If you’re missing the in-person Mesa County Libraries Comic Con this year (and who isn’t?), take heart! You can join us for the virtual Comic Con at Home, the next-best thing to an in-person Comic Con! Comic Con at Home includes an All-Ages Graphic Novel Reading Challenge, the premiere of a video featuring participants in […]
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Kids Read Picks presents book reviews by kids using Mesa County Libraries. Don’t be surprised if you can’t find some of these books at the library or in stores (yet): kids who attend Kids Read Book Club virtually on Tuesdays at 4:00 have access to books before they are officially published. They also write reviews […]
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Death Stranding is an action game set in a post-apocalyptic United States. Death Stranding refers to an event where BTs (Beached Things) have escaped their afterlife “beaches” and are free to roam the earth. Their presence is followed by an acid-like rain that causes everything it touches to age and deteriorate at an extreme rate. […]
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Kids Read Picks presents book reviews by kids using Mesa County Libraries. Don’t be surprised if you can’t find some of these books at the library or in stores (yet): kids who attend Kids Read Book Club virtually on Tuesdays at 4:00 have access to books before they are officially published. They also write reviews […]
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Waiting in the locker room you hear the crowd chanting and yelling. As you open the doors the noise doubles and you begin the long walk out onto the green field. You’ve been training for this, you look sharp in your uniform, and your team is as ready as they will ever be! Welcome to […]
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Every day we have tons of information thrown at us in a variety of ways and formats, from social media to T.V. to newspapers to books. It is important then, that we understand how to evaluate information and use it effectively in our lives. This process is called information literacy, which the American Library Association […]
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“While local multiplayers are a bit of a rarity these days, this game allows you to play with the person sitting right next to you. An easy game for non-gamers, button mashing is a legitimate strategy in Injustice 2.” – Sean Central Branch Injustice 2 is a fighting game set in the DC universe. This […]
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Although Mesa County Libraries are planning virtual Comic Con-related events this fall, we are happy to have the opportunity to display the Comic Con Art Show at the Central Library (Aug 28 – Oct 28 ) in addition to the virtual show (see below for slideshow). Stop by anytime the library is open to view […]
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Evan Curtis, an award-winning independent stop-motion animator and filmmaker, will be the new Mesa County Libraries 970West Artist in Residence beginning Aug. 24, 2020. Curtis will offer weekly Meet and Greets from 4-6 p.m. Thursdays beginning Aug. 27 at the Mesa County Libraries 970West Studio, 502 Ouray Ave. across from the Central Library. The public […]
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The Mesa County Libraries Discovery Garden has a new sign! The sign, which faces Fifth Street near Chipeta Avenue, is built of steel and wood in a rustic design that evokes the feel of a country garden in a city setting. Library staff designed the sign, which was then built and generously donated by All […]
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