Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
THE MERCER Public Library is now allowing patrons to check out its new telescope for one week at a time.
By RICHARD JENKINS
MERCER, Wis. - Residents are now able to explore the cosmos a bit closer as the Mercer Public Library began lending out a telescope last week.
Purchased with funds provided by the Friends of the Mercer Public Library, the telescope can be checked out for one week by anyone with a valid card from a library that is part of the Merlin system, said library director Teresa Schmidt.
"I'm anxiously awaiting to hear from people in the community how they are having fun with it," Schmidt said, adding that it will only be checked out in person.
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