![[Image ID:] A group of oil shale workers are re-vegetating processed shale pies. Image courtesy of the US Department of Energy.](https://mesacountylibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/14497978485_715ac04330_o-3-150x150.jpg)
Forty-one years ago, on May 2, 1982, the news dropped like a bomb on the Western Slope; Exxon was pulling the plug on its $5 billion investment in the Colony Oil Shale Project, effective immediately. Overnight, $85 million in annual payroll disappeared as 2,100 workers were laid off from the project. The resulting upheaval was […]
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After a long, cold winter, it finally seems safe to say that spring is here! As we roll into May with warmer weather, construction of the new Mesa County Libraries Clifton Branch continues on schedule. While there may not be much new to see from the outside, crews have been busy transforming the inside of […]
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Ceramic artist Hannah Martin is the new Mesa County Libraries Artist in Residence. Martin, a Grand Junction resident, has scheduled regular public Meet & Greets each Tuesday through Aug. 1 and will lead several programs for adults, teens, and children during her residency. Martin began her art career after watching a behind-the-scenes documentary of the […]
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Here are the most current bestsellers according to Publisher’s Weekly: Fiction: Simply Lies by David Baldacci Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano Dark Angel by John Sandford It Ends with Us: Special Collector’s Edition by Colleen Hoover Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls Where Are the Children Now? by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke Things I […]
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During this National Volunteer Appreciation Week, Mesa County Libraries wish to thank all of the volunteers who generously give their time to our local libraries. Last year, more than 270 volunteers gave almost 11,000 hours of their time to the library. Our volunteers work at all eight library locations, performing a wide variety of tasks. […]
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Here are the most current bestsellers according to Publisher’s Weekly: Fiction: Dark Angel by John Sandford Lassiter by J. R. Ward Things I Wish I Told My Mother: The Most Emotional Mother-Daughter Novel in Years by Susan Patterson, Susan DiLallo, and James Patterson Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls Tomorrow, and […]
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Here are the most current bestsellers according to Publisher’s Weekly: Fiction: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Homecoming by Kate Morton Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano Countdown by James Patterson and Brendan DuBois Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld Tress of the Emerald […]
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Here are the most current bestsellers according to Publisher’s Weekly: Fiction: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Loyalty by Lisa Scottoline Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls Countdown by James Patterson and Brendan DuBois Tombs: Junji Ito Story Collection by Junji Ito I Will Find You by Harlan Coben Tomorrow, and […]
Continue reading![Photo depicting an early shale mining operation in Parachute Creek. Workers can be seen hauling shale by wheelbarrow or by horse-drawn wagon. [Image Credit: Museums of Western Colorado]](https://mesacountylibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2004.44.1007-150x150.png)
Here on the Western Slope, we have a long and troubled history with oil shale. Despite its tremendous abundance, the oil shale industry has never really lived up to its many promises to transform Western Colorado into a domestic energy juggernaut, and in the past these broken promises have cost us dearly. The economic, environmental, […]
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While spring has been off to a slow start in Mesa County, progress on the new Mesa County Libraries Clifton Branch is moving along at a steady pace. Since April is Earth Month, we want to highlight some energy-saving, environmentally friendly features of the new branch. With many large windows offering views of Mount Garfield […]
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