School/Public Library Partnership in Colorado: “New Anythink Library Will Be Located on Thornton School Campus”

From the Denver Post:

The award-winning Anythink library system is ready to open a new library this summer in Thornton.
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The new 9,388-square-foot space will be located on the new Mapleton Public School’s Skyview Campus at 8990 York St.
“We are excited about this innovative mixed-use partnership between Anythink Libraries and Mapleton Public Schools to offer public library service in the original part of Thornton,” Thornton Mayor Heidi Williams said in a statement. “Integrating the public library on the new high school campus will be an exciting opportunity to bring our community and our schools together.”
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And even though the library will be located on a school campus, it still will be open to the public.
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The Anythink library system serving mostly Adams County is known for creative engagement and for more closely resembling a welcoming bookstore. The Dewey Decimal System was dropped for sections labeled by genres such as those used in retail, and the district no longer has late fees.

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Learn More About the New Library in this Anythink News Release
See Also: Adams County’s library district restarts for digital age with Anythink (December 6, 2011; via Denver Post)

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