Finding a book I like and am willing to finish is very difficult. But as I started Roses I found that a book is more than meets the eye and more then what others say about the book. I normally do not enjoy books that take place in the early times but Roses had an enchanting […]
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Teen Reviews: The Trials of Apollo: The Burning Maze
Awesome book in the Riordanverse. As you read you will find yourself worrying about characters they have introduced, and you’re always trying to guess the end so it’s full of surprises and always keeps you on your toes. Beloveded characters return, and you truly see Apollo’s growth as a character from the beginning of the […]
Continue readingTeen Reviews: Anger is a Gift
I picked up this book thinking it was going to be about how anger can be used as a power. When I started reading I was surprised about what it was about. It is about a boy who lives in a run down town and has to deal with police brutality in schools. I could […]
Continue readingTeen Reviews: Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World
This book was something beautiful. It’s hard to find a good LGBT+ book, but this one really, really is. Ivy is relatable, she’s someone with problems and needs, she’s someone who smiles when she thinks she should, even though she doesn’t want too. She’s figuring out who she is, just like all of us. When […]
Continue readingTeen Reviews: Bring Me Their Hearts
Do you ever read a book and get so MAD when it ends? That’s this book, for me. I got so entangled in the story, the romance and the fighting and all that came in between- And then, it ended, and I needed MORE, and I was so ANGRY- (I may or may not have […]
Continue readingTeen Reviews: Carry On
I loved this book so much. Personally I had to read the last paragraph to make sure I wanted to read it. I did and I started to read the book. I loved it so much! The action and the point of view of all of the characters that way you get to know how […]
Continue readingTeen Reviews: Ship It
‘Ship It’ is a fabulous YA novel about a girl obsessed with a TV show, who gets to live every fangirls dream- Meeting the actors of the show! Unfortunately, one of the lead actors is… Less than kind to her after she asks a question at a comicon panel about whether a ship between the […]
Continue reading2018 Poetry Contest Adult and Teen Winners!
Congratulations to our 2018 poetry contest winners! We had dozens of great submission this year and included a Grade 6-12 option for the first time. If you missed entering this year, keep an eye out for our 2019 contest! Winning poems from this year can be found below. Adult winners: 1st Place/Adult: Patrick G. Metoyer […]
Continue readingTeen Reviews: Brightly Burning
This book was absolutely brilliant – it was a mix of so many things; sci-fi, mystery, romance. It was a beautiful blend and had just the right amount of each element. Being set in a future of governmental evils and love interests who just can’t stay still, it reminded me much of Defy the Stars […]
Continue readingVolunteers are crucial to the library – and its patrons
Thank a library volunteer this week! It’s Volunteer Appreciation Week, and it’s time to recognize how crucial volunteers are to the services that Mesa County Libraries provide. How crucial are they? The work that volunteers do helps the library circulate materials efficiently. In other words, when a patron returns a book or DVD to the […]
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