Mercer University Libraries

Happy National Mascot Day to our favorites Toby and Tot!

Hi Bears!

The library’s hours at the Henry County Regional Academic Center will be changing to align with upcoming updates to the building’s operating hours. These new hours will take effect on Friday, June 19, 2026.

Need help outside of library hours? We’ve got you covered! You can connect with a librarian 24/7 through our Ask a Librarian Chat on the library homepage or visit our Ask a Librarian page for assistance: https://libraries.mercer.edu/index.php/ask-a-librarian/.

It’s Orientation time on the Macon Campus! Don’t forget to stop by the libraries’ table at the Academic Resource Fair to learn more about library services, pick up some goodies, and enter for a chance to win a cool backpack. We can’t wait to see you!

The 2026 FIFA World Cup begins on June 11! You can watch the matches on the TVs in Swilley Library. While we’re counting down to the first match, check out some of our ebooks about the World Cup at https://tinyurl.com/3vwj7vmy!

Happy National Best Friends Day! Who is your Mercer bestie?

Happy Pride Month! Mercer University Libraries wishes all Bears celebrating Pride a joyful and colorful month!

Pride originally began as a way to commerate the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, with the first pride parade being held in 1970 on the one-year anniversary. To learn more about Stonewall and other important moments in LGBTQIA history, check out Q***r American: a GLBT History of the 20th Century by Vicki Lynn Eaklor at https://catalog.mercer.edu/permalink/01GALI_MUM/9i1olm/alma991004908247505956.

40 years ago today, the first class of the Mercer School of Medicine graduated.

Were you a student at Mercer University in Atlanta in the 1970s and 1980s? You can now view the student newspaper The Mercer Post in our digital repository URSA. The Mercer Post can be found in the Newspapers and Newsletters subcollection at this link, https://mercer.libguides.com/MUP.

May is Get Caught Reading Month! Find your next fiction read from NoveList Plus, your readers' advisory tool. Access through Mercer University Libraries’ Databases: https://mercer.libguides.com/NP

Today is Memorial Day, a day for remembering the brave men and women who lost their lives serving our country. We especially remember all the Mercerians who made the ultimate sacrifice. The December 1945 issue of the Mercerian included a list of Mercer men who gave their lives in World War II.