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Have you done your snow dance lately? It's past time for a white winter wonderland, but the Northwoods is still looking suspiciously brown. Keep your fingers crossed and send up a wish for snow... We're ready to get started with the skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, and all the things that make Mercer fun in the winter!
Check out our library calendar of events for some of the many ways you can enjoy the season with us. Maybe we can reduce a little bit of your holiday load: you could wrap your presents at our FREE wrapping station, set a beautiful table with an assortment of cookies from our cookie exchange, and send art for the holidays when you purchase cards, prints, or oil originals at the closing reception for our Artist in Residence Sandy Cashman.
All this and more is happening this month at the library... read on for details!
Teresa Schmidt
director@mercerpubliclibrary.org | 715-476-2366
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Knowledge at Noon: Moose!
Don't forget the Discovery Center for a Knowledge at Noon program this Wednesday, December 6th, at 12:00 p.m. You'll learn about some of the most elusive animals in the Northwoods: moose!
Join naturalist Hannah Gargrave in learning more about these fascinating animals and their presence in Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest. All are welcome to this free program. Donations to the Discovery Center are welcome.
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FREE Wrapping station
The Friends of the Library have put together a FREE wrapping station, available now through December 23 at the library. It's stocked with wrapping paper, gift bags, bows, ribbon, tissue paper, gift tags, and more, all thanks to donations from our Friends of the Library members.
The station is available during normal library hours in the meeting room. Bring in your presents to wrap, spread out in our meeting room, enjoy the peace and quiet, and get your wrapping done. Tell your friends: All are welcome to use it!
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New story at Mercer School Forest
Visitors to the Carol Hannemann Mercer School Forest can enjoy the children’s book Over and Under the Snow by Kate Messner and Christopher Silas Neal as our December StoryWalk. This delightful story follows a child and their father as they ski through the winter forest, learning about how the animals adapt to the winter.
The school forest is located on the east side of Martha Lake Road, just north of Roamer Road. (Google Map) (Trail map) The StoryWalk® loop is only about 0.3 miles long, and you can also explore the other trails in the forest and check out the yurt, composting toilet, and trapper's cabin on the property.
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Artist in Residence closing reception 12/16
Artist in Residence Sandy Cashman will host a Closing Reception on Saturday, December 16th at 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the library. Attendees of all ages can enjoy refreshments and a free holiday ornament painting craft.
Sandy will be holding a sale on all prints and original paintings on display. The library also has a selection of her Christmas cards available for purchase, and a portion of every sale will be donated to the library. Stop by to take a look!
We received an excellent group of applications for our 2024 Artist in Residence program. Stay tuned for an announcement of the selected artists later this month.
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Friends' Cookie Exchange, Holiday Party
The Friends of the Mercer Public Library will hold their annual Holiday Cookie Exchange on Friday, December 15th at 2:00 p.m. Bring 3 dozen of your favorite holiday cookies and take home an assortment from others. We'll also enjoy holiday music, hot chocolate, DOOR PRIZES, and good company. All are welcome!
Mark your calendar for the Friends' Annual Holiday Party on the evening of Friday, January 5th. The event will be a potluck with an Italian theme, and all members of the Friends of the Library are welcome. Please call the library at 715-476-2366 to RSVP.
Not a member of the Friends? A donation in any amount can change that. Click here to make a donation, and then join us for the party. We are always happy to welcome new members!
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Recycle your stringed lights
The Mercer Lions and Habitat for Humanity of Wausau will be collecting stringed lights for recycling again this holiday season. Drop off your working or non-working holiday lights in the bin at the library now through January 8, 2024.
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Elder Benefits assistance at the library
Jerri Sokol, Elder Benefit Specialist with the ADRC of the North, will be available for weekly outreach hours at the Mercer Public Library on Wednesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. through December. Jerri can help with Medicare, housing, Food Share, Senior Care prescription drug coverage, or other Elder Benefits.
Medicare open enrollment ends on December 7th, so now is a great time to meet with Jerri and get your questions answered! For more info, call 715-561-2108 ext. 5.
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Computer classes
If you're shopping for gadgets this holiday season, you might like to know that our library digital services give you free access to some great content on your mobile phone, streaming device, and Kindle reader. Library staff will host two classes this month:
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Friday, December 8 at 10:30 a.m. - Stream video with Kanopy - Library assistant Julia will show you how to use Kanopy to stream movies on any device, and will demonstrate setting up Kanopy on your Fire TV or Roku.
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Friday, December 15 at 10:30 a.m. - Download eBooks, audiobooks, and magazines with Libby - Library director Teresa will show you how to access Wisconsin's Digital Library on the Libby app for your mobile device, and how to borrow free library books on your Kindle.
Both classes are free and open to all, and no registration is required.
Thank you to Bug Tussel University for hosting beginning computer classes here all year long. We appreciate it! Watch for more classes coming in 2024.
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