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Friends of the Library 2022 Membership drive

The Friends of the Mercer Public Library invite you to become a Friend! We are now holding our annual membership drive. Your donation of any amount will help to support us as we support our library, and you can proudly say that you are officially a Friend of the...

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February is Love Your Library Month

February is Love Your Library Month

Mercer, WI – The Friends of the Mercer Public Library are planning several activities for “Love Your Library Month” in February. Visit the library to join the celebration! Some of the activities the Friends have planned include: Take a blind date with a book – you...

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MPL’s Magazine Wish List

One way to "Love Your Library" this month is to make a donation to support our library collections. We welcome monetary donations of any size to purchase books, DVDs, and other library materials. One way to make a unique donation is to support the purchase of a yearly...

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Friends of the Library October 2021 meeting

Friends of the Mercer Public Library Monthly Meeting on October 19  The Friends of the Mercer Public Library will hold their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at 11:00am.  The meeting will be held in-person at the Mercer Community Center and...

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Mercer Library Rain Garden

The Mercer Library has installed a rain garden! What is a rain garden? Rain gardens are designed to capture and absorb runoff to protect property and lakeshores from erosion. Rain gardens are a great option for collecting water from an urban lot or a lakefront...

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2021 Fall Celebration Open House

2021 Fall Celebration Open House

The Friends of the Library will host a FREE Fall Celebration Open House on Saturday, September 18 at 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. All are welcome to join us to celebrate our library and our new outdoor seating area. The Friends will provide hors d'oeuvres, beer, wine, soft...

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History of Mercer Library’s photovoltaic system

The Mercer Library Solar Energy System - Leveraging a Sense of Place to Galvanize a Local Response to Global Climate Change. By Wende Thiede, Margaret Mooney, and Steve Ackerman In 2015, two instructors from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW), Steve Ackerman and...

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Plastic Film Recycling @ Your Library

Our plastic film recycling program has come to an end as of September 7, 2021. Unfortunately, Kohl's stores have decided to no longer participate in the program, leaving us with no local drop-off locations to use for our recycling. We have to stop collecting plastic...

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February is Love Your Library Month

February is “Love Your Library” month in Mercer!

The Friends of the Library are celebrating "Love Your Library" month with several activities designed to share the library love. The Mercer Town Board of Supervisors recently declared February 2021 as Love Your Library Month in Mercer. The Friends of the Mercer...

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February declared “Love Your Library Month” in Mercer

At their regular meeting on Thursday, January 21, 2021, the Mercer Town Board approved a declaration officially naming February as "Love Your Library" month in Mercer, Wisconsin. The Friends of the Mercer Library will be celebrating with several activities in the...

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