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Need inspiration for your next download? We've got you covered.

Each month, we're rounding up the most-borrowed eBooks and audiobooks on Libby by Anythink patrons. If you're wondering what to download next, start with these fan favorites from last month:

🎧 Top 10 Audiobooks
"Dear Debbie" by Freida McFadden
"The Night We Met" by Abby Jimenez
"Atmosphere" by Taylor Jenkins Reid
"Rites of the Starling" by Devney Perry
"The Housemaid" by Freida McFadden
"Beautiful Ugly" by Alice Feeney
"The Correspondent" by Virginia Evans
"My Husband's Wife" by Alice Feeney
"Theo of Golden" by Allen Levi
"Red Rising" by Pierce Brown

📖 Top 10 eBooks
"The Night We Met" by Abby Jimenez
"The Widow" by Fiona Barton
"Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir
"The Let Them Theory" by Mel Robbins
"Atmosphere" by Taylor Jenkins Reid
"Theo of Golden" by Allen Levi
"Remarkably Bright Creatures" by Shelby Van Pelt
"Dungeon Crawler Carl" by Matt Dinniman
"Yesteryear" by Caro Claire Burke
"The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook" by Matt Dinniman

Download these popular titles and thousands more with your Anythink library card through Libby. Can't find the title you're looking for? Be sure to check Palace Project and Hoopla, too — there are plenty more stories waiting to be discovered.

Celebrate Pride Month with 57 books that highlight LGBTQIA+ voices, stories and experiences for readers of all ages. Here are just a few of our picks:

✨ Adult Fiction
“John of John” by Douglas Stuart
“Ascension” by S.T. Gibson
“Black Flame” by Gretchen Felker-Martin
“Star Shipped” by Cat Sebastian
“A Lady for All Seasons” by T.J. Alexander
“The Impossible Garden of Clara Thorne” by Summer N. England

✨ Adult Nonfiction
“Bending the Rules” by Camille Benda
“Mighty Real” by Barry Walters
“Supergay!” by Frankie Grande
“Transgender History” by Susan Stryker
“Transcendent” by Laverne Cox
“A Q***r History of the United States” by Michael Bronski

✨ Teen/YA
“One of the Boys” by Victoria Zeller
“He's So Possessed with Me” by Corey Liu
“Sometimes the Girl” by Jennifer Mason-Black
“Bad Q***r” by Gayathiri Kamalakanthan
“Q***rleaders” by Olivia A. Cole
“Meet Me at the Picket Line” by Jasper Sanchez

✨ Kids
“Ollie in Between” by Jess Callans
“A World Worth Saving” by Kyle Lukoff
“Hooray for She, He, Ze, and They!” by Lindz Amer
“A Child's Introduction to Pride” by Sarah Prager
“Princess Pete” by Zoey Allen
“Under One Rainbow” by Chris Ayala-Kronos
Whether you're looking for fiction, memoirs, history, romance or books for young readers, you'll find something to add to your reading list.

Explore all 57 titles: https://www.anythinklibraries.org/blog/57-books-that-celebrate-pride-and-the-lgbtqia-community/

Fútbol Fest kicks off today! We're inviting you to celebrate the world's biggest sporting event with us this summer!

This week alone, Anythink Libraries is hosting:
⚽ Soccer Mini-Games
📝Trivia
📺 Watch Party
🎮 Video Game Sessions
👕 Make Your Own Team Jersey Class

Bring your team spirit and join in on all the fun! View our full event lineup: https://www.anythinklibraries.org/futbol-fest/

Owner and operator of SVF Coffee Bar, David Granda, credits Anythink’s makerspace and its staff for educating and empowering him to grow his business. He’s used The Studio to make company T-shirts, key chains, stickers and even the wooden logo now displayed on his coffee cart.

“Each one of those pieces has helped me to bring my coffee brand to life,” he said. “[The Studio] has a been a great resource for my brand, and it can be a great resource for other small businesses,” Granda said.

