There are many unincorporated areas in Mesa County, echoes of old place names that exist for most people as amorphous blobs upon the map without clear boundary delineation. I can tell people I grew up in Clifton, but what does that really mean, aside from a designated census area, a mailing zip code of 81520, […]
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Paula Marchionda, a fused-glass artist whose work explores different textures and colors of glass and their interplay with light, is the new Mesa County Libraries 970West Artist in Residence. During her residency, which lasts through Dec. 2, 2019, Marchionda will host open studio hours in the 970West Studio, 502 Ouray Ave., and present a number […]
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To improve convenience to patrons, Mesa County Libraries are rolling out automatic renewals for most library items beginning today. Items eligible for renewal will automatically renew three days before their due date, extending their loan periods from their original due dates. That means that if you are still reading your book or watching your DVD […]
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Back in the wild, smartphone-less days of the west, sometimes all a man had to do with his time was to kick back, reflect, and write a bit of poetry. Kip Wood was one such man. Kip was an early Colorado pioneer and cowboy who spent a winter with Butch Cassidy and befriended local […]
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Mesa County Libraries are launching a new streaming video service, Kanopy, with a two-day animated short film festival Friday and Saturday, Aug. 30 and 31. Kanopy makes it easy to watch some of the most critically acclaimed films ever made, along with Great Courses options. Mesa County Libraries cardholders get 10 Kanopy checkouts per month, […]
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When Glenn McFall was a teenager riding the rails and looking for work to support his mother and siblings, he landed flat broke in Salida. He had sent all the money he had earned back to his mother, not thinking to save anything for food. He and a friend went door-to-door, asking for something to […]
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You can help Mesa County Libraries chart the course ahead. Your community libraries are looking toward the future, and we invite you to point the way by taking our 2019 survey. Results of this survey will help us draft a new strategic plan and improve the services we offer. The survey takes about 10 minutes […]
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I shelved this as young adult but I think anyone over the age of 15 or 16 would like this novel. This is probably the best story I’ve read this year, certainly this summer. Julie Berry tells a great story of four young people and their families and friends during the Great War (WWI). It […]
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Palisade peach season– it’s finally here! For over 125 years Palisade, Colorado has been utilizing the area to grow peaches that are loved far and wide. The first peach trees were planted in 1882 by a man named John Harlow who described the peaches as “ripening in the sun acquired a brilliant color not found […]
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Take the guesswork out of your residential irrigation system by attending a presentation, “Demystifying Small-Scale Residential Irrigation Systems,” at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, in the Mesa County Libraries Discovery Garden, Fifth Street and Chipeta Avenue in Grand Junction. Landscape architect Rob Breeden of the Mesa Conservation District and Nvision Design Studio will cover […]
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