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Mesa County Libraries and the Museum of Western Colorado have teamed up to provide Central Library patrons with a glimpse of the museum’s unique collections. A newly installed display case in the Central Library’s checkout area will host a rotating exhibit provided by the museum. The displays will give library patrons an interesting glimpse […]
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You know when you see something on Facebook that you really enjoy and you think you should mark in some way, but you don’t? Now I am sorry that I didn’t. A year or so ago a word floated around, a word to capture the feeling once you finish a book that you enjoyed so […]
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It was great to see so many people at our first annual Comic Con! Mesa County comic fans showed up in droves for free comics, activities, photo ops, and our costume contest! In case you missed it—don’t worry, we’ll do it again next year! Start putting your costume together. And in the meantime enjoy these […]
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Do you want a street named after you? Or do you simply need your own name changed? You can find a form for that on our Legal Forms database. More popularly requested, Legal Forms offers quitclaim deeds and a wide range of forms related to Power of Attorney and Wills & Estates issues. Other topics […]
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Congratulations to the winners of this year’s poetry contest! A big thank you to all who entered and to Randy Phillis for being our judge. We’ll see you again next year 🙂 1st Place – Barbara Meeker, “the edge of a poem” 2nd Place – Chelsea Tryon, “Home, 5:15 p.m.” 3rd Place – Ruth Michels, […]
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Local author James Van Pelt is a man of many talents. He has written a variety of short story collections and novels in addition to teaching English in Mesa County schools and at Colorado Mesa University. His short story “The Last of the O-Forms” was a Nebula Award finalist in 2002. His works have been […]
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In 1882 London, a detective duo playfully reminiscent of Holmes and Watson debut in M.R.C. Kasasian’s The Mangle Street Murders. When March Middleton’s father dies, she agrees to live with her godfather, the eminent “personal” detective (private is for bedrooms, he says), Sidney Grice. Cold-blooded, vain and avaricious, Grice is approached when a beautiful young […]
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Karen Kllanxhja, a seven-year staff member of Mesa County Libraries, has been named Development Director for the library district. As Development Director, Kllanxhja will lead grant-writing and fundraising activities for the Mesa County Public Library District and will serve as the library’s liaison to the Mesa County Public Library Foundation and the Friends of […]
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There’s nothing like a good audiobook to while away the hours on a long road trip or, for that matter, a short trip on a road under construction. A great audiobook requires two things to capture your attention and entertain you: a great book and a great reader. Here are some suggestions — For a […]
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I apologize that I did not think to share this news earlier! My friend and co-worker, Giselle, let me know a couple of weeks ago that there would be a mini-series based on Alice Hoffman’s historical novel, The Dovekeepers. The mini-series is produced by Roma Downey and Mark Burnett. My apology comes because Part 1 […]
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