In Emma Flint’s compelling new crime novel,Little Deaths, Rose Malone is a complicated woman. A cocktail waitress and single mother of two, she likes booze and men and flashy clothes and lots of makeup. This makes her unpopular with the dowdy and narrow-minded mothers in her Queens neighborhood; when her two young children go missing, and are […]
Continue reading“Real Boy” film to be shown May 24 at Central Library
Join us at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, for a screening of “Real Boy,” the next film in the Indie Lens Pop-Up Film Series. The screening takes place at the Mesa County Libraries Central Library Community Room, 443 N. 6th St. in Grand Junction. An opening reception begins at 6 p.m., with the film […]
Continue reading970West Studio Artist in Residence Ruth Ann Feild explores fabric and fiber arts this summer
Longtime Grand Junction resident Ruth Ann Feild is the new Mesa County Libraries 970West Studio Artist in Residence, and she has scheduled a series of events and open studio hours to share her artistry with the public. Feild works in fabrics and fiber, creating detailed and unique pieces that tell stories of their own. Feild […]
Continue readingAdults- join us for coloring fun!
If the hurly-burly of this modern world is getting you down, come to the Central library Monument Community Room May 11, from 6:00 to 7:30 pm, and chill out creatively. We supply the coloring pages, coloring books, and colored pencils, and you bring your own sweet self ( and a friend!). It’s a fun, peaceful way to […]
Continue readingMesa County Libraries offer Career Online High School
Mesa County Libraries are offering qualified Mesa County residents the opportunity to earn an accredited high school diploma and credentialed career certificate through Career Online High School, a program designed for adults who want to advance their education and pursue career training. “Earning a high school diploma is a life-changing achievement,” said James Price, head […]
Continue readingThe Department of Intrepid Women-the Nellie Bly edition
When moxie was being handed out, reporter and writer Nellie Bly got the lion’s share. Known for her journalistic exposés, such as Ten Days in a Madhouse, in which she feigned insanity to get into an asylum, her investigative work led to reforms in the treatment of mentally ill people. She also replicated Jules Verne’s Around the World […]
Continue readingDo you love poetry?
Maybe you’ve never been into poetry, but wish you could be. Now’s a good time – April is National Poetry Month, and you can celebrate with the library. Enjoy a live poetry reading on April 25, at 6:00 p.m. on our Facebook page with L. Luis Lopez and others. Naturally, we also have some mighty fine […]
Continue readingDe Beque Branch Library to close for summer; Pop-up library to serve community temporarily
As part of a transition to a new location in the new De Beque School, the Mesa County Libraries De Beque Branch will close its current location Wednesday, May 17, 2017. During the summer, Mesa County Libraries will serve the De Beque community with a pop-up library that will be open in Gazebo Park from […]
Continue reading“National Bird” film screening to explore U.S. drone wars April 26
“National Bird,” a documentary about the controversial U.S. drone war, is the next film in the Indie Lens Pop-Up Film Series at the Mesa County Libraries Central Library in Grand Junction. The screening opens with a reception at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 26, followed by the film in the Central Library Community Room, 443 N. 6th St. […]
Continue readingWhat will you read next?
Does finishing a great book fill you with feelings of impending doom? What if you don’t have another good one lined up already? Better you should avoid the tedious sniveling that could ensue (or is that just me?), by going directly to the Book Reviews and Recommendations page on the Mesa County Libraries website. There you will find […]
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