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One Book, One Mesa County


One Book Movie Series This Sunday

Based on the award-winning 1985 novel by Margaret Atwood, the 1990 film “The Handmaid’s Tale” portrays a dismal near future, where infertility, environmental disaster, and a totalitarian religious government destroy life as we know it, especially for females.  Because of …

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Stars of One Book

“Speak for yourself!,” was Danny Rosen’s exclamation to those who claim looking at the night sky makes them, or all humans, “insignificant.” Hank Schoch explained that the matter that makes up humans is not all that different than what makes …

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Ponder the Night Sky

While our One Book movie series begins on Feb 3rd, our first program is just the next evening. Join us on Monday, February 4th at 6:00 pm for a panel discussion on the night sky. Having the title that it …

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One Book Movie Series

This Sunday, February 3rd, we begin our One Book Movie Series. Join us for On the Beach, a 1959 classic, starring Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire and Anthony Perkins. An American submarine finds a safe haven off the coast …

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Info about One Book 2013

Here at the Library, we’re gearing up for One Book, One Mesa County 2013 – as are many of you! We have already heard from so many of you who are reading the book and anticipating our programs and the …

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"The Dog Stars" featured at Barnes & Noble Book Fair

“The Dog Stars” by Peter Heller has been named the 2013 One Book, One Mesa County selection. The novel, published this year, is about a pilot named Hig struggling to survive in post-apocalyptic Colorado. After Hig’s family and friends – …

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“The Dog Stars” by Peter Heller is the 2013 selection for One Book, One Mesa County

Mesa County Libraries are proud to announce that “The Dog Stars” by Peter Heller has been named the 2013 One Book, One Mesa County selection.

The novel, published this year, is about a pilot named Hig struggling to survive in …

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One Book Update Summer 2012

Here at the Library, we’re getting questions already about our One Book, One Mesa County 2013 selection. Thanks for your interest and support! Our One Book committee has been very busy reading over the past five months to find a …

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Thank You!

Our One Book, One Mesa County 2012 annual event has just concluded. Amor Towles, author of Rules of Civility, addressed our audience at Avalon Theater on Saturday the 25th. Amor told personal stories of his life in New York City, …

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