Here are the most current bestsellers according to Publisher’s Weekly: Fiction: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmu Without a Trace by Danielle Steel The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes The Boys from Biloxi: A Legal Thriller by John Grisham Fairy Tale by Stephen King Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult […]
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Publisher’s Weekly 1/6/2023
Here are the most current bestsellers according to Publisher’s Weekly: Fiction: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmu The Boys from Biloxi: A Legal Thriller by John Grisham Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution by R F Kuang Fairy Tale by Stephen King Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and […]
Continue readingSign a beam for the new Clifton Branch Library!
The new Clifton Branch is taking shape, and Mesa County Libraries invite community members to make their name part of the new building! A public beam-signing celebration is set for 2:45-3:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, where the community is invited to stop by and sign a steel beam that will become part of the building. […]
Continue readingHoopla to see new limits in 2023
If you use hoopla® through Mesa County Libraries, you’ll experience some service changes beginning this month (January 2023). Starting this month, we are reducing the number of hoopla checkouts you can make each month from eight to five. In addition, we are implementing a budget cap on our hoopla service, which means that once the library […]
Continue readingPublisher’s Weekly 12/30/2022
Here are the most current bestsellers according to Publisher’s Weekly: Fiction: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Verity (Special) by Colleen Hoover A World of Curiosities by Louise Penn Desert Star by Michael Connelly Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmu The Boys from Biloxi: A Legal Thriller by John Grisham Fairy Tale by Stephen King Dreamland by […]
Continue readingPublisher’s Weekly 12/09/2022
Here are the most current bestsellers according to Publisher’s Weekly: Fiction: A World of Curiosities by Louise Penn The Boys from Biloxi: A Legal Thriller by John Grisham Fairy Tale by Stephen King Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmu Triple Cross by James Patterson Dreamland by Nicholas Sparks Desert Star by Michael Connelly The Choice: The […]
Continue readingNew Clifton Branch foundation under construction
If you haven’t driven by the site of the new Mesa County Libraries Clifton Branch near the intersection of D½ and 32½ roads recently, here’s an update of what’s been going on since we broke ground at the end of August: Work on preparing the ground to start pouring concrete for the foundation progressed smoothly […]
Continue readingPublisher’s Weekly 12/2/2022
Here are the most current bestsellers according to Publisher’s Weekly: Fiction: The Choice: The Dragon Heart Legacy, Book 3 by Nora Roberts The Boys from Biloxi: A Legal Thriller by John Grisham Fairy Tale by Stephen King A Christmas Memory by Richard Paul Evan Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmu The Whittiers by Danielle Steel Dreamland […]
Continue readingGiving Trees to help people in need are at Mesa County Libraries through Dec. 5
Now in its 14th year, the Giving Tree collaboration between Mesa County Libraries and Grand Valley Catholic Outreach seeks to help local families in need during the holidays. Giving Trees decorated with gift requests from Mesa County residents in need are at the Central Library in Grand Junction and library branches in Clifton, Fruita, Orchard […]
Continue readingThe 2022 National Book Awards
The 2022 National Book Awards announced their 73rd annual literature winners in the categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature, and young people’s literature on November 16th, 2022. After a brief welcome from Padma Lakshmi, the presentation for the Literarian Award was given to Tracie D. Hall by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi for Outstanding Service […]
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