Submission deadline extended for pandemic collection

The submission deadline for the “In This Together” collection of writing and art from the pandemic has been extended to midnight Thursday, July 1, 2021. The collection seeks to gather stories, poems, and artwork that Mesa County residents created during the coronavirus pandemic into a volume that will capture how creativity was expressed during the past 15 months. […]

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Publishers Weekly 06/07/21

Here are the most current bestsellers according to Publishers Weekly: Fiction Legacy by Nora Roberts Sooley by John Grisham The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir The Saboteurs by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul The Midnight Library by Matt Haig While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams […]

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New trees planted in Discovery Garden

The Mesa County Libraries Discovery Garden has a forest of young, new trees that will welcome garden visitors for decades. The trees were acquired through a grant from Friends of Mesa County Libraries and were planted in the Wilderness Garden section that fronts Fifth Street. The Discovery Garden is located at Fifth Street and Chipeta […]

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Publishers Weekly 05/31/2021

Here are the most current bestsellers according to Publishers Weekly: Fiction Sooley by John Grisham 21st Birthday by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave That Summer by Jennifer Weiner The Midnight Library by Matt Haig […]

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Summer Reading starts June 1

Now that summer is here, be sure to include Summer Reading at Mesa County Libraries in your plans! Summer Reading 2021 begins Tuesday, June 1, and wraps up Saturday, July 17. Along the way, kids, teens, and adults will have opportunities to pursue their reading goals, win prizes in biweekly drawings, and exercise their creativity […]

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Publishers Weekly 05/24/21

Here are the most current bestsellers according to Publishers Weekly: Fiction Sooley by John Grisham While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams 21st Birthday by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir That Summer by Jennifer Weiner The Midnight Library by Matt Haig A Gambling Man by David Baldacci The Four Winds […]

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Illustrator Rachel Campbell Osborne is new 970West Artist in Residence

Illustrator and graphic designer Rachel Campbell Osborne is the new Mesa County Libraries 970West Artist in Residence. Campbell Osborne’s residency begins May 24 and lasts through Aug. 30, 2021. During that time, she will teach programs focusing on different kinds of painting, and she will host weekly Meet and Greets at the Mesa County Libraries […]

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Eli Saslow, author of “Rising Out of Hatred,” to present online talk May 27

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Eli Saslow, author of “Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist,” will give a live online author talk May 27 about his book and the issues it addresses. Saslow’s talk is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, May 27, via Zoom. Those interested in attending the event should register […]

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Publishers Weekly 05/17/21

Here are the most current bestsellers according to Publishers Weekly: Fiction 21st Birthday by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro Sooley by John Grisham The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Finding Ashley by Danielle Steel A Gambling Man by David Baldacci The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah […]

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Publishers Weekly 05/10/21

Here are the most current bestsellers according to Publishers Weekly: Fiction Sooley by John Grisham Finding Ashley by Danielle Steel A Gambling Man by David Baldacci The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Ocean Prey by John Sandford Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy (Book 2: Greater Good) by Timothy Zahn A […]

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