Audissey

: S1 E3 - Live! Comic Con 2019; Members of Team Awesome (Comic Con planning committee) join the live podcast to draft a strike force of superheroes to take down the Joker and his unlikely band of co-conspirators. Which nerd drafted the best team? Who's the biggest suck-up at the library? Listen in and see if you agree with our live audience's winning pick. Recorded live at Comic Con 2019.

: S1 E4 - Mesa County Ghost Towns | The Oral History Project; 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!

: S1 E5 - Literacy at Mesa County Libraries | Find a New Book with Genreflecting; 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.

: S1 E6 - Teen Programs | Kiva Book Club; 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.

: S1 E7 - 970West Studio | Dolores Cave; 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!

: S1 E8 - Library Fantasy Football League; 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!

: S2 E1 - Fine Free | Strategic Plan; Join our Director Michelle and Associate Director Shana as they discuss two of the most important Mesa County Library updates for 2020 – fine free policy and our new strategic plan!

: S2 E2 - Veterans Remember; Join Technology Specialists Joe and Sean as they discuss Veterans Remember. Veterans Remember is an ongoing project that seeks to collect and document the memories, thoughts, and experiences of U.S. military veterans who live in Mesa County. The project begins with World War II veterans, and over time, as more interviews are collected, are added to this video collection.

: S2 E3 - TEDxGrandJunction | Census 2020; Our 970West Studio visited TEDxGrandJunction the weekend of March 8, 2020. Check out our interviews with inspirational speakers and enthusiastic attendees alike! The 2020 Census is now live! Colorado will gain $2,300 in federal funding for each individual who completes the census, so visit 2020census.gov and get to censusing!

: S2 E4 - Words on Wheels | Fruita and Gateway Branches | Video Games; 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 services, Words on Wheels! Meet Logan, super cool gamer and Library Assistant talk about rad video games and the sweet branch locations she frequents (we're lookin' at you, Fruita and Gateway Branches!).

: S2 E5: TJ Smith Artist in Residence | Art at MCL | Bye, Dave!; Meet our Spring 2020 Artist in Residence, TJ Smith. Learn how TJ uses his love for travel and nature as an artistic means of creating multidisciplinary art. | Meet Jessica Geddes, Art Librarian (Yeah. That's her legit title)! Jessica shares all of the sweet things she's doing to promote the arts at the library and in her role in the Creative District. Learn how the library is an excellent art reference for artists. | Ugh. Guys, Dave left. We're definitely NOT salty about it... In all reality, we are so excited to see Baby Dave™ in his new role as Community Engagement Manager for Downtown Grand Junction. We've already watched him and his team continue creatively supporting local businesses during the COVID-19 shutdown and we are so excited to see all of the continuous creativity Dave churns out at his new gig!

: S3 E 9: Mirrors and Windows Reading Experience; "Stories advance how we think about culture," - Brevin, amazing human (and library staff member!). Mesa County Libraries is launching a new, all-ages diversity reading experience May 1 (this Saturday) via Beanstack! Staff members Brevin, Elizabeth, and Trevor sat down with our hosts to talk about this new experience.

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