Get ready to explore during the Get Stamped! Library Passport Challenge 2025! The passport challenge is from June 14 to September 12, 2025. No library card required!
Visit Winding Rivers Library System member libraries to collect passport stamps for a chance to win prizes! Discover our charming communities with their unique history, local business, and more. There’s so much to see and do in western Wisconsin! Checking out materials is not required, but it is encouraged!
Win prizes to explore more! Collect stamps for your chance to win.
One winner per household. One winner per WRLS county.
$20 Kwik Trip gift card and a WRLS travel mug-La Crosse County
$20 Kwik Trip gift card and a WRLS travel mug-Monroe County
$20 Kwik Trip gift card and a WRLS travel mug-Jackson County
$20 Kwik Trip gift card and a WRLS travel mug-Juneau County
$20 Kwik Trip gift card and a WRLS travel mug-Vernon County
$20 Kwik Trip gift card and a WRLS travel mug-Trempealeau County
$20 Kwik Trip gift card and a WRLS travel mug-Buffalo County
Grand Prize!
$50– Kwik Trip gift card
Collect your stamps by visiting all 39 libraries in the Winding Rivers Library System. WRLS libraries are in Buffalo, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Trempealeau, and Vernon counties.
Here’s how to get started:
1. Pick up a passport from any Winding Rivers library and get your first stamp.
2. Visit more libraries!
3. Get your passport stamped each time you visit a new library.
4. Fill out an entry form for prizes at these stamp checkpoints:
5 stamps = 1st entry form
10 stamps = 2nd entry form
20 stamps = 3rd entry form
30 stamps = 4th entry form
ALL 39 stamps = entry for the Grand Prize
Bonus Chance to Win! = Show a receipt dated with the last 48 hours at a WRLS library from any of the local businesses on this page and get an extra entry form!
Drawing for prizes will take place at the end of September. Last day to get stamped and fill out entry forms is Friday, September 12.
Plan your trip!
Find addresses and phone numbers for each library here! Many of our libraries are located in rural areas (all of our WRLS libraries have public internet access).
We encourage you to find and download directions to your destinations! You can also call ahead to check libraries’ hours.
After each library are the names of some suggested businesses to visit!
Buffalo County Libraries
Castlerock Museum
Nelson’s Creamery (lunch, ice cream)
Danzinger Winery
Buzz’s Bar & Grill
McT’s Restaurant
Jackson County Libraries
Revolution Coffee
Juneau County Libraries
Hatch Public Library (Mauston)
Gravity Box Brewing Company
Log Cabin Deli
Legends Bar and Grill
Necedah Community Siegler Memorial Library
Rocky Road Ice Cream
JB Deli Inc
La Crosse County Libraries
La Crosse Public Library (Main and North location)
Monroe County Libraries
Jay’s Diner
Footjoy Farm
Hidden Inn Bar and Grill
Taphouse Eatery
Bailey’s Diner
The Place Bar and Grill
La Esperanza Mexican Store and Restaurant
El Caporal Restaurant
Rudy’s Drive In Restaurant
BP Smokehouse BBQ
The Baker’s Table
The Dorset Valley Restaurant and Schoolhouse
The Hitching Post
Trempealeau County Libraries
El Dorado Coffee and Restaurant
Rise + Shine Cafe
Blair Haus
Lylli & Ivi Cakes and Sweet Treats Cafe
Garden of Eatin’ Restaurant
JoJo’s Drive In
Hauge Memorial Library (Osseo)
The Norske Nook
Noel Norwegian Coffee and Pie Shop
Strum Meat Locker
Foster Fireside Restaurant
Shirley M. Wright Memorial Library (Trempealeau)
Historic Trempealeau Hotel, Restaurant, and Saloon
The Station Coffee and Ice Cream
Vernon County Libraries
Knutson Memorial Library (Coon Valley)
The Stockyard Restaurant
Valley Artisans and Fudge
Fancy Pants Winery
The Bright Spot
Lawton Memorial Library (La Farge)
Saddle Up Coffee & Ice Cream
McIntosh Memorial Library (Viroqua)
Driftless Cafe
Bekkum Memorial Library (Westby)
Borgen’s Cafe
Daily Brew Restaurant
Old Towne Inn
KOS Gastropub