Adult Events
Artist’s Reception with Cedar Nelson
Mercer Public Library 2648W Margaret Street, Mercer, WI, United StatesJoin us for an opening reception to celebrate Artist in Residence Cedar Nelson. The reception will be held on Thursday, January 25, 2024 at 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Mercer Public Library. Nelson is a watercolorist and block printer from Ironwood, Michigan. Cedar will give a brief statement about her work at 5:00 p.m. ... Read More
Celebrate Love Your Library Month
Celebrate Love Your Library month with several activities sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Share the Library Love, February 1-29: Tell us why you love your library using this Google Form and you'll be entered to win a drawing for a $50 gift card from the Northern Waters Library Network Take the Love Your ... Read More
Tech class: What is the cloud?
Mercer Public Library 2648W Margaret Street, Mercer, WI, United StatesiCloud, Google Cloud, cloud computing, THE cloud... What does it all mean? Librarian Teresa Schmidt will introduce you to the concept of "the cloud" and how it can help you store or backup files, sync your devices, and more. We'll take a brief look at some of the most popular cloud services for consumers, including ... Read More
Grown Up Story Hour
Liberty Way Tap House 2040W Saarnio Road, Mercer, WI, United StatesJoin us for a special "Love Your Library Month" edition of Grown Up Story Hour on Sunday, February 18 at 1:00 p.m. at the Liberty Way Tap House in Mercer. Why should kids have all the fun? Join us for Grown-Up Story Hour and sit back and relax while we read short stories, poetry, and ... Read More
Love Your Library Month: Make your own bath salts
National Read in the Bathtub day was February 9, but if you missed it, that's OK... Here's a chance to make your next bathtub reading session a little nicer! Kaitlin from The Sunflower Project will be here to help you make your own bath salts in a free event on Monday, February 19 from 11:00 ... Read More
Fe University social: Still learning after all these years!
Mercer Public Library 2648W Margaret Street, Mercer, WI, United StatesJoin Fe University on February 20 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. for a social gathering to kick off their new series, Still Learning After All These Years. The free social will be held at Mercer Public Library. Meet the teachers, learn about the classes in the series, and chat about Fe University–plus have a plain ol’ ... Read More
Love Your Library Month: Movie afternoon
Celebrate the last day of "Love Your Library Month" with a movie and popcorn with your library friends! Join us on Thursday, February 29 at 2:00 p.m. for a free screening of "Robot & Frank." "Robot & Frank" stars Frank Langella as an aging thief with a fading memory who finds his love for larceny ... Read More
Taste Test Kit: Cinnamon
Mercer Public Library 2648W Margaret Street, Mercer, WI, United StatesOur March 2024 Taste Test featured ingredient is cinnamon! Kits are available to library card holders age 18 and older, while supplies last. Learn more here.
Tech class: Tech Lingo 101
Mercer Public Library 2648W Margaret Street, Mercer, WI, United StatesYou may think that your kids, neighbors, or librarians are just "good with technology," but the best technology skill of all is learning how to Google your problem! But in order to find the answers you need, you have to know the terms to search. Librarian Teresa Schmidt will introduce you to "Tech Lingo 101," ... Read More
Block Printing for Teens & Adults
Mercer Public Library 2648W Margaret Street, Mercer, WI, United StatesTeens and adults are invited to learn about Block Printing with artist Cedar Nelson in a FREE workshop on Saturday, March 9 at 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Mercer Library. We will look at the steps needed to create a one-of-a-kind artwork that can be duplicated over and over. Instead of wood or ... Read More
Library CLOSED
Mercer Public Library 2648W Margaret Street, Mercer, WI, United StatesThe library will be CLOSED on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, for building maintenance. Sorry for the inconvenience!
March Craft Kit
Mercer Public Library 2648W Margaret Street, Mercer, WI, United StatesMarch craft kit
Intro to Pysanky, creating Ukrainian Easter eggs
Learn the traditional art of Pysanky (Ukrainian Easter egg dyeing) with artist Nico Duncanson on Monday, March 18 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. The class is free to attend thanks to sponsorship by the Friends of the Mercer Public Library. We suggest a donation of $15 per person to cover the cost of materials. Space ... Read More
Another Great American Eclipse: What you need to know
Mercer Public Library 2648W Margaret Street, Mercer, WI, United StatesThe solar eclipse on August 21, 2017, was dubbed the "Great American Eclipse" because its path of totality spanned the continental United States, from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Whether you witnessed that eclipse or not, you don't want to miss the 2024 event: it will be the last solar eclipse visible from the contiguous ... Read More