When you take a core of enriched uranium-235 and start flinging neutrons at it, something very special happens. First, the neutron strikes the nucleus of a single atom of uranium-235, causing it to split into fragments. Then, these fragmented atoms release neutrons of their own, which strike the nucleus of neighboring atoms, causing a cascading […]
Continue readingPublishers Weekly 09/23/23
Here are the most current bestsellers according to Publishers Weekly: Fiction: Holly by Stephen King Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Code Red: A Mitch Rapp Novel by Kyle Mills Fall of Ruin and Wrath by Jennifer L. Armentrout Tom Lake by Ann Patchett Payback in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel by J. D. Robb Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver The Vaster […]
Continue readingNew Clifton Branch Library Grand Opening set for Saturday, Oct. 7
Please join Mesa County Libraries for the official Grand Opening Celebration of the new Clifton Branch! The event is set from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, at the new library, 3270 D 1/2 Road (next to Rocky Mountain Elementary School). There is no charge to attend. The grand opening will include tours […]
Continue readingPublishers Weekly 09/16/23
Here are the most current bestsellers according to Publishers Weekly: Fiction: Holly by Stephen King Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Payback in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel by J. D. Robb Look Out for the Little Guy by Scott Lang Tom Lake by Ann Patchett The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger Tom Clancy Weapons Grade by […]
Continue readingPublishers Weekly 09/09/23
Here are the most current bestsellers according to Publishers Weekly: Fiction: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Tom Lake by Ann Patchett The Breakaway by Jennifer Weiner Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride The Girl in the Eagle’s Talons: A Lisbeth Salander Novel by Karin Smirnoff Lion & […]
Continue readingCosplay at Comic Con: Keep it classy, and be kind
Whether you’re a first-time convention-goer or a veteran cosplayer, you’re going to Mesa County Libraries Comic Con to have a good time. To make that happen, here are a few etiquette tips for enjoying the multitude of costumed players who will be at Grand Junction Convention Center this Saturday, September 16th. Personal Hygiene – It […]
Continue readingPublishers Weekly 09/01/23
Here are the most current bestsellers according to Publishers Weekly: Fiction: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Tom Lake by Ann Patchett Dead Mountain by Douglas Preston After That Night: A Will Trent Thriller by Karin Slaughter Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Lion & Lamb: Two Investigators. Two Rivals. One Hell of a Crime by James Patterson Covenant of […]
Continue readingLocal History Thursday: Peaches and Pioneers, an Early History of the Palisade Peach
It’s August, which can only mean one thing on the Western Slope; it is now peach season! If you’ve spent any time around the Grand Valley during late summer, you’ll know that we can get a bit crazy over our peaches. Everywhere you look, it’s peach cobbler, peach jam, peach wine, peach ice cream, or […]
Continue readingPublishers Weekly 8/25/23
Here are the most current bestsellers according to Publishers Weekly: Fiction: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Tom Lake by Ann Patchett Lion & Lamb: Two Investigators. Two Rivals. One Hell of a Crime by James Patterson Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride None of This Is True by […]
Continue readingPublishers Weekly 8/19/23
Here are the most current bestsellers according to Publishers Weekly: Fiction: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Tom Lake by Ann Patchett Happiness by Danielle Steel The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese Happy Place by Emily Henry Out of Nowhere by […]
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