Mercer Public Library in Mercer, Wisconsin

Kids Page

Teen Club: Stephanie and her pumpkin American Girl Movie Party and Baking Program

Preschool Story Hour is held once a month on Wednesdays from 10:30-11:30, following the Mercer Public School calendar. Please call for the schedule.

Summer Reading Program is held for six weeks during the summer. Kids can participate by having a story read to them, make crafts and compete with the number of books read.

Movie Activity is held once per month after school, following the Mercer Public school calendar.

Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) is held the 2nd and 4th Thursday after school. Come to the library to play this dance game with your feet!!

Read On Wisconsin! First Lady of Wisconsin Jessica Doyle announced the continuation of the Read On Wisconsin! book club for another year. Read On Wisconsin! is a book club for youth in grades PreK-12. Students in the Intermediate, Middle School and High School book clubs will be able discuss the books on the Read On Wisconsin web log.

Animals & Pets

Dinosauria: Everything you ever wanted to know about dino's including myths and birds. Also includes links to other dinosaur sites.
Download-a-Dinosaur: This site offers printable patterns for realistic looking cut-and-fold dinosaurs.
Sue at the Field Museum: Information about Sue the largest T-Rex ever found.
Walking with Dinosaurs: Companion to the BBC television series. Contains live motion sequences.
Earth Science Explorer: Follow the Explorasaurus and learn about dinosaurs and the earth.
Animal Diversity Web: Lots of information on many different animals great for a report.
Animal Omnibus: Links to animal information on the web organized by animal.
Bugs in the News!: This site is aimed at those interested in bacteria, viruses, and other "bugs".
Desert Life: DesertUSA contains virtually any desert-related topic: plants, animals, geology, cultural and natural history.
eNature.com: This is a field guide to animals and plants with lots of good photos.
Endangered Species Home Page: Information about endangered species including legislation, lists, and educational resources.
National Wildlife Federation: Articles published by Ranger Rick. Also includes information on endangered species.
Pet Care Tips: Most information is located in the Pet Care Library.
Virtual Frog Dissection Kit: The program allows interactive dissection of a frog.
Animal Sounds from Around the World

Fun Stuff

PBS for Kids (Cyberchase, Arthur, Barney, etc.)
New York Philharmonic Kidzone
San Francisco Symphony SFSKids Fun with Music
Dallas Symphony Orchestra DSOKids
White House for Kids
Yahooligans
Headbone Chat
Seussville
Carlo's Coloring Book
Arthur Coloring Pages
Jan Brett's Hedgie Coloring Pages
Ivy's Dinosaur Coloring Pages
Kaleidoscope Painter
Kendra's Coloring Book
PBS Kids Coloring
Sesame Street Coloring Pages

Imagination

Wisconsin's Water Library for Kids: The library features children's books with an aquatic theme. Most books are for preschool through second grade children, although there are also materials for older kids.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art for Kids
Smithsonian Institution
Oriland - an imaginative Origami world
The American Museum of Natural History
Voices! The Intercultural Poetry E-journal
Young Writers' Clubhouse
Kids Card Factory from Scholastic
ALA Web Sites for Kids
FirstGov for Kids Links

