The 2021 Summer Reading Challenges offered by the T.B. Scott Library were a popular past-time for Merrill area residents this summer. The Library enrolled 426 youth and adult participants in the Beanstack online Summer Reading Challenges. As readers logged their time and activities in Beanstack, they earned digital badges. Each badge entitled readers to enter a prize drawing. Beanstack also offered a mobile app for families on the go. For those not comfortable with the digital format, a paper format was available.
“We were excited to be able to offer a free, fun online reading program this summer,” said Carolyn Forde, Youth Librarian. “Families were happy to join in the fun of our outdoor events, as well.”
The program culminated with the Library’s 2021 Adult Summer READ Challenge –“Bottoms Up: Wisconsin Historic Bars and Breweries,” at the Sawmill Brewing Company on Monday, August 16.
The Library would like to acknowledge the generous support of these 2021 Summer Reading Program sponsors: Arby’s, Friends of the Library, Grand Stand, mBank, Merrill Community Bank, Merrill Optimist Club, Park City Credit Union, Pizza Hut, Sierra Pacific, Walmart, and the Wisconsin Valley Library Service.