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TB Scott Free Library Spring Header showing views of the front of the library as well as the view from the large windows on the 3rd floor. The libraries address and phone number are shown: 106 W. 1st Street, Merrill, WI 54452, 715-536-7191. The hours are also shown: Monday thru Thursday: 10am to 7pm, Friday: 10am to 5pm, Saturday: 10am to 4pm, Closed on Sunday.
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Advertisement for a Spring Book Sale at the T.B. Scott Free Library, April 16-18, with specific days for members and public.

Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale

Thursday, April 16, is Members Only Day. Become a member of the FRIENDS OF THE T.B. SCOTT LIBRARY and shop early from 3:30 to 6:30 pm. Friday, April 17, and Saturday, April 18, are open to everyone. Monetary donations will be accepted for the purchase of...

Tales for Twos

On Mondays starting March 16th and continuing until April 27(except for March 23) at 10:30am. A special storytime exploring stories, art, and play for children ages 24-36 months old. This storytime is meant for one adult and one child. Pre-registration is required as...
Library's Mini Food Pantry announcement featuring a card catalog cabinet and library logo.

NEW @T.B. Scott Free Library: Mini FOOD PANTRY

The public is welcome to take food items when they are needed.
Our mini Food Pantry guideline is
“Take what you need. Donate what you can.”
Click on the image to learn more

Food drive poster with donation suggestions, Thanksgiving items, and library contact information. Transcribed Text: FOOD DRIVE BEGINS FRIDAY, NOV. 7, AND RUNS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DROP OFF DONATED ITEMS AT THE CIRCULATION DESK Suggested Items: • Rice • Pasta • Canned meats • Canned vegetables • Canned fruits • Snack • Juice • Instant oatmeal • Spaghetti sauce • Ramen noodles • Cereal • Granola & cereal bars • Peanut butter (plastic jar) • Jelly (plastic jar) • Soups • Fruit cups • Powdered milk • Sugar • Flour • Nuts & seeds

PERPETUAL LIBRARY FOOD DRIVE UNDERWAY

The library's perpetual food drive starts Friday, November 7. A list of suggested items includes the following:  Rice, Pasta, Canned meats, Canned vegetables, Canned fruits, Snacks, Juice, Instant oatmeal, Spaghetti sauce, Ramen noodles. Please bring your donations to...
Colorful poster for "kanopy kids" with cartoon animals and characters.

Check out Kanopy Kids

Kanopy is a free online TV service that you can watch with your library Card!

Cartoon bluebird in a nest on a yellow background with text promoting the "Little Bluebirds Club."

Little Bluebirds Club

Parents, join LITTLE BLUEBIRDS CLUB
with your children.

Have fun developing early literacy skills
to prepare your children,
birth to 4-years old, for kindergarten.

Earn FREE books
as your child participates!

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Advertisement for a Spring Book Sale at the T.B. Scott Free Library, April 16-18, with specific days for members and public.

Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale

Thursday, April 16, is Members Only Day. Become a member of the FRIENDS OF THE T.B. SCOTT LIBRARY and shop early from 3:30 to 6:30 pm. Friday, April 17, and Saturday, April 18, are open to everyone. Monetary donations will be accepted for the purchase of...
Monochrome image advertising a chess club with chess pieces and meeting details.

Join us for a game of chess!

Chess Club will start on Tuesday, April 7, at 4 pm. All skill levels are welcome! You can learn how to play, hone your skills, or watch others play. We can also play checkers if you prefer. The chess club will be in the YS Activity Room on the 2nd floor.
Library's Mini Food Pantry announcement featuring a card catalog cabinet and library logo.

NEW @T.B. Scott Free Library: Mini FOOD PANTRY

The public is welcome to take food items when they are needed.
Our mini Food Pantry guideline is
“Take what you need. Donate what you can.”
Click on the image to learn more

Food drive poster with donation suggestions, Thanksgiving items, and library contact information. Transcribed Text: FOOD DRIVE BEGINS FRIDAY, NOV. 7, AND RUNS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DROP OFF DONATED ITEMS AT THE CIRCULATION DESK Suggested Items: • Rice • Pasta • Canned meats • Canned vegetables • Canned fruits • Snack • Juice • Instant oatmeal • Spaghetti sauce • Ramen noodles • Cereal • Granola & cereal bars • Peanut butter (plastic jar) • Jelly (plastic jar) • Soups • Fruit cups • Powdered milk • Sugar • Flour • Nuts & seeds

PERPETUAL LIBRARY FOOD DRIVE UNDERWAY

The library's perpetual food drive starts Friday, November 7. A list of suggested items includes the following:  Rice, Pasta, Canned meats, Canned vegetables, Canned fruits, Snacks, Juice, Instant oatmeal, Spaghetti sauce, Ramen noodles. Please bring your donations to...
Colorful poster for "kanopy kids" with cartoon animals and characters.

