In 1939 the Grand Junction Public Library was located at 5th and White. The children’s center had been recently remodeled and the youngsters who visited were undoubtedly excited to get to use the new area. At least 20 children regularly attended story time which was usually followed by a snack and crafts. It is now […]
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El Paso is Winston Groom’s first work of fiction in almost 20 year since Forrest Gump. It is a brawny, sprawling novel, part legend, part history, of outlaws, revolutionaries, railroad tycoons, kidnappings, and daring rescues. While Europe plunges into the Great War, the Mexican Revolution intrudes on the still wild American southwest. When railroad tycoon […]
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Our wrapped Banned Book titles were a great success due to each of you who “took a chance” on what you would get! Each title had only the reason(s) it was banned on the cover to identify it, yet they disappeared off the display each day. Some of you also wrote in our Banned Journal […]
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Mesa County Libraries will host “Can It for Fines,” a library-fine amnesty event, Oct. 19 and 20, 2016, to generate canned-food donations for the Food Bank of the Rockies. Library patrons who owe fines for overdue materials may get $1 off of their balance for each canned food item they donate at a Mesa County […]
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Great news! You can now learn to play an instrument with your library card and Lynda.com. Lynda is already an industry leader when it comes to software and business training, and now they’ve brought that same excellence to learning music! Lynda now has courses in voice training, songwriting, guitar, drums, piano and bass. There are […]
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Paul Dean Proctor’s book Uranium: Where It Is and How to Find it was published in 1954. During this time a uranium mining boom was taking place in the western United States and Mesa County was a hub for that industry. Several uranium mills operated in our region and the Atomic Energy Commission was headquartered […]
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The Wild Colorado (WildCO) mobile app – a valuable new resource for recreationists, tourists, educators, and anyone else who enjoys Colorado’s great outdoors – is now available to the public. Developed by the Mesa County Public Library Foundation and Mesa County Libraries, with support from Alpine Bank and Colorado Parks and Wildlife, the WildCO app […]
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Save the date — Oct. 8! The second annual Mesa County Libraries Comic Con is happening from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Central Library, Fifth Street and Grand Avenue in Grand Junction. Last year’s event, which attracted more than 1,600 people, featured activities and entertainment for all ages. This year, […]
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Art work is being sought for a juried art show that will take place as part of Mesa County Libraries’ 2016 Culture Fest, an annual two-day celebration of Mesa County’s cultural diversity. The show will be exhibited Oct. 25, 2016, through Jan. 3, 2017, at the Central Library, Fifth Street and Grand Avenue in Grand […]
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A new reading program is here: Fall Reading Challenge! Go to Beanstack get started. August 15 – December 1 Ages 5-11 Try to read a total of 55 hours (30 minutes/day) in the allotted time. Earn up to 5 badges and a certificate of completion More reading programs coming soon! Stay tuned to your […]
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