Mercer Public Library

AA Open Meeting
2025-02-27 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-02-23 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-02-20 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-02-16 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-02-13 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-02-09 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-02-06 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-02-02 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) and 5 more dates
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 7:00 p.m. from November through April and at 7:30 p.m. from May through October.
Sunday meetings are an Open Big Book Study and are held at 6:00 p.m. year-round.

C.L.I.C.K. Digital Navigator Tech Help
2025-02-27 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-02-20 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-02-13 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-02-06 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-01-30 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-01-23 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-01-16 10:00 - 12:00
Stay tuned for more information on office hours provided by Jay Seppanen of the C.L.I.C.K. Digital Navigators program.

Turtle River Pickers
2025-02-26 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-02-19 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-02-12 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-02-05 18:00 - 19:30
Looking for a place to play your acoustic instrument with some friends? Bring your instrument (guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, what else have you got?) and join the Turtle River Pickers for a jam session. 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!
The Turtle River Pickers will meet at the Minocqua Public Library on the first Wednesday from 5:00-6:50pm. All other weeks, the Pickers will meet at the Mercer Public Library on Wednesday from 6:00-7:30pm.
This event is free and open to the public; no registration needed. For more information, please call the Library at 715-476-2366.

Friends of the Library Regular Meeting
2025-02-11 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-01-14 10:00 - 12:00
The Friends of the Mercer Library meet every month on the second Tuesday at 10am. Join us to learn more about what the Friends do and how they support the Library.
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 work of the Mercer Library. They assist with library events and fund programming, library materials, and special events that are not covered under the library’s operating budget. Attend a meeting to see how you can help!

Memory Mondays: Sharing Mercer's history
2025-02-10 10:00 - 11:00
The 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! People with questions or personal projects are also invited to attend, ask questions about the library’s services and digitization equipment, and share information.
Memory Mondays will be held on the second Monday of the month from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. All are welcome! For more information, call the library at 715-476-2366.

Library Operating Hours
2025-02-07 09:00 - 15:00
On Thursday February 6 and Friday February 7, the Mercer Public Library will have reduced hours and will be open from 9am-3pm.

ADRC Office Hours with Jerri Sokol
2025-02-05 09:00 - 12:00
Jerri Sokol, Elder Benefit Specialist with the ADRC of the North, will hold monthly outreach hours at the Mercer Public Library on the first Wednesday of the month from 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. Their service area includes Ashland, Bayfield, Iron, Price, and Sawyer Counties as well as members of the Bad River, Lac Courte Oreilles, and Red Cliff tribes.
The Elder Benefit Specialist can assist area residents with Medicare open enrollment, Medicare supplemental insurance, SSI, Medical assistance, housing, Food Share, Medicaid, Senior Care prescription drug coverage, medical remedials, and more. She can also help direct you to other ADRC services or other area resources.
Anyone interested in these services or other ADRC assistance is welcome to drop in during Jerri’s outreach hours. You can also make an appointment by calling 715-561-2108 ext. 5.

Lost Locations of the Northwoods
2025-01-22 17:30 - 18:30
Join us on Wednesday January 22 at 5:30pm for a presentation on the “Lost Locations of the Northwoods”. Blaze will be presenting a “Lost Locations” history presentation covering the lost mining communities including Peeksville, Agenda, and the Magnetic Center, as well as two lost lumber communities, Sand Rock and Tula. The presentation will be approximately an hour long with time for questions.
This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please call the Mercer Public Library at 715-476-2366.
