Curbside pickup available April 27
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Hello, distant library friends -
It feels like forever since I've seen you! Like everyone, I'm anxiously awaiting the day when we can all get together again.
Until then, I do have some good news for you. Wisconsin's extended "safer at home" order made some changes to the restrictions on libraries, and we will be able to provide curbside pickups beginning Monday, April 27! Read on for more details on how it will work, and about the other things we are doing to help you stay connected with your library family.
I hope you and yours are safe and well. Take care and stay safe at home!
Teresa Schmidt
Library director
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Curbside pickup service
The Mercer Library will be offering curbside pickup service beginning Monday, April 27. This service will be available Monday-Friday 10am to 4pm or by appointment.
How does it work?
- Let us know what you need by calling 715-476-2366, emailing director@mercerpubliclibrary.org or requesting items in our online catalog. We'll schedule a pickup time for you.
- Drive up to the library and give us a call to let us know you're here. Stay in your car!
- We'll bring your materials out to our curbside service table. Wait until we've moved away to get out of your car and grab your things.
What can you get?
- Anything that's physically in our library including books for all ages, DVDs, books on CD, board games, and puzzles.
- Seeds from our seed library. Check out our website for a list of the seeds we have available.
What's NOT available?
- Our delivery service is shut down, so we cannot request items from other libraries.
What's the catch?
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Don't forget to VOTE on May 12!
Voters in
Wisconsin's Congressional District 7
will be heading to the polls for a special election on
Tuesday, May 12,
to determine a new representative to fill the seat vacated by Sean Duffy's resignation last year. Tom Tiffany (R) and Tricia Zunker (D) are the two candidates on the ballot. The Wisconsin Election Commission is urging voters who are concerned about COVID-19 exposure to vote absentee if possible.
You can
request an absentee ballot no later than May 7 at 5:00 p.m.
More information about the May 12 election is on
MyVote Wisconsin
or from our town clerk at
www.townofmercer.com
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Grown-up Story Hour: social distance edition
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Online book clubs
As we did last month, we've scheduled online meetings for both of our book clubs at their usual times using "GoToMeeting."
Check out the events page on our website
for links to the meetings. All are welcome to join us!
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Respond to the Census
Not to be a nag, Mercer, but our town only has a
16.5% response rate
to the census so far, compared to 59.4% for the state of Wisconsin and 52.4% nationally. That's NOT enough!
Responding to the census is not just required by law -- it's also vitally important to help Mercer and Iron County get the resources we need to serve our residents. The data collected by the census is used to determine our representation in state and federal government AND is used to distribute billions of dollars of federal funds to local communities. Do your part and respond to the census today, if you haven't already.
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Online library resources
- Wisconsin's Digital Library has ebooks and audiobooks for download. (Get the "Libby" app to use them on your smartphone or tablet, too. iOS | Android)
- Gale Courses offers hundreds of free, 6-week classes on a huge variety of topics.
- Badgerlink offers content databases for consumers, genealogists, student researchers, teachers, and everyone else.
- For a limited time, we're making Ancestry Library Edition available for genealogy research at home. You'll need to know where to find it and what password to use, so see our website for that information.
You may need your library card number to access these resources. If you don't know your number, email
director@mercerpubliclibrary.org
and we'll look it up for you.
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Visit the Mercer Library website
The
Mercer Public Library website
gives you access to library services from home, plus links to other online information and entertainment that could be useful.
- The COVID-19 Resources page includes links to reliable sources about the COVID-19 virus, financial resources, and more.
- The "Safer at Home" page has fun and educational online activities for all ages, from young children to adults. Hopefully some of these resources will help you stay entertained, educated, and connected while you are at home this month.
- The Digital Library Resources page contains links to all of our online services available anywhere, as well as brief video instructions for some services.
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Winter hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9am - 5pm; Tuesday, Thursday 9am-6pm; Saturday 9am-noon
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