Mercer Area Library
Mercer Area Library
Mercer Area Library
110 E. Venango Street, Mercer, PA 16137
724-662-4233
724-662-8893 (fax)
mercerarealibrary@zoominternet.net
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Welcome!
Mercer Area Library is located in Mercer, PA, about 60 miles north of Pittsburgh and 60 miles south of Erie. The library provides educational, informational and recreational materials and programs and services to the residents of the Mercer Area School District and surrounding areas. Library cards are free to residents of Mercer Boro and the townships of Coolspring, East Lackawannock, Findley and Jefferson. Non-resident fee is $20 per family per year.
Hours of Operation
Monday Closed
Tuesday 9:30 - 8:00
Wednesday 9:30 - 8:00
Thursday 9:30 - 8:00
Friday 9:30 - 5:00
Saturday 8:00-Noon
Sunday Closed
Upcoming Events
January 17 - Fine Forgiveness Week
Bring in your overdue library materials January 17-21 and your fines will be forgiven!
March 16 - Spring Bake Sale 9:30-5
March 26 - Book Discussion 6:30 PM
March 27 - Used Book Sale
(March 27-31)
A wide selection of used books for adults and children will be for sale in the library meeting room. We will also have puzzles, cd's and dvd's. You may donate your gently used books, preferably the week before the sale, as storage space is limited. No textbooks or encyclopedias, please. There will be daily "deals" so watch for our flyers closer to the sale.
April 30 - Women's Night Out 7:00 PM
May 9 - Spring Library Lunch 11AM-1PM
Reservations due by Friday, May 4. $5.25. Eat in or take out.
June 1 - Scholastic Book Fair
(June 1-8 Details TBA)
June 5 - Scholastic Book Fair
(June 1-8 Details TBA)
June 25 - Book Discussion 6:30 PM
July 13 - Ice Cream Social 6-9
Held on the Courthouse lawn in conjunction with the Friday night Band Concerts.
September 24 - Book Discussion 6:30 PM
November 6 - Election Day Cookie Sale
December 7 - Library Holiday Open House and Bake Sale
News and Information
WiFi Service
WiFi internet service is available at Mercer Area Library.
NEW LIBRARY HOURS
In 2011 we find ourselves facing additional expenses for utilities while losing major funding from the state and the Boro. Our Board of Trustees could see no way to make up this shortfall without reducing operating hours. Beginning March 1, the library will be closed on Mondays and will close at noon on Saturdays. Regular hours will be in place the remaining days of the week.

How Can You Help? Make a contribution to our mail campaign in May, or directly at any other time. Join the Friends of the Mercer Library and lend your support to our fundraising events. Encourage your municipality (Mercer Boro, Coolspring, Findley, Jefferson and East Lackawannock Townships) to increase their level of support for the library.

We sincerely hope the opportunity will come to fully restore hours.
Email Address
The email address for Mercer Library is: mercerarealibrary@zoominternet.net.
IRS Forms
IRS Forms are available at the library entrance. New forms are put out as soon as they arrive. We continue to receive forms in a random manner. Stop in and see what's available now.
Friends of the Mercer Area Library
(Membership Forms Available)
2012 membership brochures for the Friends group are available at the circulation desk. Support the library by participating in activities. You may choose what event you want to help with. Memberships are a great value at $5, $15 (free totebag) or $100 lifetime. Stop in now!
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