Here are the most current bestsellers for fiction and nonfiction according to Publishers Weekly: Fiction Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline Deadly Cross by James Patterson A Time for Mercy by John Grisham The Return by Nicholas Sparks Daylight by David Baldacci The Awakening: The Dragon Heart Legacy, Book One by Nora Roberts The Law […]
Continue reading2020 Music Books
This year has been tough in a multitude of ways, one being the decrease in live music performances. An at-home activity to honor the fan within and expand your love of music is to read up on some musical legends from the comfort of your couch! There has been a slew of books published this […]
Continue readingFriday Focus – Novelist
Whoops! Accidentally skipped the 11/27 post! I’m blaming my Mom for giving me 1/2 a pecan pie on Thanksgiving which put my brain into sugar crash/can’t think mode. Yes, I’m aware I didn’t HAVE to eat all of it, but alas… In today’s Friday Focus we’ll be looking at one of my favorite library tools […]
Continue readingPublishers Weekly 12/07/2020
Here are the most current bestsellers for fiction and nonfiction according to Publishers Weekly: Fiction Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline Deadly Cross by James Patterson The Awakening: The Dragon Heart Legacy, Book 1 by Nora Roberts The Return by Nicholas Sparks Daylight by David Baldacci A Time for Mercy by John Grisham The Law […]
Continue readingVideo Game Review: Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity goes big and certainly doesn’t go home! Like the other modern Warriors games this is a hack and slash battlefield adventure. We have a wide variety of characters to play as, from Link all the way to Prince Sidon and even Master Kohga of the Yiga Clan. Each character has […]
Continue readingDecember Staff Picks
Like it or not, winter is on its way. What better way to dream away the cold than cuddling up with a good read? Although Mesa County Libraries are currently closed to public access, we are happy to be offering Curbside pick-up services to continue replenishing your reading lists and movie-watching needs. Our staff has […]
Continue readingLocal History Thursday: When They Allowed A Brothel To Advertise At A Baseball Game In Lincoln Park
Reading through hundreds of oral history transcripts, I’ve found out some interesting things about my hometown of Grand Junction, Colorado. There were teacher-sanctioned boxing matches at the old Clifton School, a bear cub that lived in a South Street brothel, and of course (I mean, who couldn’t see this happening?), the time they allowed a […]
Continue readingConcepts for new Clifton Branch released for public review
Two conceptual designs for the proposed new Clifton Branch Library are now available for public review and comment. DESIGNS Many of the features in the designs were based on public comments made in community meetings hosted in fall 2019 by library consultant Jamie LaRue. A summary of comments from those community meetings is available […]
Continue readingPublishers Weekly 11/30/2020
Here are the most current bestsellers for fiction and nonfiction according to Publishers Weekly: Fiction Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson Daylight by David Baldacci A Time for Mercy by John Grisham The Law of Innocence by Michael Connelly All That Glitters by Danielle Steel The Return by Nicholas Sparks The Sentinel by Lee Child […]
Continue readingVirtual forums set Dec. 2 and 5 for public to review new Clifton Branch design concepts
Two virtual community forums for residents of the Clifton and Fruitvale communities to review conceptual designs for the proposed new Clifton Branch Library are scheduled for 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, and 2-3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, on the Zoom online meeting platform. The forums will present information about the project and the conceptual designs, […]
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