Ready, set, explore!

Prize winners

  • Grand Prize: Alvinia Moore, River Falls Public Library
  • Second Prize: Asher Johnson, Chippewa Falls
  • Third Prize: Jeff Tubbs, Turtle Lake Public Library

eight runner up prizes

  • Diane Westerberg, Pepin Public Library
  • Jaime West, Turtle Lake Public Library
  • Erin Whitfield, L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, Eau Claire
  • Madeline Kreyer, Friday Memorial Library, New Richmond
  • Kari Baxter, Frederic Public Library
  • Christopher Bechel, Plum City Public Library
  • AJ Zevenbergen, Ellsworth Public Library
  • Christina Tingo, Phillips Public Library

Prizes will be delivered to your listed local library. You’ll be notified when your prizes arrive. Thanks for exploring public libraries! See you next year!

little girl holding fabric bundle

Explore MORE Passport Program is over for 2024. 

Prize winners will be announced on September 16.

Thanks for participating! See you in 2025.

road trip bundle

Grand prize is the Roadtrip bundle. Get ready for your library and park adventures this summer! Pack up your snacks and treats in an REI Co-op Pack-Away 12 soft cooler that stores flat for easy stowing, take retro pics with the Fujifilm Instax Mini instant camera, pack some snacks in two reusable Stasher silicone bags, keep your passengers clean with Sea to Summit eco wipes (not pictured) and occupied with Kanoodle (and, of course, a few audio books or music from the library!), and a 2025 State Park sticker (sent to your home library in December when they become available). Illustrations are not to scale, prizes valued at $175.

backyard staycation bundle

First prize is the Backyard Staycation bundle. Spikeball outdoor game for adults & kids (comes with 3 Spikeball balls, a Spikeball set, a drawstring bag, and a rulebook to use if you’re into that sort of thing), Tribit bluetooth speaker, Black Diamond Moji compact rechargeable LED lantern for when you want to keep playing after dark, a set of mesh food tents so you don’t have to share your treats with random insects, 2025 State Park sticker (sent to your home library in December when they become available). Illustrations are not to scale, prizes valued at $171.

camping bundle

Second prize is the Campfire Bundle. Start with both a 2025 State Park sticker and 2025 State Trail pass (sent to your home library in December when they become available), a versatile Kelty Bestie insulated blanket (42″x75”) to keep you warm or use for your picnic, a solar charger/lantern from Luminaid, a Campfire Story Deck with prompts for telling stories around the fire, a laminated Wisconsin Naturalist illustrated guide so you can id all those beautiful plants and animals, an emergency kit in a (really sweet) hedgehog case. Illustrations are not to scale, prizes valued at $165

runnner-up prizes

Runner-up prizes. We’ve collected an assortment of the best individual prizes for an additional 9 winners!

  • 2025 State Park sticker and 2025 State Bike Trail passes (delivered to your home library when they become available in December)
  • Stasher silicone reusable snack bags, set of 2 
  • Black diamond outdoor rechargable light 
  • Kanoodle 
  • …and more to be announced!

Ten Counties, State Parks, trails, local businesses and MORE to explore!

Download or print this list (pdf coming soon)

Barron County Libraries 

Barron Public Library

10 North 3rd Street, Barron, WI 54812
 barronpl.org • 715-537-3881

  • Historic Carnegie Library
  • Barron was originally named Quaderer’s Camp 
  • Get in 18 holes at the Rolling Oaks Golf Course

Cameron Public Library

506 Main Street, Cameron, WI 54822
cameronpl.org • 715-458-2267

  • People love the library’s perpetual book sale
  • Cameron is home of the Pioneer Village Museum 
  • Enjoy the Splash Pad and beautiful parks

Chetek, Calhoun Memorial Library

321 Moore Street, Chetek, WI 54728-0025
calhounmemoriallibrary.org • 715-924-3195

  • Library has an extensive large-print collection
  • Chetek is located on a chain of lakes and the fishing is great
  • The Chetek Area Museum is a must see 

