[Avodah] Is a Megilla Scroll Muktzeh on Shabbos?

[David Riceman]

rabbirichwolpoe at gmail.com wrote:
> Re: Carrying a Megillah to shul when erev Purim is on Shabbos
> One Rav opined it's hachanah to carry the Megillah on Shabbos for
> after Shabbos

> I questioned: is it also not mukzeh - analogous to Shofar?

Why should it be muktzah? Is it assur to study megillas Esther on 
Shabbos? (see Mishna Shabbos 16:1, PhM ad. loc. s.v. "v'she'ain korin 
bahem").

David Riceman