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Community Pet Pantry Fundraiser

Macon-Bibb Community Pet Pantry Donations 2025

Please join the Jack Tarver Library in supporting the Macon-Bibb Animal Welfare Community Pet Pantry! This program helps those in our community care for their animals, so they do not have to be surrendered to the shelter. The Pet Pantry is seeking the following donations:

  • Pedigree Dog Food
  • Purina ONE Dog Food
  • Purina Cat Food
  • 9Lives Cat Food
  • Leashes
  • Collars (only Martingale brand)

Bring your donations by the 2nd floor of the Tarver Library from November 10 through December 1 and we will take care of the rest! 

Community Pet Pantry Fundraiser

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Mercer Votes information, including why to vote, taking the all in to vote pledge, and what to do before you vote.

Mercer Votes: Take the All In Pledge

Election Day is Tuesday, November 4, 2025.

Mercer Votes encourages you to be civically engaged and exercise your right to vote. Start now by pledging to vote on Election Day. Voting in college is a great way to become a lifelong voter, and taking a pledge like this has been shown to make it more likely to follow through with your voting commitment.

Then, learn how to become a voter, make a plan to vote, and research the candidates and issues by visiting Mercer Votes.

See you at the polls!

Mercer Votes information, including why to vote, taking the all in to vote pledge, and what to do before you vote.

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Let There Be Light! Ancient Illumination in the Lands of the Bible Thursday, October 23, 2025 6:00 PM Jack Tarver Library 2nd Floor. Ancient lamp.

Let There Be Light! Ancient Illumination in the Lands of the Bible.

Please join us at the unveiling of a new exhibit from the Y. Lynn Holmes Ancient Artifact Collection!

On Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM, Mercer Libraries will unveil the new exhibit “Light in the Land of the Bible,” and Dr. Janell Johnson and Dr. Scott Nash will speak on light in the Bible. Light refreshments will be available after the lectures. 

Please contact Daniel Williams with questions at (478) 301-2968 or williams_dw@mercer.edu.

We hope to see you there!

Let There Be Light! Ancient Illumination in the Lands of the Bible Thursday, October 23, 2025 6:00 PM Jack Tarver Library 2nd Floor. Ancient lamp.

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Welcome Back Week August 18-22

Swilley Welcome Back Week

Welcome back to campus, Bears! Welcome Back Week is August 18-22, so please come by the Swilley Library to pick up some free popcorn and see the books and study spaces we have to offer. We also provide research help, and you can contact us through the Ask a Librarian page.

Good luck with the start of the new semester!

Welcome Back Week August 18-22

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National Plant a Flower Day

National Plant a Flower Day 2025

Celebrate National Plant a Flower Day at the Tarver Library with our paint a flower pot event! We will provide all the supplies you need to decorate a pot and plant your own seed, including soil and seeds!

Join us on the 2nd floor of the Tarver Library on Wednesday, March 12th, 2025 from 1 PM to 3 PM.

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Exam Week in Narnia

Exam Week in Narnia!

Escape to Narnia this exam week! Stop by the Tarver Library to participate in stress relieving, Narnia themed events! All events are free to students and take place from 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM, December 9th through December 13th, on the 2nd floor of the Tarver Library.

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Homecoming events at the Tarver Library

Homecoming at Tarver 2024

Happy Homecoming! Tarver Library will have a couple of events to celebrate so make sure to stop by!
 
Friday, November 1 from 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM: Our Timeline at Tarver. Interact with our timeline, create a custom Mercer button, and look through old copies of Mercer’s yearbook, The Cauldron.
 
Saturday, November 2 from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM: Rest(room) and Read. Stop by the library for a quiet place to take a break from the activities of the weekend. At Tarver, you will find open bathrooms, a place to sit, and old yearbooks and a timeline to check out. You also can learn about resources available to Alumni.
 
We can’t wait to see you!
 
 
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Halloween events at the Tarver Library

All Hallow's Read 2024

Celebrate Halloween this week at Tarver Library! All events take place on the 2nd floor of the Tarver library and are all day unless otherwise noted.

  • Tuesday, October 29: Toby’s Costume Contest. Get creative and design a costume for Toby to wear this Halloween.
  • Wednesday, October 30 at 3:00 PM: Mariana Enriquez and the Gothic Tradition in Latin American Literature – presentation by Dr. Clara Mengolini.
  • Thursday, October 31: Trick or Treat at Tarver! Stop by the library to pick up some Halloween candy!
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