What could be better than cozying up to a stack of grisly medical histories and wincing at the misdeeds of the dirty-fingered, germ-denying butchers that made life in the old days so dangerous? Much to my delight, I found a new book to add to my beloved genre, “the frightful facts about medical history.” In The […]
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Women’s history month: Books for kids (and grown-ups)
In honor of Women’s History Month I’d like to highlight a few great books about awesome women throughout history. Although you’ll find these books in the children’s area of the library, anyone can enjoy reading them. You can check them all out at Mesa County Libraries. Rad American Women A-Z and Rad Women Worldwide […]
Continue readingRemembering Stephen Hawking: 1942-2018
Theoretical physicist and best-selling author Stephen Hawking passed away on Wednesday morning in Cambridge, England at the age of 76. His groundbreaking work in the fields of gravity and black holes made him a leading scientist of his generation. He also had remarkable success as a writer. His 1988 book A Brief History of Time sold […]
Continue readingPoetic Celebration of National Women’s History Month
“Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.” -Mary Oliver March is National Women’s History Month. To further celebrate the abundance of fantastic female masterminds who have roamed this earth, I’ve compiled a short list of American lady poets whose words have inspired throughout the years. The following authors […]
Continue readingThe Weird Tales of Seabury Quinn
The cover of The Horror on the Links, by Seabury Quinn, is obviously what compelled me to check out this book. The howling man-beast (what kind of beast though?) carrying on in front a gloomy mansion is just the best thing I’ve seen in a while, and when I read the description inside, “Seabury Quinn’s . […]
Continue readingColorado women’s history-pioneer edition
March is Women’s History Month and the sturdy pioneer women of Colorado deserve a hearty salute. They worked long and hard by themselves or alongside husbands to make their home in the Colorado wilds. They fought to bring schools, churches, and women’s suffrage to Colorado. In fact, Colorado was the second state in the union, […]
Continue readingMarch 1-it’s National Pig Day!
Every pig has its day, and today is it, thanks to two Texas sisters, Ellen Stanley and Mary Lynne Rave, who decided in 1972 that the humble porker deserved its own day of tribute. Revered for their smarts and their affectionate natures, pigs are so much more than the main ingredient in BLTs. I have […]
Continue readingNew De Beque Branch Library to celebrate opening with open house March 1
The new Mesa County Libraries De Beque Branch plans to celebrate its opening with an open house from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, March 1. The library is located at the De Beque School, 730 Minter Ave. Events during the open house include: 4:30 p.m. – Story time, with a book giveaway 5 p.m. – Acoustic music […]
Continue readingThe twisted marriage thriller
Who knew that marriage was such a treacherous business? Married people, maybe, and anyone who’s read Gone Girl. It should not be a surprise to anyone that terrible people and their terrible marriages are a large part of the thriller genre; apparently, the gruesome methods these people use to torment each other know no bounds. So, whether […]
Continue readingChildren in Black History
One November day, a brave little girl named Ruby Bridges went to her first day of school. She would be the first black student to attend a whites-only school, changing it from segregated to integrated. In 2018, students of different races and ethnicities attend school with each other every day all across America. In 1960, […]
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