December 2019 library news
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It's time for the hustle and bustle of the holiday season! There's always a lot to do, but don't forget to take care of yourself, too. That might mean getting together with friends or family, scheduling some down time to recharge your internal batteries, or visiting the library to pick up some books, movies, board games, puzzles or anything else that you need to refresh your brain. Hey, we even have a light therapy box that you can check out and try at home and see if it helps you feel a little less stressed during our darkest time of year.
Don't forget that the Mercer Library is now completely fine-free. As long as you return your materials, we won't hold your busy schedule against you by charging you late fees. We've also just implemented a "Lucky Day" collection of popular movies. Thanks to support from the Friends of the Library, we're purchasing extra copies of our most popular titles and keeping them here on a first-come, first-served basis. Stop by and see what's on the shelf - it might be your "Lucky Day!"
As always, the best way to support your library is to use it. See you at the library!
Teresa Schmidt
Library director
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A Very Mercer holiday
Once again we've invited our local organizations and agencies to help deck the library halls and spread the word about what they do for our community. Our "Very Mercer Holiday" wreath exhibit was a hit last year, and we hope that our local groups will participate again this year.
If you're part of a service agency, nonprofit group or club in the Mercer area, you're welcome to participate by bringing in a decorated 24" or smaller wreath for us to display. For more information, call the library at 715-476-2366 for details.
Stop by later this month to take a look at the display and learn about the many agencies and volunteers that make Mercer better!
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Holiday events for kids and families
We have several fun things for kids and families to do this month. Kids ages 5 and older can join us for two gift-making workshops after school on
Thursdays, December 5th and 19th at 3:45 to 5:00 p.m.
We'll make two different crafts on each day, perfect for giving to those you love this holiday season.
Mercer School has an early-release day on
Friday, December 20th
, and we'll invite kids to join us after school for popcorn, a movie, and some holiday activities.
Finally, we'll host a "Noon Year's Eve" party on
Tuesday, December 31st at 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Kids of all ages can join us as we count down to noon instead of midnight, and ring in 2020 with stories, snacks and activities.
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Movie Night
All are welcome to a free movie night on
Tuesday, December 10th at 6:00 p.m.
We'll be showing the 1983 Christmas classic, "A Christmas Story," rated PG, 94 minutes.
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Book Club news
Our new Evening Book Club will meet
tomorrow, December 3rd at 6:00 p.m.
to discuss
Dandelion Wine
by Ray Bradbury. All are welcome! Next month we'll be talking about
The First Conspiracy
by Brad Meltzer, and copies will be available at the library soon.
There's no meeting for our daytime book club this month. They'll be back again in January to discuss
Blue Heaven
by C.J. Box, and copies are available now at the library. New members are always welcome in either group!
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Cookie Exchange
Join us for our annual holiday cookie exchange on
Tuesday, December 17th at 10 a.m
. There's no need to sign up in advance: just bring about 3 dozen cookies or other holiday treats and trade them for a selection of things brought by others. Please arrive promptly, since we'll start exchanging cookies as soon as everyone has their treats here. All are welcome!
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Grown-Up Story Hour: holiday edition
Our next Grown-up Story Hour
will be on
Thursday, December 19th at 6:00 p.m.
We'll be back at the Liberty Way Tap House in their newly-remodeled back room sharing stories of the season with you. As always, there's no charge to attend, but beverages from Liberty Way and pizza from Home Slice will be available if you like.
If you're interested in reading a short (5-15 minutes) piece of fiction, nonfiction, or poetry, email Teresa at
director@mercerpubliclibrary.org
. We're always looking for new readers, and we promise that it's a friendly crowd!
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Amazon Smile
We always encourage our library patrons to support local businesses whenever they can. Small business owners keep the northwoods running, after all! Check out some of the
great local shops here in Mercer
for your holiday shopping.
If you're also going to do some online shopping, might I suggest that you try Amazon Smile? Designate the Friends of the Mercer Public Library as your preferred charity, and then whenever you shop at Amazon Smile a portion of your sale will be donated to the library at no extra cost to you. Visit
smile.amazon.com/ch/39-2041586
to get started.
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Other activities @ your library
- Join us for "Coffee & Coloring" on December 6th at 2-4 p.m. Coloring is a great way to relax - bring your own projects to work on or use some of our coloring pages and supplies. This will be the only coloring activity this month.
- An informal Knitters Group meets on Monday mornings at the library. Stop in with your latest work-in-progress and enjoy the company of your fellow knitters.
- This month's Tech Tuesdays will be held on December 3rd and December 17th at 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Drop in for help with your laptop, smartphone, tablet, eReader, or other digital devices. If you can't make it for the scheduled Tuesdays, call the library at 715-476-2366 and make a free 30-60 minute appointment for help at another time.
- There will be no Friends of the Library meeting this month.
- The Mercer Library Board of Trustees meets on December 9 at 5:00 p.m., and their meetings are open to the public.
- Holiday schedule: The library will be closed on December 24, December 25, and January 1.
- Be sure to check out our full calendar of events to stay up to date with the latest schedule.
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Winter hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9am - 5pm; Tuesday, Thursday 9am-6pm; Saturday 9am-noon
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