Do your kids want to drive a simulated space shuttle? Make amazing shapes with bubbles? Spend the day exploring over 100 interactive hands-on exhibits? EUREKA! Science Museum in Mesa County has got you covered. Mesa County Libraries is proud to offer free admission passes to the EUREKA! Science Museum. These passes can be checked out […]
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Libraries to close for Christmas and New Year’s holidays
All Mesa County Libraries locations will be closed Friday and Saturday, Dec. 24 and 25, for the Christmas holiday. Library locations also will be closed Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, for New Year’s Day. The library’s website will operate during the holidays, and patrons will be able to place holds, renew materials, and use eResources such […]
Continue readingPublic open house set for Dec. 7 on proposed new Clifton Branch
An open house to present plans and gather community feedback about the proposed new Mesa County Libraries Clifton Branch is scheduled from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7, at Rocky Mountain Elementary School, 3260 D 1/2 Road in Clifton, in the school’s library/media center. As envisioned, the new library would be part of a Mesa County […]
Continue readingInterested in computer and tech help? Please take our survey!
Mesa County Libraries want to how we can best serve you in regard to computer and technology instruction and assistance. To help us, we’re asking patrons to answer some questions that will provide us with valuable information for our planning. We invite you to complete this questionnaire online by clicking here. The survey is open […]
Continue readingApplications accepted for Mesa County Libraries Board of Trustees openings
Applications are being accepted to fill upcoming openings on the Mesa County Public Library District’s Board of Trustees. The seven-member volunteer board adopts and oversees the budget, bylaws, and policies of the library district; conducts long-range planning; and prepares an annual financial report to the Mesa County Commissioners. Board terms are for five years, and […]
Continue readingLibrary Friends to host October Book Sale Oct. 21-23
There’s no better place than the Friends of Mesa County Libraries October Book Sale to stock your shelf with reading material for the winter or to shop early for holiday gifts. This blowout sale, complete with bargains galore, happens Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 21-23, at the First Congregational Church, 1425 N. 5th St. (across from […]
Continue readingExhibitors and panel ideas sought for MCL Comic Con
Applications for exhibitor space at the 2021 Mesa County Libraries Comic Con are now being accepted, as are ideas and proposals for panel discussions and presentations. MCL Comic Con 2021 is set for 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, at the Grand Junction Convention Center, 159 Main St. in downtown Grand Junction. EXHIBITORS Exhibitor […]
Continue readingSubmission deadline extended for pandemic collection
The submission deadline for the “In This Together” collection of writing and art from the pandemic has been extended to midnight Thursday, July 1, 2021. The collection seeks to gather stories, poems, and artwork that Mesa County residents created during the coronavirus pandemic into a volume that will capture how creativity was expressed during the past 15 months. […]
Continue readingSummer Reading starts June 1
Now that summer is here, be sure to include Summer Reading at Mesa County Libraries in your plans! Summer Reading 2021 begins Tuesday, June 1, and wraps up Saturday, July 17. Along the way, kids, teens, and adults will have opportunities to pursue their reading goals, win prizes in biweekly drawings, and exercise their creativity […]
Continue readingIllustrator Rachel Campbell Osborne is new 970West Artist in Residence
Illustrator and graphic designer Rachel Campbell Osborne is the new Mesa County Libraries 970West Artist in Residence. Campbell Osborne’s residency begins May 24 and lasts through Aug. 30, 2021. During that time, she will teach programs focusing on different kinds of painting, and she will host weekly Meet and Greets at the Mesa County Libraries […]
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