Books calendar
32nd Avenue Books & Toys
3633 W. 32nd Ave.; 303-908-7016; 32ndavenuebooks.com
May 3: Celebrate Children’s Book Week with Denise Vega, who will present her new picture book, “If Your Monster Won’t Go to Bed,” and lead an interactive “monster stop” and song plus a coloring session complete with free snacks. 4:30 p.m. Free.
May 6: Local publisher Ann Nye will cap off Children’s Book Week by reading fromand presenting “Where’s My Football?” Kids will have a chance to write their own book afterward. 4:30 p.m. Free. Anythink Libraries, Bennett
495 7th St., Bennett; 303-405-3231; anythinklibraries.org
May 9: Children’s storytime with tales, songs and fun for kids. 10 a.m. Free.
May 11: Win prizes during Bingo for Books. 4:15 p.m. Free. Anythink Libraries, Commerce City
7185 Monaco St., Commerce City; 303-287-0063
May 10: Toddler Time provides stories and art time. 10:30-11. Free. Anythink Libraries, Huron
9417 Huron St., Thornton; 303-452-7534
May 10: Children’s storytime. 10-11 a.m. Free.
Anythink Libraries,
Perl Mack
7611 Hilltop Circle, Denver; 303-428-3576
May 10: Preschool Story Time. 10 a.m. Free.
Anythink Libraries, Wright Farms
5877 E. 120th Ave., Thornton; 303-405-3200
May 9: Toddler Time with stories and art time for little ones. 10:3011:30 a.m. Free.
May 13: Share stories with the family during Saturday Story Time. 10-10:45 a.m. Free. BookBar
4280 Tennyson St.; 303-284-0194; bookbardenver.com
May 7: Jim Flynn will read from and sign “A Compendium of Curious Colorado Place Names.” 5 p.m. Free.
May 10: Discuss Peter Heller’s “The Dog Stairs” will fellow readers. 7 p.m. Free (with purchase of Heller’s newest novel, “Celine”).
May 12: Benjamin Ludwih will host a happy hour while reading from and signing “Ginny Moon,” 5 p.m., free; Colorado Book Award Finalists Readings for Literary Fiction, General Nonfiction and Poetry Finalists, 7 p.m., free.
May 13: Whitney & Stella will host another BookGirl mother and daughter book club, which covers “Full Cicada Moon” by Marilyn Hilton, 10:30 a.m., free; Chuck Barrett, Danica Favorite and DJ Steele will host another Local Author Happy Hour, 5 p.m., free. Boulder Book Store
1107 Pearl St., Boulder; 303-447-2074; boulderbookstore.com
May 9: Lennard Zinn and Chris Case will discuss their competitive sports health novel, “The Haywire Heart.” 7:30 p.m. $5.
May 10: Mark Bekoff and Jessica Pierce will discuss “The Animal’s Agenda,” which examines our relationship with animals. 7:30 p.m. $5.
May 11: Andrew Schelling will discuss his California-minded book, “Tracks Along the Left Coast.” 7:30 p.m. $5. Children’s Museum of Denver
2121 Children’s Museum Dr.; 303433-7444; mychildsmuseum.com
May 7-14: Adults and kids can enjoy a storytime filled with tales 0f far-off lands and other fun. 9:30 a.m. or 11:30 a.m., weekdays; 11:30 a.m. weekends.
Covered Treasures Bookstore
105 2nd St., Monument; 719-4812665; coveredtreasures.com
May 18: Peter Heller will present and sign his new book, “Celine.” 5-8 p.m. Free.
Tattered Cover, Aspen Grove
7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton; 303-470-7050; tatteredcover.com
May 9: Children’s Storytime, 10:30 a.m., free; during Children’s Book Week meet Denise Vega, author of young adult novels “Click Here,” “Access Denied” and “Rock On,” 10:30 a.m., free.
May 11: Brian Freeman, master of the thriller, will read from and sign his eighth Jonathan Stride novel, “Marathon.” 7 p.m. Free.
May 12: Colleen Oakley’s new romantic novel, “Close Enough to Touch,” is about a woman allergic to human touch. 7 p.m. Free.
May 13: Children’s Storytime, 10:30 a.m., free; Children’s Book Week: Bad Kitty party, 10:30 a.m., free.
Tattered Cover,
Colfax
2526 E. Colfax Ave.; 303-322-7727
May 8: Fantasy writer Christopher Paolini and artist Ciruelo will discuss and sign their new art book, “The Official Eragon Coloring Book Inheritance,” which features 40 works. 7 p.m. Free.
May 9: Discuss New York City and all its wonders during another active minds lecture, 12:30 p.m., free; Young adult author Cory Doctorow, from the popular blog BoingBoing, will discuss his first adult speculative fiction novel, “Walkaway,” 7 p.m., free.
May 10: Check out Colm Toibin’s new thriller “House of Names,” which is a modern retelling of Clytemnestra. 7 p.m. Free.
May 11: True crime and longtime New Yorker writer David Grann will present his haunting new book, “Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI.” 7 p.m. Free.
May 13: Children’s Storytime, 10:30 a.m., free; meet best-selling author Graeme Simison as he presents and discusses his new, romantic, slice-of-life novel, “The Best of Adam Sharp.” 7 p.m. Free. Tattered Cover,
LoDo
Tattered Cover, LoDo
May 2: Self-help guru Jen Sincero will present “You Are a Bad--- at Making Money,” her financial follow-up to her best-selling debut, “You Are a Bad---.” 7 p.m. Free.
May 13: Children’s Storytime, 10:30 a.m., free; Children’s Book Week: I Can Read party, 10:30 a.m., free.