Cumberland, Thomas St. Angelo Public Library

1305 Second Avenue, Cumberland, WI 54829
cumberlandpl.org • 715-822-2767

  • Historic Carnegie Library, built in 1905
  • Cumberland is known as the “Island City”  
  • Rutabega Festival is the weekend before Labor Day

Rice Lake Public Library

2 E Marshall St, Rice Lake, WI 54868
rlpl.org • 715-234-4861

  • Ask about RLPL’s Experience kits
  • Just a block from scenic Rice Lake 
  • Enjoy the lakeshore Historic Sculpture Project

Turtle Lake Public Library

301 Maple St., Turtle Lake, WI 54889
turtlelakepubliclibrary.org • 715-986-4618

  • The library is conveniently located in the downtown district
  • Enjoy the outdoors: lakes, trails, parks, hunting and fishing
  • Railway Park and Cattail Trail are blocks from the library

Chippewa County Libraries 

Bloomer, GE Bleskacek Family Memorial Library 

1519 17th Ave, Bloomer, WI 54724
bloomerpubliclibrary.org • 715-568-2384

  • Library has a kids’ play loft
  • North Park has a pirate ship to play on
  • Fish, swim or boat in Lake Como, or head downtown for delicious baked treats

Cadott Community Library 

331 Main Street, Cadott, WI 54727
cadottlibrary.org • 715-289-4950

  • Library still has the WWI-era vault door from the original bank
  • Cadott is half-way between the Equator and the North Pole (find the marker in Riverside Park) 
  • Veterans Memorial is near the Cadott Family Restaurant

Chippewa Falls Public Library

105 West Central Street, Chippewa Falls, WI 54729
chippewafallslibrary.org • 715-723-1146

  • Focus on Wisconsin materials: history, cookbooks, sports
  • Visit our Storywalk™ in Irvine Park & Zoo or Riverfront Park on the Chippewa River 
  • Right on the Old Abe State Bike Trail, and home to Leinenkugel’s Brewery, microbreweries, wineries,

Stanley, D.R. Moon Memorial Library

154 Fourth Ave, Stanley, WI 54768
stanleylibrary.org • 715-644-2004

  • Serving their community for more than 120 years
  • Our building is on the National Register of Historic Places
  • Charming downtown features boutique, theater, and locally-owned restaurants 

Dunn County Libraries

Boyceville Public Library

903 Main Street, Boyceville, WI 54725
boycevillelibrary.org • 715-643-2106

  • We have a stage in our back room
  • Home of Andy Pafko 
  • There are over 50 Geocaches in and around Boyceville

Colfax Public Library

613 Main Street, Colfax, WI 54730
colfaxpubliclibrary.org • 715-962-4334

  • Historic municipal building and library built in 1915
  • There’s an auditorium upstairs from the library 
  • Town was named for Schuyler Colfax, VP under Ulysses S. Grant

Elk Mound Public Library

E 101 Menomonie St, Elk Mound, WI 54739
elkmound.menomonielibrary.org • 715-917-1070

  • Branch of Menomonie Public Library
  • Elk Mound Hill is a glacial formation, 1,200 ft above sea level
  • Play disc golf at Elk Mound Village Park

Menomonie Public Library

600 Wolske Bay Road, Menomonie, WI 54751
menomonielibrary.org • 715-232-2164

  • Check out Music Over Menomin free summer concerts on Thursday nights
  • Ride the Red Cedar Trail or mountain bike Menomin Park
  • Swim at Wakanda Waterpark

Sand Creek, C. H. Johnson Public Library

E 9311 County Road I, Sand Creek, WI 54765
sandcreekpl.org • 715-658-1269

  • One of the founding members of the IFLS library system
  • Serves Dunn, Barron and Chippewa counties
  • On the Red Cedar River 

Eau Claire County Libraries

Altoona Public Library

1303 Lynn Avenue, Altoona, WI 54720
altoonapubliclibrary.org • 715-839-5029

  • 2022 was the 125th anniversary of the library’s founding
  • The city was founded at a Union Pacific terminal in 1881 
  • Check out River Prairie Park

