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On Wednesday, April 26, in a boardroom located in a Sixth Avenue skyscraper in Manhattan, a group of Exxon executives decided to kill the Colony Shale Oil Project. They considered a variety of factors, including the rising cost of the project, an unfavorable petroleum market, and declining first-quarter profits. They made their decision, shook hands, […]
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Here are the most current bestsellers according to Publisher’s Weekly: Fiction: Happy Place by Emily Henry The 23rd Midnight by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese The Wedding Planner by Danielle Steel Simply Lies by David Baldacci Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano The Secret Book […]
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An oral history interview with local arts pioneer Dave Davis can now be found online in the Mesa County Oral History Project (a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado). Many Grand Valley residents know the name of Dave Davis in association with Grand Junction’s Art on the Corner, a longstanding […]
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The West Entrance of the Mesa County Libraries Central Library in downtown Grand Junction will be closed Monday and Tuesday, May 15 and 16, while the doors and glass storefront are replaced. The West Entrance faces the intersection of Fifth Street and Grand Avenue. During the project, all Central Library visitors should use the East […]
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Here are the most current bestsellers according to Publisher’s Weekly: Fiction: Happy Place by Emily Henry Simply Lies by David Baldacci In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin You Shouldn’t Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose It […]
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Forty-one years ago, on May 2, 1982, the news dropped like a bomb on the Western Slope; Exxon was pulling the plug on its $5 billion investment in the Colony Oil Shale Project, effective immediately. Overnight, $85 million in annual payroll disappeared as 2,100 workers were laid off from the project. The resulting upheaval was […]
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After a long, cold winter, it finally seems safe to say that spring is here! As we roll into May with warmer weather, construction of the new Mesa County Libraries Clifton Branch continues on schedule. While there may not be much new to see from the outside, crews have been busy transforming the inside of […]
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Ceramic artist Hannah Martin is the new Mesa County Libraries Artist in Residence. Martin, a Grand Junction resident, has scheduled regular public Meet & Greets each Tuesday through Aug. 1 and will lead several programs for adults, teens, and children during her residency. Martin began her art career after watching a behind-the-scenes documentary of the […]
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Here are the most current bestsellers according to Publisher’s Weekly: Fiction: Simply Lies by David Baldacci Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano Dark Angel by John Sandford It Ends with Us: Special Collector’s Edition by Colleen Hoover Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls Where Are the Children Now? by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke Things I […]
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During this National Volunteer Appreciation Week, Mesa County Libraries wish to thank all of the volunteers who generously give their time to our local libraries. Last year, more than 270 volunteers gave almost 11,000 hours of their time to the library. Our volunteers work at all eight library locations, performing a wide variety of tasks. […]
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