Do you know about the Explore MORE 2024 Passport Program for your family? You Should!

Start your adventure now till August 31st, 2024. Visit multiple participating libraries in the MORE system of Libraries to collect passport stamps and get the chance to win prizes! Explore beautiful communities with unique local businesses, parks, and museums. Wherever your adventure takes you, bring the library with you! There are three grand prize bundles and nine other prizes to reward your adventurous travels! A travel bundle, a backyard bundle, and a campfire bundle. One of these could be your for participating. 

This program is perfect for families looking for something to do over the summer. The MORE system has over 40+ locations in Wisconsin counties. If you don't see a book you want you can have it sent to your local library! The MORE system of libraries can send books to other Libraries in the system. So even if you can travel you can still get the book you want. 

How to become an explorer?

Stop by any participating MORE library to pick up your passport or visit https://iflsweb.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/passportfordownload.pdf  To download your passport. 

Rules and Regulations:

• Visit any MORE library to get a passport stamp.
• Only one stamp or code per patron per library except for: Bruce Area Library, Hawkins Area Library, Rusk County Community Library in Ladysmith, Ogema Public Library, Park Falls Public Library, and Phillips Public Library (Rusk and Price counties). Visiting one of those libraries in person gets you two stamps!
• Visit up to five libraries outside of the MORE library system and get credit for one stamp per library!
• For every ten stamps you collect, go to a MORE library and get an entry form for a chance to win prizes. You may enter up to five times. The drawing will be on September 16, 2024. Winners will be notified using the contact information on their entry form. The staff of the IFLS Library System and MORE libraries are not eligible to win.

Questions?

Contact any MORE library or email Rebecca Kilde at kilde@ifls.lib.wi.us

Visit the link below to get more information about Prizes and the MORE passport system. Below is also a Directory of participating libraries. 

https://www.ifls.lib.wi.us/exploremore2024/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0P4fuuvjKLHEbhFmW1Ht0IrwdyWj6HUzpobbLBt5iek_XzBancnH4fVhY_aem_AdmBC_QeOGzFYsJxViR_Rmk15hlP0NlGjKQtA6BUnInyaqhV66iy-WTRaIenMtf16rsx8vlvGbYx1jKEMUT448hk

Go Directly to a Library Website

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Barron County Libraries

Barron Public Library

Cameron Public Library

Chetek – Calhoun Memorial Public Library

Cumberland – Thomas St. Angelo Public Library

Rice Lake Public Library

Turtle Lake Public Library

Chippewa County Libraries

Bloomer – G.E. Bleskacek Family Memorial Library

Cadott Community Library

Chippewa Falls Public Library

Cornell Public Library 

Stanley – D.R. Moon Memorial Library

Dunn County Libraries

Boyceville Public Library

Colfax Public Library

Elk Mound Community Library

Menomonie Public Library

Sand Creek – Clarella Hackett Johnson Public Library

Eau Claire County Libraries

Altoona Public Library

Augusta Memorial Public Library

Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC) Academic Library Open to the public! CVTC joined MORE last year, and is the only academic library in the MORE system.  They serve students, faculty and staff. Community members are welcome as well. 

Eau Claire – L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library

Fairchild Public Library

Fall Creek Public Library

Pepin County Libraries

Durand Community Library

Pepin Public Library

Pierce County Libraries

Ellsworth Public Library

Elmwood Public Library

Plum City Public Library

Prescott Public Library

River Falls Public Library

Spring Valley Public Library

Polk County Libraries

Amery Area Public Library

Balsam Lake Public Library

Centuria Public Library

Clear Lake Public Library

Dresser – Geraldine E. Anderson Village Library

Frederic Public Library

Luck Public Library

Milltown Public Library

Osceola – Wilberg Memorial Public Library

St. Croix Falls Public Library

Price County Libraries

Ogema Public Library

Park Falls Public Library

Phillips Public Library

Rusk County Libraries

Bruce Area Library

MORE Delivery to River Falls

 As you know, in July CVTC joined the MORE library system, allowing materials from our campus to reach our students at a library near where they live while also allowing materials from 54 other MORE system libraries to be delivered to CVTC students at the learning center in BEC.  

We are happy to announce that starting February 1st our River Falls campus will also be a delivery stop for library materials.  Students, faculty and staff will be able to choose CVTC - River Falls as a pickup location.  Books checked out at other MORE library locations will also be able to be returned at the River Falls Campus.  

You can access all the materials available in the MORE system on their website, https://www.more.lib.wi.us/. 

Remember we do have a small collection of popular fiction books and DVDs available at River Falls.  Check them out next time you are on campus.  

Contact Us

If you have questions please contact the library at library@cvtc.edu or stop by the library desk at the BEC Campus. Be sure to check out our blog for new resources, book reviews, and updates!

CVTC Joins MORE Public Library Consortium

 From WISPALS to MORE

Over the past few years the library has looked very closely at how to best serve our community of staff, faculty, students, and alumni. We have looked at a variety of different new resources, shifting many legacy print collections to digital collections while repurposing our space to better align with our mission and serve our students. We have also recently implemented a new login system for CVTC users which will work with single-sign on, to provide easier access off campus. Last year, we decided the next step in better serving our community was to leave the WISPALS academic library consortium and join the MORE public library consortium - and we are very excited to share this with you!

MORE Library Consortium

As of July 1, the CVTC library began sharing materials with the 53 public libraries in the MORE system. Students and employees can request library materials from any of the libraries to be delivered to CVTC, or they can request CVTC library materials to be delivered to any of the MORE libraries. The MORE library consortium is the largest in Wisconsin and spreads across much of the CVTC district. Students can now use their student IDs as their library cards at any of the MORE libraries. In addition, CVTC will also have access to one of the largest shared collections in the world, with resources such as the Wisconsin Digital Library, Freading, and Flipster. For a complete list of MORE libraries visit the website.

Additional Details

• As a current CVTC student or employee, you can begin making requests for materials to be delivered to CVTC or any MORE public library by visiting the MORE library online catalog.  

• If you currently use CVTC’s OverDrive, you will lose access as we make the transition to MORE. Information on access to MORE digital resources will be forthcoming by the start of the fall semester.

• This change will not affect any other library resources such as LinkedIn Learning, Films on Demand, or Ebsco.

• We hope to offer a delivery service to River Falls in the near future. This service will be communicated in the coming months.

Contact Us

If you have questions please contact the library at library@cvtc.edu or stop by the library desk at the BEC Campus. Be sure to check out our blog for new resources, book reviews, and updates!