Augusta Memorial Public Library

113 North Stone Street, Augusta, WI 54722
augustalibrary.org • 715-286-2070

  • The library was built in 1878, held a bank and doctor’s office
  • Augusta’s Dell’s Mill is the most photographed spot in WI
  • See if you can find all the murals in town, a community art project 

Eau Claire, L. E. Phillips Memorial Public Library

400 Eau Claire St, Eau Claire WI 54701
ecpubliclibrary.info • 715-839-5003

  • Maker Space, art gallery, Friends of the Library bookstore
  • Near the confluence of the Eau Claire and Chippewa Rivers 
  • Visit small businesses and see public sculptures downtown

Fairchild Public Library

208 Huron Street, Fairchild, WI 54741
fairchildpl.org • 715-334-4007

  • Founded in 1899 in this beautiful recreational area
  • Library displays items about Carole Landis, WWII entertainer 
  • In the heart of Amish country

Fall Creek Public Library

122 East Lincoln Avenue, Fall Creek, WI 54742
fallcreekpubliclibrary.org • 715-877-3334

  • In the heart of charming downtown Fall Creek
  • Near Beaver Creek Reserve – Wise Nature Center
  • Be sure to stop at Weaver’s Country Store

Pepin County Libraries 

Durand Community Library

604 Seventh Ave East, Durand, WI 54736
durandpl.org • 715-672-8730

  • While you’re in town visit the Old Courthouse Museum
  • On the Chippewa River with bike trail to Eau Claire 
  • Eat at the local, old-time root beer stand, Panther Drive-In

Pepin Public Library

510 Second Street, Pepin, WI 54759
pepinpubliclibrary.org • 715-442-4932

  • Antique maps of Pepin (1868) and county (1877) on display in the library
  • On the shore of the Mississippi’s Lake Pepin
  • Visit the Laura Ingalls Wilder museum and wayside park 

Pierce County Libraries

Ellsworth Public Library

388 West Main Street, Ellsworth, WI 54011
ellsworthlibrary.org • 715-273-3209

  • Brand new library
  • Ellsworth is the Cheese Curd Capital, visit the creamery 
  • Take a spring wildflower hike on Cairns Woods Trails

Elmwood Public Library

111 North Main, Elmwood, WI 54740
elmwoodlibrary.org • 715-639-2615

  • Our building used to be a pharmacy
  • UFO Capital of Wisconsin 
  • Check out Sailer’s Food Market for the best brats around

Plum City Public Library

611 Main Street, Plum City, WI 54761
plumcitylibrary.org • 715-647-2373

  • Discover our local history collection in our historic building
  • Enjoy the ducks and trout in Spring Pond, a short walk away 
  • Visit nearby Nugget Lake County Park

Prescott Public Library

800 Borner Street North, Prescott, WI 54021
prescottpubliclibrary.org • 715-262-5555

  • Library moved in 1990 to make room for the drawbridge
  • At the confluence of the Mississippi and St. Croix Rivers 
  • Visit the Great River Road Visitor Center & Freedom Park

River Falls Public Library

140 Union Street, River Falls, WI 54022
riverfallspubliclibrary.org • 715-425-0905

  • Near the Kinnikinnic State Park
  • Hike Glen Park for the falls and suspension footbridge
  • See a movie at Falls Theatre, opened in 1908

Spring Valley Public Library

E121 South 2 Street, Spring Valley, WI 54767
springvalleylibrary.org • 715-778-4590

  • Library has the Lion’s Club Historical Display
  • Swim or fish at the Eau Galle Reservoir
  • Tour Crystal Cave, Wisconsin’s longest cave 

Polk County Libraries

Amery Area Public Library

104 Maple Street West, Amery, WI 54001
amerylibrary.org • 715-268-9340

  • Amery is the City of Lakes
  • Easy to walk to two lakes and downtown
  • Also walk to the Stower Seven Lakes State Trail trailhead

