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SEPTEMBER 2013
Holly Mercer is
passionate
about libraries
H
ollyMercer, the newdirector at theWest Linn
Public Library, is passionate about her job.
“It’s more than a career for me,” she said.
“It’s something I truly believe in because li-
braries make such a difference in a community.”
Mercer took over as director at the library inMay. She
and husband, Eric, and their two children, Annalise and
Inoch, moved to West Linn from Wynne, Ark., where
she had served as director of the East Central Arkansas
Regional Library System for the past four years. In all,
she has worked in libraries for more than 17 years.
Originally from northern Michigan, Mercer said the
move has been a positive one for the whole family.
“We love it!” she said. “It’s my dream location. We’re
getting settled in and the kids have become active in
Lego Nights and Teen Nights at the library. They’ve
been enjoying that.”
Seeing how much her family enjoys spending time
at the library gave Mercer the idea to encourage other
families to use the library together.
“We are introducing family programming once a
month,” she said. “The events will be for all generations
to connect and interact together.”
The events are free and open to all. The series kicked
off this month with a performance by Grammy Award-
winning singer Barbara Bailey Hutchison.
The event planned for October is a Scarecrow mak-
ing party, scheduled for Oct. 7 at 6:30 p.m. Families are
invited to come to the library to make a scarecrow to be
displayed in the traditional scarecrow contest. Supplies
will be provided and prizes awarded to the best scare-
crows.
In celebration of International Game Day, a game
night is planned for Nov. 18 at 6:30 p.m. A variety of
board gameswill be available and aWii tournament will
be played.
A holiday cookie exchange is planned for Dec. 11 at
6:30 p.m. Families are encouraged to bring two to three
dozen home-baked holiday cookies and your recipe to
exchange with other cookie bakers. You will also be able
to decorate a cookie container at this event.
Mercer said she is looking forward to meeting library
patrons. Say hello next time you are at the library.
New director wants
families to use the
library together
Holly Mercer, the new director at the West Linn Public Library, is eager for all to visit the library more often.
She has planned monthly events for all generations.
By Barb Randall |
Photograph by
Vern Uyetake
etcetera...
In the 2012-2013 fiscal year at theWest
Linn library:
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686,984 items borrowed
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441 programs held
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1,890 new library cards issued
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7,391 reference questions answered
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5,972 volunteer hours worked
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211,142 visitors
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9,424 e-books borrowed
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14,179 hours of public computer use
“It’smore than a career forme. It’s something
I truly believe in because librariesmake such
a difference in a community.”
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