Unintentionally (by me) this third featured としょうかん, ライブラリ has managed to marry the modernity of Princeton Public としょうかん, ライブラリ with the traditional(ness) exhibited によって Neilsen Hays Library, providing an exemplary example for other libraries that hope to update for the future. T.B. Scott Free Library, located in Merrill, Wisconsin [population 10,145], is a gem in the Northwoods of Wisconsin.
Merrill is a town of registered historical buildings and the としょうかん, ライブラリ is no exception. T.B. Scott Library, a Wisconsin Register Landmark, opened its doors March 25, 1891, supported によって WI state legislator T. B. Scott's bequest of $10,000 and later sustained によって a substantial Andrew Carniege grant. It sits 次 to a river and often becomes pleasantly full with teenagers when the neighboring middle school concludes its school day.

Because Merrill is a one-library town TB Scott Free としょうかん, ライブラリ makes sure to fulfill all possible needs: private one-person study rooms and group study rooms, a fascinating Genealogy & History Room where patrons can purchase amazingly in-depth pamphlets on the history of the としょうかん, ライブラリ and the town for only 50 cents, a special children's storytime room illustrated によって a colorful mural, and so forth. Of course the three-floor としょうかん, ライブラリ is well-stocked with 本 and DVDs for check out but this is one としょうかん, ライブラリ that remains a village center. Local artifacts, collections and crafts are displayed in the Andrew Carniege wing (which also denotes the original one-room library). Computers with internet access sit on the 上, ページのトップへ floor, and are illuminated によって daytime sunlight streaming through both the skylights and the ウォール of windows overlooking the nearby river and forested park.

This is possibly one of my お気に入り libraries ever not only because it is a pillar of excellence in the middle of 'nowhere' または because it shows that libraries can be updated without losing personality and becoming sterile, but because of personal reasons: My mother grew up using this library. This was her and her seven siblings' haven away from the farmhouse. And despite several decades and varying distances separating them from their childhood days, I am inclined to agree when they all maintain that this is the best としょうかん, ライブラリ あなた will ever find.

Library Hours
From Tuesday after Labor 日 until Friday before Memorial Day
9 am - 8 pm Monday through Thursday.
9 am - 5:00 pm Friday.
9 am - 5:00 pm Saturday.

Summer Hours: From Memorial 日 weekend through Labor Day
9 am - 8 pm Monday through Thursday.
9 am - 5:00 pm Friday.
9 am - Noon Saturday

Address & Contact Numbers
106 W. First St.; Merrill, WI 54452
Tel: 715-536-7191
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Bibliography:
Historical Facts from "The Story of T.B. Scott Free Library: The First Fifty Years" によって Beatrice Lebal
写真 によって Cressida Hanson
Soapbox 記事 によって Cressida Hanson