Check out Kanopy Kids

Kanopy is a free online TV service that you can watch with your library Card!

Book Trailers
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Advertisement for a Spring Book Sale at the T.B. Scott Free Library, April 16-18, with specific days for members and public.

Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale

Thursday, April 16, is Members Only Day. Become a member of the FRIENDS OF THE T.B. SCOTT LIBRARY and shop early from 3:30 to 6:30 pm. Friday, April 17, and Saturday, April 18, are open to everyone. Monetary donations will be accepted for the purchase of...
Monochrome image advertising a chess club with chess pieces and meeting details.

Join us for a game of chess!

Chess Club will start on Tuesday, April 7, at 4 pm. All skill levels are welcome! You can learn how to play, hone your skills, or watch others play. We can also play checkers if you prefer. The chess club will be in the YS Activity Room on the 2nd floor.
Library's Mini Food Pantry announcement featuring a card catalog cabinet and library logo.

NEW @T.B. Scott Free Library: Mini FOOD PANTRY

The public is welcome to take food items when they are needed.
Our mini Food Pantry guideline is
“Take what you need. Donate what you can.”
Click on the image to learn more

Food drive poster with donation suggestions, Thanksgiving items, and library contact information. Transcribed Text: FOOD DRIVE BEGINS FRIDAY, NOV. 7, AND RUNS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DROP OFF DONATED ITEMS AT THE CIRCULATION DESK Suggested Items: • Rice • Pasta • Canned meats • Canned vegetables • Canned fruits • Snack • Juice • Instant oatmeal • Spaghetti sauce • Ramen noodles • Cereal • Granola & cereal bars • Peanut butter (plastic jar) • Jelly (plastic jar) • Soups • Fruit cups • Powdered milk • Sugar • Flour • Nuts & seeds

PERPETUAL LIBRARY FOOD DRIVE UNDERWAY

The library's perpetual food drive starts Friday, November 7. A list of suggested items includes the following:  Rice, Pasta, Canned meats, Canned vegetables, Canned fruits, Snacks, Juice, Instant oatmeal, Spaghetti sauce, Ramen noodles. Please bring your donations to...
Promotional banner for Kanopy featuring film posters and promotional text.

Watch for free with Kanopy

Kanopy is a free online TV service that you can watch with your library Card!
Stream award-winning Documentaries and TV shows with the Kanopy app

Promotional image for the "Real Writers Group" by T.B. Scott Free Library Literary Series, featuring elegant text and a feather quill design.

Real Writers Group

The Real Writers Group will meet Saturday, May 9th, at 10:30 a.m. at T.B. Scott Free Library.
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Four people smile around a completed puzzle on a table, with colorful animal illustrations.
Children working on a jigsaw puzzle at a wooden table.
Four people stand around a table with a completed jigsaw puzzle.
Four people working on a jigsaw puzzle at a table next to a window.
Four people standing behind a table with a completed animal-themed puzzle.
Three people work on a jigsaw puzzle at a table in a bright room.
Three people work on a jigsaw puzzle at a table with trays of pieces and a reference image of colorful animals.
A woman and boy working on a jigsaw puzzle at a table with a water bottle and puzzle box.
Child smiling while wearing turquoise LEGO glasses and a white T-shirt with a patterned logo.
Child holding a LEGO creation that resembles an airplane or vehicle.
A young person wearing LEGO glasses and a blue t-shirt stands in the library.
Colorful LEGO structure with minifigures and a cannon on a gray platform.
People observing a LEGO crane demonstration at the library.
Man wearing LEGO glasses in a library, seated at a desk with books in the background.
A LEGO vehicle with a minifigure and a yellow capsule-shaped toy with goggles on a gray surface.
A LEGO structure on a green base plate with colorful walls and an abstract figure, set in the library.
A man demonstrates a LEGO construction to a small group in the library.
Child wearing yellow LEGO glasses and a dress with strawberry patterns, smiling in the library.
A person wearing LEGO glasses with colorful blocks and antennae.
Person creating large soap bubbles with circular bubble blowers in a room.
An adult and a child at a bubble show indoors, with a brick building visible through large windows in the background.
A performer creating a bubble hat on a child's head during a bubble show performance.
A man in a top hat and vest stands beside a child with a large bubble hat at a bubble show.
A performer in a vest and hat creates large soap bubbles indoors with a bubble wand.
A performer encasing a child in a large bubble during a bubble show indoors.
Performer creating a large bubble around a smiling woman and a child in a room with large windows.
A child inside a large bubble created by a performer during a bubble show.
Child sitting on a carpet reading a book beside a large, fluffy dog wearing a blue bandana.

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