When it comes to news of his latest adventure, don't expect Scott's well-traveled stowaway to spill the beans.

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That is because Scottie, the traveler in question, is a 6-inch Ty collectible Beanie Baby made in the likeness of a tiny black Scottish terrier, and it's up to his host youngster to tattle about Scottie's adventures.

That is the premise of the popular Scottie's Travel Club, a geography-oriented program for children age 6 to 10 at the Scott Township Public Library.

Meetings are held from 3 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Participants do not have to live in Scott, and no registration is required. Several dozen children participated in this year's edition of the club.

While the summer program was scheduled to end Tuesday, continuing interest could extend it until school starts.

Club members borrow Scottie, the library mascot, to take on vacation. Then, using a camera borrowed from the library, they snap a photograph of him. When they return, they share the photograph and details of the trip.

Club members mark the site on a map or globe to illustrate Scottie's travel route. And they play games relating to the vacation site.

Volunteer library assistant Pat Maxwell, of Scott, came up with the idea of the Scottie mascot after the library was built in early 2001 and she started the travel club.

Scottie has gone as far as India and was once photographed at the Dr. Seuss National Memorial in Springfield, Mass., birthplace of Theodor Seuss Geisel.

But this summer, Scottie has not left Pennsylvania. But he did accompany Joseph Bambraugh, 8, to a baseball tournament the Scott boy played in. Gyan Mehta, 10, took Scottie to Penn State University. Gyan's sister, Bhakti, will be a freshman there this fall and had to go to State College to get some things ready.

"I like when people share their experience with Scottie, and where they have been," Gyan said.

Several years ago, Emily Shawgo, 12, of Scott, took Scottie to Baltimore; Washington, D.C.; Seattle; and Boston. Captioned photos of Scottie at those sites are in a scrapbook the library keeps of all his trips.

When the summer ends, Scottie gets a midwinter's night rest from his whirlwind travels in the camera bag at the library.