location. Customers are also encouraged to visit the Thornton and Perl Mack locations for programs, library services and returns.