Merced County Library

By SUSAN WALSH Mysteries. Poetry. Nonfiction and academic research. Thrillers. Children’s Books. Young Adult SF / Fantasy. Comics. Autobiographies. Coloring Books with poetry and affirmations. Authors writing in many genres for many interests and age levels took part in the first Merced Author Fair last weekend sponsored by the…

By SUSAN WALSH The Friends of the Merced County Library partnered with the Merced County Library and the Merced City School District (MCSD) recently to…

County probation officials were upbeat Tuesday while presenting a report to the Merced County Board of Supervisors on progress made in the local juvenile…

Exciting public library programming involving STEAM learning is in the works for local teens throughout the community. Merced County Public Library Cataloguing Librarian Daniel O’Brien told the Times, “I process all the new books and get them ready for distribution throughout the library system, and I also oversee teen programming.  I wear both…

Volunteers from the California Retired Teachers’ Association (Cal RTA) read aloud to kids at the Merced branch of the Merced County Public…

Community members who gathered at the Merced branch of the public library on the evening of Feb. 25 were treated to a talk by author Robert Dawson, entitled…

An exciting new program, the Winter/Spring 2020 Author Series, is anticipated to attract new audiences to the Merced County Public Library branches. Robert Dawson The first event in the series will be author/photographer Robert Dawson’s visit to the Merced branch on Feb. 25 at 6:30 p.m. The Dawson event was organized by the…

The Merced County Library will launch evening hours at five library branches beginning Jan. 14. This is a six-month pilot project. The Merced County Board…

About 40 people gathered at the Main Branch of the Merced County Public Library, located at 2100 O Street in Merced, on Nov. 13, when the Friends…

BY MICHAEL BRIGGS Special to the Times Enthusiastic graduates, proud parents, and family members were in attendance recently at the Merced County Library main branch for the conclusion and graduation ceremony of the “1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Program.” What began as a pilot program in 2017 has progressed into a blossoming avenue…