Celebrate the diversity in our community at Mesa County Libraries Culture Fest! |
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Celebrate the diversity of cultures in western Colorado at the 2021 Mesa County Libraries Culture Fest, a two-day event that happens Friday and Saturday, Nov. 5 and 6, at the Central Library in downtown Grand Junction.
All Culture Fest events are open to the public at no charge.
Culture Fest is hosted by Mesa County Libraries and is cosponsored by Friends of the Mesa County Libraries.
ART RECEPTION
Kick off Mesa County Libraries Culture Fest with our Culture Fest Art Reception! Join us for music and the announcing of the winners of the Culture Fest Art Show. The reception begins at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, in the Central Library Community Room. A juror talk and announcement of awards will begin at 7 p.m.
The Culture Fest Art Show will be on display in the gallery corridor at the Central Library from October 22 to December 16.
CULTURE FEST CELEBRATION
Celebrate cultural diversity, learn about different cultures in Mesa County, and enjoy a variety of entertainment at the main Culture Fest celebration, which takes place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, throughout the Central Library.
Visit the Culture Fest web page for the full entertainment schedule. More information about performers to be added to this page soon!
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Receive online tutoring for school with Brainfuse HelpNow™
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Brainfuse HelpNow™ is an on-demand, anytime, anywhere eLearning resource for all ages and levels. HelpNow provides learning solutions for users of diverse needs and backgrounds.
Students can communicate with live tutors using an interactive whiteboard to chat, write, draw, copy/paste text or images, and graph homework problems.
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Participate in a Halloween-themed scavenger hunt at your library! |
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Between October 25 - 31, visit any Mesa County Libraries location during regular hours and enjoy a Halloween Scavenger Hunt! Kids are encouraged to work in small groups and to wear costumes!
Children will receive a prize when they complete the hunt. Good luck finding all the clues!
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Miss Humblebee's Academy for young kids provides unique online learning resources |
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Miss Humblebee’s Academy is a fun, interactive, and award-winning online kindergarten-readiness learning solution for children ages 3 to 6. Parents can track their child’s learning outcomes through weekly progress reports that are emailed and available online 24/7.
This resource helps children learn life skills as well as educational skills. This online learning platform offers children ages 3-6 a fun and interactive kindergarten readiness program.
The platform offers downloadable and printable lessons in both English and Spanish. There are fun do-it-yourself activities for children to do at home. In these lessons, children can choose to have a session read to them as they follow along, or the child can choose to read it by themselves.
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Preschool and Kids Take and Make:
Wind chime
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Use a chopstick, string, beads, washers, and other noise-making objects to create a wind chime. Hang it outside, and listen to it in the fall breeze.
This kit is also available for preschool children. This Take and Make Kit is available starting November 1 and will continue while supplies last. For ages 3-11. Visit any library location to pick up a kit.
These Take and Make Kits were made possible by the generous donations made In Memory of Myrna Renner.
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Participate in Kids Yoga with Nykole Coombs |
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Each month we welcome a community guest who will share a presentation or performance for kids and their families. We invite families with children of all ages to connect with your Mesa County neighbors while sharing in fun, engaging learning experiences!
Join us at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, November 4, in the Central Library Community Room for Kids Yoga with Nykole Coombs!
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Children can discover new titles
in weekly "Kids Read" meetups!
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We want to know what you're loving to read right now! Come and discuss your book with other kids that are 6-11 years old! Every week at Kids Read, Kacee and Diana, our Youth Collections Librarian and Youth Services Librarian, will lead group discussions about what everyone is enjoying and/or recommending.
Attendees will also have the opportunity to get their hands on the latest books that haven't reached library shelves yet! These advanced copies are shared with the group and eventually go home to one of the lucky readers. Readers can even write reviews that are sent to the publishers.
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Offered at various times and library locations, join us for Story Time! |
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Story Time makes learning fun! Featuring stories, songs, rhymes, and other activities, Story Time emphasizes five simple practices - reading, talking, writing, singing, and playing - that help children learn the skills they need to be ready to read.
Story Time is a great way to introduce your child to language skills in a positive and fun environment. Children and their grownups are encouraged to engage with books and songs and to actively participate in the program. Story times last around 30 minutes unless otherwise noted.
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Check out this upcoming Teen Time event |
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Teen Escape Game - The HMS Terror
Play the HMS Terror escape game from Breakout EDU with other teens! Do you have what it takes to break out? This event is for teens 12-18 years old.
This event takes place at 4 p.m., Friday, October 29, in the Central Library Mesa Community Room. Seating is limited, and registration is required. Visit the Event Calendar at mesacountylibraries.org to register. |
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Join a Dungeons and Dragons campaign |
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Join a Dungeons and Dragons campaign with other teens! Beginners are welcome – if you’ve never played before, we’ll teach you! Experts are welcome too. We will be playing Dungeons and Dragons, 5th edition.
Dungeons and Dragons takes place from 4 - 6 p.m. every first Friday and fourth Monday of the month, in the Central Library Mesa Community Room. Seating is limited, and registration is required. Visit the Event Calendar at mesacountylibraries.org to register.
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Teen Take and Make: Quill Pen Kit |
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The kit will include supplies to make an easy ballpoint quill pen, and to make your own personalized stamp and wax seal. Perfect for all your old-timey letters, fantasy maps, and secret correspondence.
This Take and Make kit is available starting November 1, and will continue while supplies last. Visit any library location to pick up a kit.
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Expand your home library collection at the October Book Sale! |
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There’s no better place than the Friends of Mesa County Libraries October Book Sale to stock your shelf with reading material for the winter or to shop early for holiday gifts.
This blowout sale, complete with bargains galore, happens Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 21-23, at the First Congregational Church, 1425 N. 5th St. (across from Grand Junction High School). The sale includes books for all ages – kids, teens, and adults.
The public sale happens 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Oct. 21-22, and the bag sale ($5 per bag, bring your own bag) happens 9 a.m.-noon Oct. 23.
Most books will be priced at $2 or less. Admission to the sale is free, and all sales are cash only. Masks are recommended.
Proceeds from the sale will benefit the Clifton Branch Project, which seeks to build a new, larger Mesa County Libraries branch in Clifton.
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Looking for something happening
at your library?
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Check our Event Calendar for full list of what's happening at Mesa County Libraries!
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A NOTE TO READERS
You are receiving this e-newsletter because you are a patron of Mesa County Libraries. The Kids & Teens email newsletter is sent monthly (with occasional special editions) to patrons and subscribers to keep you informed about what’s happening at your local library. The library values your privacy and will not share your email address or other information with anyone. You can update your library e-newsletter subscriptions by visiting the "Update Profile" link at the bottom of this newsletter. You can also remove yourself from all library e-newsletter lists by visiting the “Unsubscribe” link at the bottom of this newsletter.
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Contact Mesa County Libraries at 970-243-4442 or visit mesacountylibraries.org |
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