The Studio Specialist Hannah Cline agreed, saying the makerspace can give entrepreneurs a place to start, offering access to technology and guidance from knowledgeable staff.

“A lot of people have wonderful ideas, but they don’t necessarily have the tangible skills to bring them to life,” she said. “[The Studio] can be a really good place to get your feet wet in a low-pressure, low-cost environment.”

👉 Read more about how Granda’s brand journey started right here at Anythink Libraries: https://www.anythinklibraries.org/blog/how-the-studio-makerspace-helped-thornton-entrepreneur-build-a-coffee-brand/

Our Pride celebration at Thornton Community Center got a bit messy and very colorful! 🌈
Armed with glue, shaving cream, dye, glitter and baking soda, kids created their very own sparkly slime, representing every color of the rainbow!

🍕Make June 11th Pizza Night!

On Thursday, June 11 from 5 to 8 p.m. Parry's Pizza (Northglenn, CO) will be donating 20% of all takeout and dine-in orders to the Anythink Foundation’s Kinship Campaign! Be sure to mention Anythink while placing your order.

Supporting your local library never tasted this good.

Anythink Libraries Thornton Community Center Partial ClosureThe Thornton Community Center will be closed May 18–25, but the Anythink Thornton Community Center Library will remain open with adjusted access and potential…

🌿 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗪𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗦𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗼’𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 🌱

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻’𝘀 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻 is raising funds to help us launch free, nature-based programming and community events at our new Nature Library and across all our branches.

All donors will be entered to win tickets to an exclusive preview tour of the Anythink Nature Library! Be among the first to see all of the exciting features this wildly different library has to offer before it officially opens on Aug. 8.

👉 Donate today to enter: https://www.anythinklibraries.org/donate/

Join us all June for a month filled with fun, lively programs outdoors and inside to get you in the mood for summertime! Here’s just a few of the many exciting activities we have coming up:

🐝 BEEKEEPING FOR BEGINNERS
Explore beekeeping tools, observe real hive components and gain insight on how anyone can support pollinators at home. All ages welcome; no registration required.
🐐 GOATS VISIT FROM SONFLOWER RANCH
Come watch and learn as baby goats explore our gardens. All ages welcome; no registration required.
🏕️ NOURISH YOUR INNER FOODIE WITH CAMPFIRE CUISINE
Learn skills from .events to enhance your future outdoor cooking and camping experiences, while enjoying a dish we make together. Appropriate for families with children 6 and older; registration required.
🔨 DATE NIGHT AT THE STUDIO: LEATHER ACCESSORIES
Learn basic leather working with your partner as we peruse patterns for bracelets, key fobs and other accessories. Appropriate for teens and adults; registration required.
🥔 CRAZY HAIR POTATOES: SEEDS, SPROUTS & SILLY FACES
Kids will turn an ordinary potato into a wacky character! Appropriate for ages 6 – 12; no registration required.
⚽ TEEN SOCCER SESSION WITH SOCCER IQ ACADEMY
Come join professional soccer coaches for a Q&A, soccer drills and a pickup game! Appropriate for ages 12-20; registration required.
📚 BINGO FOR BOOKS
Come play bingo with us and win books as prizes! All ages welcome; registration required.
💄 GROW, GLAM, GLOW
Take a seat at The MakeUp Table and grow your skills in this step-by-step glam class. Appropriate for ages 13 – 17; registration required.

👉 See our full event calendar and register for these activities and more here: https://events.anythinklibraries.org/events

⚽🌍 Celebrate the world’s biggest sporting event with Anythink Libraries this summer!

From June 10 – July 16, join us across the district for:
🏆 Watch parties
🎮 Video game tournaments
👕 Make-your-own team jersey & bandana programs
🧠 Trivia nights

Cheer on your favorite team, show your spirit and join the fun all summer long. Visit our website to see all the activities we’re planning and how you can get involved: https://www.anythinklibraries.org/futbol-fest/