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continuation of that legacy and retail experience,” she said.

Kwame Spearman, Tattered Cover’s CEO, said in a statement that the pop-up will be open at Park Meadows mall until midJanuary, “but we would love to see it become a long-term home for us eventually.”

Until then, the nearest location is the store’s Aspen Grove location at 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive in Littleton. Spearman said hosting the Park Meadows pop-up has “been an absolute pleasure.”

“We are thrilled with the response and support from the Lone Tree community,” Spearman said.

Kate Brasch, Tattered Cover’s kids book buyer, played an integral role in stocking the Park Meadows pop-up.

Popular or best-selling books at the Park Meadows location spanned from holiday classics like “The Polar Express” by Chris Van Allsburg to recent works from well-known authors like J.K. Rowling, whose new book “The Christmas Pig” follows a lost beanbag toy and the boy who fi nds it.

Shoppers favored author Mo Willems as well, whose “Elephant and Piggie” books are “simple, funny and kind stories about an elephant and his friend who is a pig,” she said.

Brasch also recommended her favorite books from 2021 and her most anticipated reads of 2022.

Her most-loved books of 2021 include “The Night Walk,”written and illustrated by Marie Dorleans, and “Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess,”written and illustrated by Tom Gauld.

“I love this quirky fairy tale with illustrations that are fi ne in every sense of the word,” she said.

Among children’s books in 2022, she is most looking forward to checking out “Being a Dog — A Tail of Mindfulness,” written by Maria Gianferrari and illustrated by Pete Oswald. The book teaches about all fi ve senses by following “a dog just being a dog,” she said, and will be published on April 5.

Among adult books, Brasch plans to read “Sea of Tranquility” by Emily St. John Mandel, which also will come out April 5.

“Earlier novels of Emily St. John Mandel include ‘Station Eleven’and ‘The Glass Hotel,’” Brasch said. “I so enjoyed both of these titles, so look forward to this new fantastical and hopefully fantastic book.” our community are crucial with our mission of removing barriers to education and creating those community partnerships,” Perrin-McGraw said.

Since Immigrant Pathways began working with ACC in 2017, McGraw said the program has been crucial for opening more doors to students.

“It opens a whole new way of looking at their educational path and giving them confi dence to apply for funding and knowing that there’s external groups, like (Immigrant Pathways), actively wanting them to move forward,” she said.

The money given by Immigrant Pathways is doubled by a statewide program, the Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative, that matches every $1 of the scholarship, providing students up to $2,000 from the money they secure from Immigrant Pathways.

Along with ACC students, Immigration Pathways works with several immigrant service organizations to identify applicants who may be eligible for a grant. This includes the Littleton Immigration Resources Center and the Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning in Denver.

While Immigration Pathways receives larger donations of around $1,000 every year from organizations like the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s Colorado chapter, it mainly relies on smaller donations from individuals across the metro area.

“It’s a non-stop effort to educate the community about what we’re doing,” Thornton said. “Most of what we raise comes from people in the community who believe in our work.”

Thornton said she’s proud of the progress and growth the nonprofi t has made. As it celebrates its $100,000 grant landmark, its members are preparing to bring help to incoming refugees from Afghanistan throughout Colorado, with around 2,000 anticipated for the Denver metro area.

Thornton said the organization is anticipating an infl ux of grant requests, but she remains hopeful that the community that has supported Immigrant Pathways will continue.

“America has always been a land of immigrants,” she said. “And people look to us for humanitarian leadership.”