Adult Events
Taste Test Kit: Cardamom
Mercer Public Library 2648W Margaret Street, Mercer, WI, United StatesOur June 2024 Taste Test featured ingredient is cardamom! Kits are available to library card holders age 18 and older, while supplies last. Learn more here.
Tech Class: Smartphone Apps with Bug Tussel U
Mercer Public Library 2648W Margaret Street, Mercer, WI, United StatesLearn what smartphone apps are, how they work, and how to find, download, remove, and manage them on your phone. This class is designed for smartphone users who are comfortable with the basics but want to learn more about apps and how to use them. For both iPhone and Android smartphones. Basic tech experience recommended. ... Read More
Friends of the Library regular meeting
Mercer Public Library 2648W Margaret Street, Mercer, WI, United StatesThe Friends of the Mercer Public Library normally meet on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 11:00 a.m. New volunteers are always welcome! If you'd like to attend by Zoom, please call the library at 715-476-2366 for the link. The Friends of the Library are a registered 501(c)(3) organization that seeks to support the ... Read More
Mercer History Walk
Mercer Public Library 2648W Margaret Street, Mercer, WI, United StatesThe Mercer Library is excited to be hosting a Local History Walk! Library Assistant Blaze will lead the walk starting near Mercer School, down Margaret Street to the Library, and then to the Mercer Depot and downtown area. The length will be less than a mile round trip on paved roads and sidewalks. This guided ... Read More
“Up in the U.P.” with Bill Jamerson
Mercer Public Library 2648W Margaret Street, Mercer, WI, United StatesA Musical Tribute to the Upper Peninsula Iron Miner Ironwood based singer/storyteller Bill Jamerson will present an hour-long program of songs and stories about life in the iron mining towns of the Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin at the Mercer Public Library on Thursday, June 13 at 2 pm. The presentation is free and open ... Read More
Mindful Art Creating with Artist in Residence McCall Hocking
Mercer Public Library 2648W Margaret Street, Mercer, WI, United StatesLearn to create art intentionally, first with sharpie, then watercolor. Focusing on line, color, and pattern, everyone will have the opportunity to follow their own creativity. You'll also have the opportunity to explore monoprinting with gelli plates. This class will be taught by oil painter McCall Hocking, who is currently serving as the Mercer Library’s Artist ... Read More
Legal Assistance with Judicare
Mercer Public Library 2648W Margaret Street, Mercer, WI, United StatesJudicare Legal Aid will be providing brief free legal assistance from a Legal Advocate regarding general civil legal matters. This free clinic will be held at the Mercer Public Library on Wednesday, June 26 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Covered topics may include: Collections Defense, Small Claims Actions, Expungements & Pardons, Housing/Tenant Rights, Employment ... Read More
Beaver Bonanza
Mercer Public Library 2648W Margaret Street, Mercer, WI, United StatesJust before our free screening of HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS, we invite you to prepare yourself with a Beaver Bonanza! Join us at 3pm on Friday, June 28 for... Fearsome beaver stories and facts featuring some of the best minds the Northwoods has to offer, each given a generous 10 minutes to fill your head with ... Read More
Hundreds of Beavers : a free screening
Mercer Public Library 2648W Margaret Street, Mercer, WI, United States"Exists at the crossroads of Looney Tunes, Benny Hill, Cannibal: the musical, Blazing Saddles, and Adult Swim mindsets." -- Slashfilm Friday, June 28th at 4:00 p.m... All the finest minds in the northwoods will gather... for a screening of the supernatural winter epic HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS. Filmed in Wisconsin, this is the northwoods as you've ... Read More
Elder Benefits office hours with ADRC
Mercer Public Library 2648W Margaret Street, Mercer, WI, United StatesJerri Sokol, Elder Benefit Specialist with the ADRC of the North, will be holding monthly outreach hours at the Mercer Public Library on the first Wednesday of the month at 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The Aging and Disability Resource Center of the North provides information and assistance related to aging or adults living with a disability. ... Read More
CLOSED for Independence Day
Mercer Public Library 2648W Margaret Street, Mercer, WI, United StatesThe library will be CLOSED in honor of Independence Day
Memory Mondays: Sharing Mercer’s history
Mercer Public Library 2648W Margaret Street, Mercer, WI, United StatesThe library is seeking input on how we can help preserve, document, and display our community's history. Join us for "Memory Mondays," an engaging gathering where local history buffs, community enthusiasts, and curious minds come together to share insights stories and ideas about our local history. If you have ideas, you are invited to attend! ... Read More
Molly Brown: Hardscrabble to high society – a historical program with Jessica Michna
Mercer Public Library 2648W Margaret Street, Mercer, WI, United StatesThe Friends of the Mercer Public Library invite you to join us for another riveting performance by Jessica Michna on Sunday, July 14 at 2:00 p.m. Michna has performed at the Mercer Library as Helen Keller, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Katherine Wright, and we are looking forward to her appearance as Molly Brown this summer! Remembered ... Read More
The Spectacular Geology of Iron County and The Northern Highlands
Mercer Public Library 2648W Margaret Street, Mercer, WI, United StatesWe live and spend our vacations on an ancient subcontinent. It has been the subject of violent geological forces for billions of years. Significantly, the record of those events is right there to see on our exposed earth surface and in the records of those who mined the resulting metallic formations. Learn more in a ... Read More
Turtle River Pickers
Mercer Public Library 2648W Margaret Street, Mercer, WI, United StatesLooking for a place to play your acoustic instrument with some friends? Stop in on Monday nights from 7:00pm- 8:45pm with your instrument (guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, what else have you got?) and join a little jam group in the Friends of the Library Meeting Room. We’ll play old time, bluegrass, and folk songs. Bring ... Read More