A library employee reads a picture book to a group of children during storytime.

Why Storytime?

The library environment might seem antithetical to a family with young children. Is there any place in the hallowed halls of literacy for the noisy, busy everyday existence of a caregiver with an excited toddler and a vocal baby? As a matter of fact, there is. Library storytimes have been a tradition since time immemorial, […]

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Legal Resource Day, focusing on civil legal issues, set for Oct. 27

Attend presentations and bring your civil legal questions to Legal Resource Day, organized by the Mesa County Combined Court/21st Judicial District and co-hosted by Mesa County Libraries. There is no charge to attend this event, which happens 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27, at the Central Library, 443 N. 6th St. in downtown Grand Junction. The event […]

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Publishers Weekly 7/8/23

Here are the most current bestsellers according to Publishers Weekly: Fiction: The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Happy Place by Emily Henry Palazzo by Danielle Steel Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Zero Days by Ruth Ware Cross Down: An Alex Cross and John Sampson Thriller by James Patterson and Brendan DuBois The […]

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Students honored for graduating from library high-school education programs

Eleven students graduating from the Career Online High School and GED programs at Mesa County Libraries were honored in a ceremony May 24 at the Central Library in Grand Junction. Graduates who participated in the ceremony are: Lance Barley (GED), Alexander Campbell-Estrada (GED), Michael Cardenas-Albert (GED), Megan Conley (COHS), Kayla Grady (COHS), Taylor Rodriguez (GED), […]

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Library seeks 2023 Gardener in Residence for Discovery Garden

Mesa County Libraries are launching a unique opportunity for someone who knows and loves gardening and can share their knowledge with the public. The new Mesa County Libraries Gardener in Residence (GIR) will be based in the Discovery Garden at Fifth Street and Chipeta Avenue and will be responsible for operating and maintaining the garden […]

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Artist in Residence Kyle Webb holding a camera

Photographer Kyle Webb is new library Artist in Residence

Photographer Kyle Webb is the new Mesa County Libraries Artist in Residence through April 17. Kyle has extensive experience with photography and digital cameras, and he’s thrilled to have the opportunity to share his knowledge with the community. Photography is a lifelong pursuit for Kyle, with inspiration from his father’s photo hobby. In school, Kyle’s […]

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