Library News & Updates:
July 2019
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Summer Reading Fun for All!
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Children's Program:
Now through July 31
Accept our reading challenge and earn a new prize each week all summer! Reading logs and bags are available for pick up in the library.
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Juniors Program: Ages 10 - 17
Now through July 31
Earn pizzas, comic books, and more for reading and completing summer reading program activities.
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Adults: Play Book Bingo!
Now through September 9
Pick up a bingo card from the library, read books that match the categories on the front of the bingo card, fill in bingo squares as you read over the summer, and turn it in to enter our FABULOUS prize drawings!
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Big thanks to this year's Summer Reading prize donors:
98 Center, Bike Fiend, Dave's Corner Market, Desert Thread, Escape Moab, Gravel Pit Lanes, Miguel's Baja Grill, Moab Barkery, Moab City Recreation, Moab Garage Co., Moab Gear Trader, Moab Yoga, Moonflower, Pizza Hut, Rave 'N Image, Red Rock Astronomy, Tech Zen, and Wildland Scapes!!
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Women's World Cup of Writers
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July 1 through 27 Weekly
Vote for your favorite writer in our World Cup inspired contest! We've pitted 16 authors from around the world in contests against each other.
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Each week you can cast a vote in the library to help decide who will advance to the next round. There will be four rounds - one for each week in July. At the end of the month, one author will be left standing and one lucky participant will win a prize!
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We will be on air with Back of Beyond Books at
5pm on Monday, July 1
for KZMU's monthly Audio Book Club!
We'll also discuss our latest bookish pursuits and upcoming local literary events.
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The library will be closed on Thursday, July 4 for Independence Day.
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Special Summer Reading Event
Wednesday, July 10, 1:00 PM
Star Hall
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Second Wednesday Book Club
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Wednesday, July 10, 6:00 PM
Moab Library Board Room
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July's selection is
Their Eyes Were Watching God
by Zora Neale Hurston. Copies are available for checkout in the library. New participants are always welcome!
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Saturday, July 13, 10:30 AM
Moab Library
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July's Musical Story Hour will feature Moab's own Taiko Dan. Weather permitting, this musical demonstration, and story-telling experience will take place outside under the library's shade structure.
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Presented in partnership with Moab Music Festival.
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Live Webcast Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11's Historic Moon Landing
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Monday, July 15, 2:00 PM
Moab Library
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Join us for a guided recreation of Apollo 11's journey to see how the mission was executed by crew members and mission control in Houston. The live webcast will be presented by Dr. Carter Emmart, the Director of Astrovisualization at the American Museum of Natural History.
Brought to our library by the American Museum of Natural History and the STAR Network's NASA @ My Library program.
Learn more
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Moab Poets & Writers Open Mic
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Wednesday, July 17, 6:00 PM
Moab Library Large Meeting Room
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Come enjoy an open mic session in partnership with the Moab Poets & Writers. Share some writing of your own or come listen to local artists share their work. Light refreshments will be served.
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History of the Great Floods of the Colorado and Green Rivers
with Dr. Vic Baker
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Thursday, July 18, 6:00 PM
Moab Library
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Vic Baker, Regents Professor of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Arizona will speak on the history of great floods in our area. A panel discussion will follow. Dr. Baker has authored or co-authored 400 research papers and chapters, and authored or edited 18 books on topics that include flood geomorphology and the history/ philosophy of earth and planetary sciences.
Presented in partnership with Utah State University's Center for Colorado River Studies and Science Moab.
More info
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Castle Valley Lecture:
The History of U.S. Public Lands
with Walt Dabney
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Tuesday, July 23, 7:00 PM
Castle Valley Library
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Walt Dabney, former National Park Ranger and Superintendent and Texas State Parks Director will discuss the origins of America's public lands, their significance, past and current issues, and much more. The presentation will include time for questions and discussion.
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Friday, July 26, 11:00 AM
Castle Valley Library
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July's selection is
Exit West
by Mohsin Hamid. Copies are available for checkout.
New participants are always welcome!
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Story Time with Doctor Mack!
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Saturday, August 3, 10:30 AM
Moab Library
Join Dr. Whitney Mack for a special story time! Dr. Mack recently moved to the Moab area. She works in the Family Practice at Moab Regional Health Clinic. We will have stories, crafts, and activities about exercise and movement.
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Use Your Library Card to Download eBooks, Audiobooks, and more!
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Visit our
digital collections
webpage or contact us at 435-259-1111 for assistance getting started.
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Sincerely,
Grand County Public Library Staff
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