Balsam Lake Public Library

404 Main Street, Balsam Lake, WI 54810
balsamlakepubliclibrary.org • 715-485-3215

  • Our friendly staff is excited to meet you
  • Our lake offers year round fun in a friendly town 
  • Visit the Polk County Museum in the summer and snowmobile in the winter

Centuria Public Library

409 Fourth Street, Centuria, WI 54824
centurialibrary.org • 715-646-2630

  • Enjoy the small-town feel of this small rural library
  • Fish, swim and picnic at Long Lake 
  • City park has great amenities & access to Gandy Dancer Trail

Clear Lake Public Library

350 4th Avenue, Clear Lake, WI 54005
clearlakelibrary.org • 715-263-2802

  • Gaylord Nelson, Founder of Earth Day, was born in Clear Lake
  • Clear Lake Park & Campground has a great swimming beach
  • Try the blue-ribbon-winning sausage from Nilssen’s Market

Dresser, Geraldine E. Anderson Village Library

117 South Central Avenue, Dresser, WI 54009-0547
dresserpubliclibrary.org • 715-755-2944

  • Cozy library with great collections for kids and movie buffs
  • Walk to parks, a Koi pond and a nature trail from the library 
  • Enjoy summer fun like zip-lining at Trollhaugen resort

Frederic Public Library

127 Oak Street West, Frederic, WI 54837
fredericlibrary.org • 715-327-4979

  • Check out snowshoes, bicycles, and pickleball kits
  • City park has accessible hiking by a sweet little lake 
  • Ice Age Trail and Gandy Dancer Trail access

Luck Public Library 

301 South Main Street, Luck, WI 54853
luckpubliclibrary.org • 715-472-2770

  • We share a community-funded building wtih Historical Society
  • Luck is the original home of Duncan Yo Yo 
  • Check out a bike at the library and ride the Gandy Dancer

Milltown Public Library

61 West Main Street, Milltown, WI 54858
milltownpubliclibrary.org • 715-825-2313

  • Newly renovated light and fun-filled library
  • Come out for the Fisherman’s Party in June 
  • Walk the charming Main Street or the Gandy Dancer Trail

Osceola, Wilberg Memorial Public Library

310 Chieftain Street, Osceola, WI 54020
osceolapubliclibrary.org • 715-294-2310

  • Large play space for kids and outdoor deck seating
  • Wander downtown to the entrance to Cascade Falls 
  • Ride a vintage train starting at the Osceola Depot

St. Croix Falls Public Library

230 S. Washington Street, St. Croix Falls, WI 54024
stcroixfallslibrary.org • 715-483-1777

  • Library’s plaza has quotes on the walls & native plantings
  • Walking distance to scenic St. Croix River National Park and Interstate State Park
  • City of trails: Ice Age, Woolley, Gandy Dancer and more

Price County Libraries 

Ogema Public Library

W5005 State Road 86, Ogema, WI 54459
ogemalibrary.org • 715-767-5130

  • Hand-crafted sailing vessels at the library: climb aboard!
  • Enjoy delicious food and hygge at the Rail Trail Cafe 
  • Hike to the highest point in WI at Timm’s Hill county park

Park Falls Public Library

121 North Fourth Avenue, Park Falls, WI 54552
parkfallslibrary.org • 715-762-3121

  • The library has beautiful, distinctive architecture
  • Take a look at our Children’s Room tree
  • Park Falls is in the Chequamegon National Forest on the  North Fork of the Flambeau River

Phillips Public Library

286 Cherry Street, Phillips, WI 54555
phillipspl.org • 715-339-2868

  • Kids can check out fishing poles, thanks to local AMVets
  • Wisconsin Concrete Park, an outdoor museum with 237 sculptures built between 1948 and 1964 by Fred Smith
  • Visit the new splash pad at Elk Lake Park

