Mercer
Area Library
143
North Pitt Street
Mercer,
Pennsylvania 16137
724-662-4233
Fax
724-662-8893
email:mercerarealib@htol.net
Library
Hours
Monday through
Thursday
9:30 am to
8:00 pm
Friday
9:30 am to
6:00 pm
Saturday
8:00 am to
3:00 pm
Sunday -
closed
Summer hours
same except:
Saturday 8:00 am to noon
We welcome and support all people in
their enjoyment of reading and pursuit of lifelong learning.
Working together, we strive to provide
equal access to information, ideas and knowledge through books, programs and
other resources.
We believe in the freedom to read, to
learn, to discover.
Throughout
the years since its origin in 1915, the Mercer Area Library has continued to
expand its facilities and its services to the community. The present building was completed in 1970,
and the new addition, housing children's books and reading areas, was finished
in 1982. Each year patrons make 24,000
visits to the Library and use 58,000 books and other materials. Our Library is both an invaluable resource
and a source of considerable pride for all members of our community.
Our collections
include: Books, Cassettes, Magazines,
Newspapers,
Pamphlets and Videos. Internet Access is available.
Interlibrary loans are
available upon request through the Mercer Area Library.
MEMBERSHIP
Membership is free to all
residents in the Borough of Mercer, and to non-residents who own property in
the school district of Mercer. The
memberships are also available to residents of Findley, Coolspring, East lackawannock
and Jefferson Townships.
Library cards are issued at
$20.00 per family to non-residents.
These memberships are effective for one year from date of registration
and are not transferable.
Children may have their own
cards when they reach the 1st grade.
Prior to this, their books must be checked out on their parent's
card. A parent must sign a registration
card for a child age 6-13.
All applicants must produce
identification showing name and current address. Cards will be issued immediately with proper ID. You must show your library card
to check out any library
materials. Adults are responsible for
overdue, lost or damaged books checked out by their children.
The borrowing period for
books is for two weeks.
Videos may be borrowed for
two days.
Patrons may reserve books
and will be notified when the books become available.
MEMORIALS - Establishing a Library Memorial is a simple process. Just come to the library, state the amount
you wish to donate, the name of the person honored, and to whom the
acknowledgment should be sent. A
special bookplate will be placed in books given as memorials.
Donations also may be made
in the form of ENDOWMENTS. All gifts will be
retained in the fund and only the interest will be used to meet financial
responsibilities. Each gift will be
recorded and appropriately recognized.
ACCESS
PENNSYLVANIA is a system to allow people
to borrow materials from participating libraries across the state.
Computer
Regulations
INTERNET
USE POLICY
Internet access
is a privilege, not a right. Users must
adhere to the policies and procedures
established by Mercer Area Library.
Violations may result in loss of internet access privileges.
Please read these instructions:
1. You must have a current library card to use the Internet
computer. The patron
must leave his/her library card at the circulation desk while
using the computer.
2. Users must sign in at the circulation desk. Reservations may be made for a one
hour block of
time. Walk-ins are allowed if the
computer is free.
3. No more than two (2) persons are permitted at the computer at
one time.
4. Use of the Internet computer is free. Use of the printer is 15 cents per page.
5. Library staff cannot provide in-depth training, but may be able
to offer seraching
suggestions or advice on some available resources.
INTERNET POLICY
1. The Mercer Area Library has no control of the Internet and its
resources, and
assumes no responsibility for the quality, accuracy or
currency of any Internet resource.
The Internet may contain material of a controversial or
objectionable nature. Displaying
this material to others may constitute an illegal act.
2. E-Mail, list-servers, newsgroups and posting to bulletin boards
are not available to patrons.
3. Patrons may not make illegal copies of copyrighted material.
4. Mercer Area Library does not provide data storage for users. Users may not download
to disc. A printer is
available.
5. Parents must be responsible for their children for all
Internet usage. Responsibility
for decisions about appropriateness in usage rest with parents
or legal guardians.
*Children under 18 years of age must obtain on-site
written aproval from
their parents to use the Internet computer.
MERCER
AREA LIBRARY BOARD MEMBERS
Lisa Veschio,
President
Sandra
Ellenberger, Vice President
Christy Hunter
Hall, Secretary
Nancy
Ollinger, Treasurer
Barbara
Stephens
Diane Sajewski
Janice Langdon
George
Gerhardt
Geri Burns
Mark
Ellenberger
Karen Crooks
LIBRARY
STAFF
Connie Jewell,
Library Director
Judy Gawne,
Library Technician
Debbie
Thompson, Library Technician
Margie Deramo,
Library Technician