“The mission of Handy Chapel has been and continues to be a beacon of helping with the spiritual, social and economic needs of all our fellow man.” – Josephine Dickey Nestled on the corner of 2nd Street and Grand Avenue in Grand Junction, Colorado lies the Handy Chapel, an important structural piece of Mesa County’s […]
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Publisher’s Weekly 02/10/2022
Here are the most current bestsellers according to Publisher’s Weekly: Fiction: The Maid by Nita Prose The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave One Step Too Far by Lisa Gardner The Judge’s List by John Grisham The Horsewoman by James Patterson and Mike Lupica The Wish by Nicholas […]
Continue readingOverDrive app moving to Libby
If you use the OverDrive app to download ebooks, e-audiobooks, and other library content onto your mobile device, you’ll want to read this news. OverDrive is phasing out the aging OverDrive app, which was introduced more than 10 years ago, and is asking users to migrate to the Libby app. Libby is an OverDrive product […]
Continue readingPublisher’s Weekly 02/03/2022
Here are the most current bestsellers according to Publisher’s Weekly: Fiction: The Horsewoman by James Patterson and Mike Lupica The Maid by Nita Prose The Judge’s List by John Grisham The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles One Step Too Far by Lisa Gardner The Wish by Nicholas […]
Continue readingFebruary Staff Picks
Just because it’s the shortest month of the year doesn’t mean you have to read any less! The Mesa County Libraries staff has prepared a few great book recommendations for you to explore to help fill the brisk days of February. Click on any of the cover images below to be directed to our catalog. […]
Continue readingPublisher’s Weekly 01/27/2022
Here are the most current bestsellers according to Publisher’s Weekly: Fiction: One Step Too Far by Lisa Gardner The Horsewoman by James Patterson and Mike Lupica The Maid by Nita Prose The Judge’s List by John Grisham The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles The Stranger in the […]
Continue readingPublisher’s Weekly 01/20/2022
Here are the most current bestsellers according to Publisher’s Weekly: Fiction: To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara The Horsewoman by James Patterson and Mike Lupica The Maid by Nita Prose Something to Hide: A Lynley Novel by Elizabeth George Invisible by Danielle Steel The Judge’s List by John Grisham The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura […]
Continue readingLocal History Thursday: A Horse in the House and Other Animals Inside
According to Muriel Marshall in her history of the Uncompahgre, cowboy and probable horse rustler Ben Lowe may once have ridden his horse into the John Davis clothing store on Grand Junction’s Main Street during one of his “Shoot up Main” weekends. Marks on the floor from the horse were reportedly visible in the clothing […]
Continue readingPandemic-themed local anthology “In This Together” now available
Copies of “In This Together: A Community Anthology,” a collection of pandemic-related creative works by Mesa County residents, are now available for purchase or checkout from Mesa County Libraries. More than 30 local artists, writers, and poets contributed works they created during the pandemic to this collection, which is intended to commemorate this time in […]
Continue readingPublisher’s Weekly 1/13/2022
Here are the most current bestsellers according to Publisher’s Weekly: Fiction: Invisible by Danielle Steel The Judge’s List by John Grisham The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave The Wish by Nicholas Sparks The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles Star Wars: The Fallen Star (the High Republic) by Claudia Gray Wish You Were Here […]
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