Rusk county libraries  

Bruce Area Library

102 W. River Street, Bruce, WI 54819
bruceal.org • 715-868-2005

  • Our staff and volunteers are here to help you find information
  • Bruce is the gateway to the Blue Hills
  • Go to Bruce Cruise Night to see classic cars or show yours 

Hawkins Area Library

709 Main Street Hawkins, WI 54530
hawkinspl.org • 715-585-2311

  • Our newest MORE member library
  • Near the south fork of the Flambeau River
  • Main Creek sports some of the best trout fishing in Rusk County

Ladysmith, Rusk County Community Library

418 Corbett Avenue West, Ladysmith, WI 54848
ladysmithpl.org • 715-532-2604

  • There’s an art gallery in the library
  • Railroad enthusiasts rejoice! Visitor’s Center and Rail Display near the library and Old Smokey along Highway 8
  • OJ Falge Park’s pond and wetlands are adjacent to the library 

St. Croix County Libraries

Baldwin Public Library

400 Cedar Street, Baldwin, WI 54002
baldwinlibrary.org • 715-684-3813

  • Don’t miss Baldwin Windmill Days Celebration on June 8-11th 
  • Stop and see the full-size windmill in Windmill Park
  • Make your first jump at Skydive Twin Cities

Deer Park Public Library

112 Front Street West, Deer Park, WI 54007
deerparkpl.org • 715-269-5464

  • Deer antlers on display at the library
  • Deer Park has playground equipment, picnic area and deer 
  • Wisconsin’s smallest library

Glenwood City Public Library

217 W. Oak St., Glenwood City WI 54013
glenwoodcitylibrary.org • 715-265-7443

  • Camping sites available at the St. Croix County fairgrounds
  • Glen Hills Park has campsites, a swimming beach and large playground
  • St Croix Co Fair, Ren in the Glen, PRCA rodeo

Hammond Public Library 

850 Davis Street, Hammond, WI 54015
hammondpubliclibrary.org • 715-796-2281

  • Library offers a wide variety of art programs for all ages
  • Historic Yellowstone Trail, proposed in 1912 as America’s first trans-continental highway, ran through Hammond 
  • Large murals decorate the library building

Hudson Area Joint Library

700 First Street, Hudson, WI 54016
hudsonpubliclibrary.org • 715-386-3101

  • Near Phipps Center for the Arts
  • Across the street from the St. Croix River and Lakefront Park
  • Hudson’s a tourist destination with a bustling & walkable downtown and boat launch 

New Richmond, Carleton A. Friday Memorial Library

155 East 1 Street, New Richmond, WI 54017
newrichmondlibrary.org • 715-243-0431

  • Library StoryWalk® in nearby Mary Park
  • Experience history at the Heritage Center’s 11 buildings
  • The John Doar walking trail highlights this local Civil Rights  hero, winner of the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Roberts, Hazel Mackin Community Library

311 West Warren Street, Roberts, WI 54023
robertspubliclibrary.org • 715-749-3849

  • Named for a beloved local elementary school teacher
  • Explore local history in the excellent Archive Room 
  • A short drive to Willow River State Park

Somerset Public Library

208 Hud Street, Somerset, WI 54025
somersetlibrary.org • 715-247-5228

  • Fireplace divides the colorful teen area from the more serene Nemec Family Lounge 
  •  Tube down the Apple River
  • Stop in for a cold one at Oliphant Brewing’s tap room

Woodville Community Library

124 Main Street, Woodville, WI 54028
woodvillelibrary.org • 715-698-2430

  • Historic building features original sculpted metal ceilings
  • Local park has a splash pad and picnic area
  • Hike or bike the Wildwood Trail

Plan Your Adventure

Many of our libraries are located in rural areas that may not have reliable cell coverage. (All MORE libraries have public internet access.)

We encourage you to find and download directions to your destinations!  You also might want to call ahead to confirm program details and open hours, especially if it’s a long drive for you.

General travel information links

Travel Wisconsin has lots of great information to help you plan your adventures!

Parks

State parks Park Finder

St Croix National Scenic Riverway