Updates on our late-July events, including TODAY's pie social.

Late July 2016 Mercer Library News
As some of you know, your librarian has just returned from vacation, so I'm playing a bit of catch-up at the library this week. But that doesn't mean that we don't have anything going on -- in fact, we have a lot of great events coming up, including TODAY's Friends of the Library pie social! 

Read on for a brief update, and don't forget that you can always stay up to date with the latest library happenings by visiting our website or by following us at www.facebook.com/mercerlibrary. 

See you at the library! 

Teresa Schmidt
Library director
Pie Social TODAY - July 17th, 2-4pm

The Friends of the Mercer Library welcome you to a Community Pie Social this afternoon, July 17th from 2-4pm. This is a FREE community event, and all are welcome! (Donations are appreciated.) 

Enjoy pie and ice cream, a few simple kids activities, and live music with the Campanile Dixieland Band. Hope we'll see you there! 
Local Authors @ Your Library

Thursday, July 28 at 1pm - John Swift presents his latest novel, Taconite: a Sheriff Gogebic novel 

Friday, August 5 at 1pm - Roger Hinterthuer presents his true crime tale, Justice Delayed is Justice Denied 

Friday, August 12 at 1pm - Author Enid Cleaves and investigator Craig Nehring present their book, Wisconsin's Most Haunted, detailing some of the stories from the Fox Valley Ghost Hunters
Used Book Sale - Friday, August 5

The Friends of the Library will present their annual used book sale on Friday, August 5 from 9am to 2pm. There will be bargains for everyone on books, puzzles, DVDs, and more for all ages. 

We are now accepting donations for the sale at the library. Click here to read more about the sale and what we will accept. 
Other upcoming events

Local hobbyist Tom Leidenheimer will present an "Introduction to Stargazing" on Wednesday, July 27 at 1pm. 

Summer resident Vic Hamer gives a presentation on his work "Water is Life - Transforming lives by providing clean water" on Tuesday, July 19 at 1pm. 

Interested in making writing a career? Writer Ardis Berghoff presents "Freelance Writing for Business" on Monday, August 8 at 6:30pm. 

Read more about all our upcoming events on our Facebook Events page
Upcoming kids and family events

Tom Pease in Concert - Monday, July 18th at 2pm

Lisl Detleftsen, author of Time for Cranberries - Thursday, July 21 at 6:30pm

Traveling Lantern Theater presents "Vladimir Goes for the Gold" - Tuesday, July 26 at 2pm at the North Lakeland Discovery Center.
Ongoing Events

Ongoing events at the library include Coffee & Coloring, Friends of the Library meetings, Tech Tuesdays, and more. Visit our website for a full schedule.

View the library's events schedule
Northwoods Book Festival 

The Mercer Library is proud to be a sponsor of the 2016 Northwoods Book Festival. The next event in this cooperative program series will be on July 21st at the Mercer Public Library, when we host author Lisl Detlefsen to hear about her book, Time for Cranberries. This family-friendly program will also feature a simple craft for kids and cranberry snacks. The event is free and open to all! 

Visit the Northwoods Book Festival online for more info
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