This summer, let the Fond du Lac Public Library take you to a Wisconsin state park – on us.

For the second straight year, a limited number of free, one-day passes to any Wisconsin state park may be “checked out” from the Fond du Lac Public Library. They’re available as part of a partnership between public libraries, such as FDLPL, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries, and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

One pass will be available per family, and passes will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.

To get a state park pass, stop by the checkout desk at the Main Library or at the Allen J. Buechel Branch on Fond du Lac’s east side. Passes are dated, so library patrons will need to decide which date they plan to use the pass before they visit the library, must have an active FDLPL card, and must have a vehicle with Wisconsin license plates.

Passes may be used anytime through the end of the year when a state park is open with no blackout dates.

Learn more about this new program at dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/parks/outwigo.

Fond du Lac Public Library operates two locations: the Main Library at 32 Sheboygan St. in downtown Fond du Lac, and the Allen J. Buechel Branch at 1139 E. Johnson St. near Festival Foods. The main library is open daily: Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. Chapter 52 Bookstore at 52 Sheboygan St. is open Monday through Wednesday from 2 to 6 p.m., and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., while the Allen J. Buechel Branch is open weekdays from 2 to 6 p.m., and weekends from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information about any of these locations, visit fdlpl.org.