Winter Hours: Mon, Wed, Fri 9am-5pm | Tues,Thurs 9am-6pm | Sat 9-noon

Event Series Turtle River Pickers

Turtle River Pickers

Looking 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 your instrument, a tuner, and a couple of songs to lead. Three-chord songs are best! This event is free and open to the public; no registration needed. For more information, please call the Library at 715-476-2366.

Free

Growing Season Recap & Winter Preparation

This program is the third and final in the Fall 2024 Iron County UW Extension Horticulture Seminar series. Thursday, October 24 9:00am-11:00am - Iron County Courthouse, Hurley 1:30pm-3:30pm - Mercer Public Library, Mercer Every growing season brings pests and problems; this growing season was favorable for several foliage diseases and pests like spongy moth, among others. Learn more about plant problems we saw in 2024 and ways to manage them in 2025. Discussion continues with how to prepare yard and garden plantings for winter. Taught by Iron County UW Extension Horticulture Educator Bruce Spangenberg To register –go to Iron County UW Extension webpage http://iron.extension.wisc.edu or call 715-561-2695.

AA Open Meeting

The "Never Had It So Good" group holds twice-weekly AA meetings at the Mercer Library. Thursday night meetings are an Open Meeting and are held at 7:30 p.m. from May through October and at 7:00 p.m. from November through April. Sunday meetings are an Open Big Book Study and are held at 6:00 p.m. year-round.

Free

Halloween Trunk-or-Treat

The Mercer Public Library invites kids of all ages to their annual Halloween event on Thursday, October 31st at 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. The library and other individuals, businesses, and organizations in Mercer will be handing out candy and treats at the Library’s indoor “Trunk or Treat”. Area residents and community organizations: Help make this a fun event by handing out candy or other treats and activities inside the library! Costumes are encouraged. RSVP at 715-476-2366 so they have enough space for everyone. Mercer Lions will be serving complimentary hot dogs and other food in the kitchen, and there will be activities for all ages.

Free

AA Open Meeting

The "Never Had It So Good" group holds twice-weekly AA meetings at the Mercer Library. Thursday night meetings are an Open Meeting and are held at 7:30 p.m. from May through October and at 7:00 p.m. from November through April. Sunday meetings are an Open Big Book Study and are held at 6:00 p.m. year-round.

Free