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Crafting Narrative Nonfiction: You Must Find the Story

Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Roadrunner Room (RM) at Red Mountain Library
Program Type:
Writing
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

Nonfiction accounts for 95% of all published material but writing text that is simultaneously riveting and factual can be quite challenging.

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Library Branch: Red Mountain Library
Room: Roadrunner Room (RM)
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Writing
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Nonfiction accounts for 95% of all published material but writing text that is simultaneously riveting and factual can be quite challenging.

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Writer in Residence Consultations

Friday, June 13, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Study Room 2 (RM) at Red Mountain Library
Program Type:
Writing
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

Mesa Public Library is excited to partner with the Arizona State Library and welcome Brooke Bessesen as our Writer in Residence from April 15th to July 15th.

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Library Branch: Red Mountain Library
Room: Study Room 2 (RM)
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Writing
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Mesa Public Library is excited to partner with the Arizona State Library and welcome Brooke Bessesen as our Writer in Residence from April 15th to July 15th.

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Writer in Residence Consultations

Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Study Room 2 (RM) at Red Mountain Library
Program Type:
Writing
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

Mesa Public Library is excited to partner with the Arizona State Library and welcome Brooke Bessesen as our Writer in Residence from April 15th to July 15th.

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Library Branch: Red Mountain Library
Room: Study Room 2 (RM)
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Writing
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Mesa Public Library is excited to partner with the Arizona State Library and welcome Brooke Bessesen as our Writer in Residence from April 15th to July 15th.

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Writer in Residence Consultations

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Study Room 2 (RM) at Red Mountain Library
Program Type:
Writing
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

Mesa Public Library is excited to partner with the Arizona State Library and welcome Brooke Bessesen as our Writer in Residence from April 15th to July 15th.

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Library Branch: Red Mountain Library
Room: Study Room 2 (RM)
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Writing
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Mesa Public Library is excited to partner with the Arizona State Library and welcome Brooke Bessesen as our Writer in Residence from April 15th to July 15th.

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Writer in Residence Consultations

Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Study Room 2 (RM) at Red Mountain Library
Program Type:
Writing
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

Mesa Public Library is excited to partner with the Arizona State Library and welcome Brooke Bessesen as our Writer in Residence from April 15th to July 15th.

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Library Branch: Red Mountain Library
Room: Study Room 2 (RM)
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Writing
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Mesa Public Library is excited to partner with the Arizona State Library and welcome Brooke Bessesen as our Writer in Residence from April 15th to July 15th.

Local Author Fair

Local Author Book Fair--Children's and Young Adult Authors

Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Youth Activity Room (MN) at Main Library
Program Type:
Writing
Age Group:
Children, Tween, Teen, Family

This fair will feature books for children and young adults.  Meet our local writers and discover your next great read or a gift for your favorite person. 

Books will be available for sale and signing by the authors.

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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Activity Room (MN)
Age Group: Children, Tween, Teen, Family
Program Type: Writing
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This fair will feature books for children and young adults.  Meet our local writers and discover your next great read or a gift for your favorite person. 

Books will be available for sale and signing by the authors.

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Writer in Residence Consultations

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Study Room 2 (RM) at Red Mountain Library
Program Type:
Writing
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

Mesa Public Library is excited to partner with the Arizona State Library and welcome Brooke Bessesen as our Writer in Residence from April 15th to July 15th.

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Library Branch: Red Mountain Library
Room: Study Room 2 (RM)
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Writing
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Mesa Public Library is excited to partner with the Arizona State Library and welcome Brooke Bessesen as our Writer in Residence from April 15th to July 15th.

Brooke with books

Ask the Write Questions: Effectively Critiquing Your Fiction Manuscript

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Roadrunner Room (RM) at Red Mountain Library
Program Type:
Writing
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

Are you working on a novel? This fiction-focused workshop offers tools to help you create age-appropriate drama, believable characters, and improve your settings, plots, and dialog.

