September is Library Card Sign-Up Month, and to show you how much we love our library cardholders, we’re hosting Card Crawl 2023! Bring in your card—or get one—on Saturday, Sept. 30 (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.), and explore the building to unlock loads of library fun! You’ll find fun freebies all over the building, a big book sale, free frozen custard from Culver’s, cool craft activities, a grand prize drawing, and soooooo much more. You’ll even get FREE bus rides from Eau Claire Transit!
All day long, stop by the big Customer Services desk on Level 1 to sign up for a library card. We’ll also offer FREE replacement cards—if your library card’s been lost or damaged, we’ll replace it with a special vintage version!
Friends of the Library Bag Sale
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. • Level 0: Dabble Box Courtyard (outside) • It’s the return of the infamous bag sale! Fill up a bag of books and take it home for a suggested goodwill donation. (This is the first bag sale since the library moved back downtown.)
Family Storytime + ARTmobile
10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. • Level 1: Youth Program Room • Enjoy storytime for the whole family followed by an art project with the Pablo Center’s ARTmobile!
Make a Seed Bomb with Beaver Creek Reserve
10 a.m. to Noon • Level 0: RCU Dabble Box Makerspace • Drop in to make your own seed bomb with select native flowers. Beaver Creek Reserve will be there to assist and answer questions.
FREE VANILLA CUSTARD from Culver’s
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. • Plaza (outside main doors) • Enjoy a scoop of tasty, frozen vanilla custard from the generous people at Culver’s. (While supplies last.)
Fold an Origami Library Card Holder
Noon to 5 p.m. • Level 0: RCU Dabble Box Makerspace • Drop in to the Dabble Box and fold your very own origami card holder.
Kids DIY Library Card Lanyard
1 p.m. to 3 p.m. • Level 1: Youth Program Room • Families! Drop in to Youth Services where kids can craft and decorate their own lanyard card holder.
Spin the Wheel o’ Fabulous Prizes
2 p.m. to 5 p.m. • Level 0: Friends of the Library Bookstore • The Friends of the Library are giving away tons of fun prizes, including books—just spin the wheel!
All day long, get carded at each stop on the crawl for fun lil’ prizes. Can you find these locations?
PLUS! As you’re exploring, look out for our roaming Card Crawlers. Find them to claim a mystery prize.
PLUS, PLUS! From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. sign up for a digital service at Information & Reference on Level 2 (or show us what you’re already using) to snag some special library swag.
Win the Grand Prize
Stop by our Library of Things on Level 1 at any time to enter our grand prize drawing for the Basket o’ Bookish Delights.
Take a Selfie with Our VERY LARGE LIBRARY CARDS
Level 1 Foyer: Kids Selfie Station
Level 3 Art Gallery: All-Ages Selfie Station
See the Greg Goetz Memorial Library Card Collection
On Level 1 near the main desk, check out the Greg Goetz Memorial Library Card Collection, detailing just a fraction of longtime library staffer Greg Goetz’s travels across the region’s public library system.
Yep—for one day only, your card is a bus pass! All day on Sept. 30, the fine folks at Eau Claire Transit will provide free bus rides on any route (to destination), when you show the driver your library card (or the MORE Libraries app on your phone). Each passenger must have their own library card/account to show.
We love to see your library card, and you’ll need it to unlock the fun. So before you come, grab your card, install the MORE Libraries app on your phone, or get ready to sign up for a shiny new card.
