New things are happening at the library! Anythink has launched Dream & Design: Exploring Nature and Architecture, an immersive experience at Anythink Wright Farms where visitors can learn about and contribute ideas for the future Anythink Nature Library.
Get involved! Library patrons of all ages are invited to create a diorama using natural materials, guided by a prompt related to one of the library’s five focus areas:
- boundless, where nature education is seamlessly provided within the library and throughout the surrounding land
- well-being, focusing on the health and wellness of the community
- environmental stewardship, expanding individual responsibility to the earth
- heritage, celebrating the history and culture of the people, animals, flora, and fauna of the West
- beauty, creating a space that is designed to inspire
A new prompt is provided every two weeks, so the space will evolve over time. The Anythink Nature Library architects and design team will use these ideas to inform the new library’s design.
Where will this new space be? Anythink Libraries and the City of Thornton have entered an agreement to build a nature library on the current Aylor Open Lands property at 136th Avenue and Quebec Street in Thornton. The intergovernmental agreement would lease 15 acres to the district, with plans to build a 35,000-square-foot nature library. The other 140 acres of open lands will be programmed by the Anythink team and reserved for nature learning and exploration.
Construction will tentatively begin third quarter 2023, with an anticipated open date in 2025.
The library will act as a natural extension of the Aylor Open Lands and will encourage people of all ages to spend time outdoors learning about stars, water, wildlife and seasonal changes to help build a culture of environmental stewardship. This natural experience is intended to spark imagination and creativity while providing a place to practice being human.
About Anythink®
Anythink is a new style of library – a place of unlimited imagination, where play inspires creativity and lifelong learning. Anythink serves the residents of Adams County, Colo., with seven libraries and a bookmobile. For more information, visit anythinklibraries.org.
