The Library will be CLOSED on Sunday, March 31 in observance of Easter.
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Library Hours: Monday-Thursday 9:30am-7:30pm, Friday-Saturday 9:30am-5:00pm and Sunday 12pm-5pm
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Head of Literacy Services James talks about all of the totally free and amazing things Literacy and our 115 Literacy Volunteers do at the library! Youth Collections Librarian and Local Author Di shares all of the magic of Kids Book Club, Genreflecting, and how to find your next favorite read.
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Love hot tea and good conversation? Join one of our many book clubs! Jennifer and Michelle discuss a recent Kiva Book Club read. Got a teen? Are you a teen? Teen Librarian Sam has all the deets on Teen Services AND his book, Genreflecting.
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Volunteer Coordinator Nikki shares all the growing details of the Discovery Garden! Communications Specialist Emmi encourages Mesa County Artists to apply for the Artist in Residence Program!
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Members from the library fantasy football league "Lord of Couches" join the podcast to discuss their season and preview the playoffs. Guests include James, Aaron, Ike, and Amberlee!
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This episode of The Audissey is released during the COVID-19 Coronavirus Statewide Stay-At-Home Order. These segments were pre-recorded before library services were suspended and although all library locations are closed until further notice we hope you'll enjoy learning about our normally scheduled services (and get excited for when we're able to offer them again). Enjoy our boy Brevin banter with Dave and Bethany as he details one of our favorite...
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Is Bethany's mom a saint? Our sources say yes. Bethany and her mom Tami coordinated an effort to manufacture masks for family, friends, and co-workers during this pandemic. This is an extremely compassionate feat for a teacher navigating distance learning (Tami) and full-time library assistant/grad student (Bethany) and those of us who were gifted masks are extremely grateful for the act of kindness. Thank you Bethany and Tami! Trevor Adams, Library...
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Summer Reading is here! We talk to Head of Youth Services, Cydney and Librarians Diana and Ike and learn about all of the fun stuff we have planned for Summer Reading 2020! Teen Services Coordinator Andrea shares about all of awesome events and prizes available for Teens as well! Sign up for Summer Reading at mesacountylibraries.org! Other resources mentioned in this episode: • Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough
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Bethany and David interview our new Library Director, Michelle Boisvenue-Fox! Team Awesome, library staff in charge of Comic Con, discuss all things Comic Con 2019!
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What are you doing while you're "docked" at home? Our staff are playing video games! Join Bethany, Emmi, Logan, Cheyanna, and Riley as they share their favorite things about Animal Crossings. Josh shares what he loves the most about Doom! We hope you will remain "docked" in your homes and enjoy the online resources Mesa County Libraries provides during this time. Enjoy weekly episodes of DOCKED with brief updates from Michelle on how the library plans...
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Isolation is bad for everyone. Health-wise, isolation is the same as smoking 15 cigarettes every single day. Since March 2020, we’ve all experienced some of the negative effects of isolation. What we don’t realize is that sense of loneliness we’ve felt for a few months is actually many people’s everyday lives. The Mesa County senior population needs quality nutrition and socialization. Amanda DeBock, Program Manager of Meals on Wheels Mesa...
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Prepare to have your hearts warmed! It's the season of giving and Mesa County Libraries and Grand Valley Catholic Outreach have come together for the eleventh consecutive year of community connection. Catholic Outreach Volunteer Coordinator Ellen Riemer and Mesa County Libraries Head of Collection Management Betsey Dick sat down with us to discuss the uplifting history of providing well over 1,000 gifts to local underprivileged individuals through...
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More than ever, mental health needs all of the support! We sat down with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Western Slope to discuss the amazing FREE resources NAMIws offers our community. Program Director Leslie Kent and Executive Director Kevin Barclay share the history of NAMI, what tools NAMI offers to help individuals and families with mental illnesses, and upcoming services for 2021.
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Running is fun… right? Library Assistants Amberlee and Rose Marie share with Bethany and Emmi why on earth they enjoy the worst type of exercise of all time. All joking aside, physical fitness is to the body what reading is to the brain. You need to do it for your mental health! Listen in as these ladies share how running (as well as other types of exercise) aid in the strengthening of their bodies, souls, and minds.
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Listener discretion is advised for this episode. Trigger warnings are listed below for each banned book discussed. 1:50 - 9:45 Perks of Being a Wallflower, 13 Reasons Why: Suicide 10:10 - 18:38 The Hate U Give: Death, shooting of a black student by a white policeman 18:45 - 34:40 George: Transgenderism 35:00 - 44:40 Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: Content frightening in nature (spooky!) 44:45 - 52:08 Prince & Knight: Teen Suicide, LGBTQ+ 52:16...
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Have you ever read an article from The Onion and laughed? Have you then observed a family member share that same article on Facebook, believing it was fact? How do you politely let her know what she's sharing as "truth" is actually satire? Information Literacy and Digital Literacy sound like big, scary, words the average person wouldn't use. But when it comes down to it, Information Literacy is a set of abilities requiring individuals to recognize...
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It's finally here! Virtual Comic Con at Home runs October 1 - October 31, complete with: ►Now - Oct 22 Comic Con Art Show: visit our Central Location to see the art in person, or see our Facebook album) ►Oct 1 - 31 All Ages Graphic Novel Reading Challenge (register now) Prizes include: mystery bags filled with graphic novels, Comic Con swag, local gift cards, and much more! ►Oct 2 - 9 Comic Con Take and Make (available while supplies...
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Welcome to Community Conversations! A series of conversations Mesa County Libraries staff has with passionate and informed community members. On our first ever Community Conversations episode, Bethany and Emmi sat down with the Tremaine Jackson, Head Football Coach at Colorado Mesa University. Hired in late 2019, Coach Jackson has navigated a wide variety of changes not only related to how he adapted running practice of a team of 100+ players due...
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It's the spookiest time of the year and we invited two special guests to discuss double murders, elevator ghosts, supernatural activities, the valley curse, and casket caves! A special thank you to Bob Silbernagel, author and journalist, and librarian Ike for joining us on this creeeEeepy episode!
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Abandoned buildings, mine camps, and towns, oh my! Librarian Ike shares the secret past of Mesa County Ghost Towns. Librarian Noel discusses the re-initiation of the Oral History Project, a partnership with the Museums of Western Colorado, and the rich local history available at Mesa County Libraries!
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Adam is the best thing to happen to the 970West Studio. Change my mind. But for real, learn how to use the 970West Studio for free! Librarian Ike is back and a little too secretive about Dolores Cave. Learn more about local archeology findings in the Rashleigh Regional History Room!