Science
The Exploratorium, San Francisco: Museum of science, art and human perception.
Science news for kids: Devoted to science news for children of ages 9 to 13.
Live Science: This site is fond of silly titles and irreverent takes on current science and technology topics, but there is lots of fascinating and serious material.
Bill Nye the Science Guy: Home Demos are the most interesting part of this site.
How Stuff Works: Details on all sorts of things and how they work. NOTE: ADVERTISING IS VERY ANNOYING.
How Things Work: The Physics of everyday life.
IEEE Virtural Museum: Fun family-friendly exhibits tell the story of electricity and reveal its most interesting aspects.
Chem4Kids: Lots of information on atoms, elements and matter as well as biographies of famous chemists and quizzes.
Cool Science for Curious Kids: Science activities for adults and children to enjoy together.
Extreme Science: Focuses on the biggest, deepest, most ferocious things in nature with good detailed articles and explanations.
DNA: The Instruction Manual for All Life: An introduction to genetics and the genetic code.
Center for Disease Control: Learn all about diseases -- and how not to get them.
Marshfield Clinic Children's Health Information: Features thousands of medically reviewed articles, animations and news for children, teens and parents.
Human Anatomy On-line: Shows the anatomy of the human body.
Neuroscience for Kids: All about the brain and the nervous system of the human body.
Idea Finder: The who and what and how of odd inventions from Band-aids to Tinker Toys to Jello.
Mad Scientist Network: The network provides a forum in which people can learn more about the world around them.
Robotics School Report Information: What robots are, what they do, how they fit into society, and links to other robot sites.
Acid Rain: A Student's First Sourcebook: Introduces acid rain and has experiments.
Franklin's Forecast: Forecasting the weather, science projects, and other weather information.
Experimental Science Projects: An Introductory Guide: A guide to doing a science project and an introduction to the scientific method.
Internet Public Library Science Fair Project Resource Guide: Links to many different Science Project Pages.
Reeko's Mad Scientist Lab: Easy to use site for Science Experiments.
Why Files: A project of the National Institute for Science Education, offers investigations of current topics in science.
Junior Master Guardener: Ignite a passion for gardening.
Science of Gardening: See how the plants we tend feed our bodies, our minds, and our senses.
Kidsgardening.com: This is a national organization dedicated to helping kids learn all about plants. Includes lots of information for growing a school garden, gardening at home with kids, a garden poetry contest, and the "secret life of flowers."
Wildflowers in Bloom: Click on a wildflower's name to see a picture. Does it grow where you live and will it grow in your home garden?
Science toy maker: For people who like to roll up their sleeves and make fun, mysterious toys and projects that entice scientific investigation.

Space Exploration/Astronomy
Aviation through the Ages
NASA Kids
NASA Imagine the Universe: Ages 14 and up.
NASA Space Place
NASA Human Space Flight
NASA Basics of Space Flight
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA Johnson Space Center
NASA Kennedy Space Center
NASA Satellite/Space Shuttle Tracking
NASA Space Station Tracking
NASA Home
NASA Image eXchange
NASA's Imagery Collection
NASA Science Data Center
NASA Scientific and Technical Information Center
NASA's Observatorium :  A public access site for Earth and space data.
NASA Visible Earth
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station   See the historical significance of Complex 34.
MoonPort: A History of the Apollo Launch Facilities and Operations
National Museum of the United States Air Force
National Geographic: Exploring Space
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Smithsonian Aircraft/Spacecraft Collection
Smithsonian Astronomy Exploring the Heavens
Scholastic Challenging the Space Frontier
Mars Pathfinder
Project Galileo: Bringing Jupiter to Earth
Space Weather: What's Happening in Space Today
Hubble Telescope -- View the Universe
Nine Planets: A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System
Star Child:A Learning Center for Young Astronomers
Earth and Moon Viewer
View of the Earth from a Satellite
Astronomy for Kids
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Windows to the Universe
Geography from Space
San Diego Aerospace Museum: The museum has compiled an extensive list of air/space web site links.

Sports and Fitness
CBS SportsLine.com
United States Olympic Committee
Ancient Olympics
Special Olympics
Sports Illustrated for Kids
National Basketball Association
Milwaukee Bucks
Women's National Basketball Association
Play Football-the Official NFL Site for Kids
National Football League
Green Bay Packers
NFL.COM scoreboard
Major League Baseball
Milwaukee Brewers
Major League Baseball Kids' Dugout
Little League Online
Northwoods Baseball League
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Major League Soccer
NASCAR
Skateboarding/BMX/Motorcross
Pro Golf Association
Ladies' Pro Golf Association
United States Tennis Association
National Hockey League
Mad About Hockey
Sports Science @ the Exploratorium
Guinness World Records

Mercer Public Library Address:
2648W Margaret Street
Mercer, WI 54547
715-476-2366
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mercerlib@mercer.nwls.lib.wi.us

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