Eleven students graduating from the Career Online High School and GED programs at Mesa County Libraries were honored in a ceremony May 24 at the Central Library in Grand Junction. Graduates who participated in the ceremony are: Lance Barley (GED), Alexander Campbell-Estrada (GED), Michael Cardenas-Albert (GED), Megan Conley (COHS), Kayla Grady (COHS), Taylor Rodriguez (GED), […]
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Publisher’s Weekly 5/26/23
Here are the most current bestsellers according to Publisher’s Weekly: Fiction: Happy Place by Emily Henry Only the Dead by Jack Carr Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver The 23rd Midnight by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro Queen Charlotte by Julia Quinn and Shonda Rhimes Yellowface by R. F. Kuang The Making […]
Continue readingPublisher’s Weekly 5/19/23
Here are the most current bestsellers according to Publisher’s Weekly: Fiction: Happy Place by Emily Henry The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece by Tom Hanks Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros The 23rd Midnight by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro Queen Charlotte by Julia Quinn and Shonda Rhimes Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver The Covenant […]
Continue readingPublisher’s Weekly 5/12/23
Here are the most current bestsellers according to Publisher’s Weekly: Fiction: Happy Place by Emily Henry The 23rd Midnight by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese The Wedding Planner by Danielle Steel Simply Lies by David Baldacci Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano The Secret Book […]
Continue readingCentral Library West Entrance to close May 15-16 for repair project
The West Entrance of the Mesa County Libraries Central Library in downtown Grand Junction will be closed Monday and Tuesday, May 15 and 16, while the doors and glass storefront are replaced. The West Entrance faces the intersection of Fifth Street and Grand Avenue. During the project, all Central Library visitors should use the East […]
Continue readingPublisher’s Weekly 5/5/23
Here are the most current bestsellers according to Publisher’s Weekly: Fiction: Happy Place by Emily Henry Simply Lies by David Baldacci In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin You Shouldn’t Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose It […]
Continue readingClifton Branch construction continues on schedule
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 […]
Continue readingCeramic artist Hannah Martin is new Artist in Residence
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 […]
Continue readingPublisher’s Weekly 4/28/23
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 […]
Continue readingThank you, library volunteers!
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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