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Library Branch: Red Mountain Library
Room: Roadrunner Room (RM)
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Writing
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Are you working on a novel? This fiction-focused workshop offers tools to help you create age-appropriate drama, believable characters, and improve your settings, plots, and dialog.

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Writer in Residence Consultations

Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Study Room 2 (RM) at Red Mountain Library
Program Type:
Writing
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

Mesa Public Library is excited to partner with the Arizona State Library and welcome Brooke Bessesen as our Writer in Residence from April 15th to July 15th.

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Library Branch: Red Mountain Library
Room: Study Room 2 (RM)
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Writing
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Mesa Public Library is excited to partner with the Arizona State Library and welcome Brooke Bessesen as our Writer in Residence from April 15th to July 15th.

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Writer in Residence Consultations

Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Study Room 2 (RM) at Red Mountain Library
Program Type:
Writing
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

Mesa Public Library is excited to partner with the Arizona State Library and welcome Brooke Bessesen as our Writer in Residence from April 15th to July 15th.

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Library Branch: Red Mountain Library
Room: Study Room 2 (RM)
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Writing
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Mesa Public Library is excited to partner with the Arizona State Library and welcome Brooke Bessesen as our Writer in Residence from April 15th to July 15th.

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Writer in Residence Consultations

Saturday, July 5, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Study Room 2 (RM) at Red Mountain Library
Program Type:
Writing
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

Mesa Public Library is excited to partner with the Arizona State Library and welcome Brooke Bessesen as our Writer in Residence from April 15th to July 15th.

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Library Branch: Red Mountain Library
Room: Study Room 2 (RM)
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Writing
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Mesa Public Library is excited to partner with the Arizona State Library and welcome Brooke Bessesen as our Writer in Residence from April 15th to July 15th.

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Writer in Residence Consultations

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Study Room 2 (RM) at Red Mountain Library
Program Type:
Writing
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

Mesa Public Library is excited to partner with the Arizona State Library and welcome Brooke Bessesen as our Writer in Residence from April 15th to July 15th.

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Library Branch: Red Mountain Library
Room: Study Room 2 (RM)
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Writing
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Mesa Public Library is excited to partner with the Arizona State Library and welcome Brooke Bessesen as our Writer in Residence from April 15th to July 15th.

Brooke with books

Fit to Print: An Introduction to Book Publishing

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Roadrunner Room (RM) at Red Mountain Library
Program Type:
Writing
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

Writers who hope to publish should believe it’s possible. This final Writer in Residence program for 2025 will explain how a book comes to print, including the submission and rejection(!) process, traditional vs.

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Library Branch: Red Mountain Library
Room: Roadrunner Room (RM)
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Writing
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Writers who hope to publish should believe it’s possible. This final Writer in Residence program for 2025 will explain how a book comes to print, including the submission and rejection(!) process, traditional vs.

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Writer in Residence Consultations

Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Study Room 2 (RM) at Red Mountain Library
Program Type:
Writing
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

Mesa Public Library is excited to partner with the Arizona State Library and welcome Brooke Bessesen as our Writer in Residence from April 15th to July 15th.

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Library Branch: Red Mountain Library
Room: Study Room 2 (RM)
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Writing
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Mesa Public Library is excited to partner with the Arizona State Library and welcome Brooke Bessesen as our Writer in Residence from April 15th to July 15th.

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From Sketch to Shelf: A Teen’s Journey into Comic Book Creation

Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Dobson Program Room (DR) at Dobson Ranch Library
Program Type:
Educational, Mesa Reads, Writing
Age Group:
Tween, Teen, Family

Join us for an inspiring presentation by local teen comic book author Rowan Hunt.

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Library Branch: Dobson Ranch Library
Room: Dobson Program Room (DR)
Age Group: Tween, Teen, Family
Program Type: Educational, Mesa Reads, Writing
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Join us for an inspiring presentation by local teen comic book author Rowan Hunt.