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Looking for last-minute entertainment on a budget? Use your Elk Grove Village Public Library card to get free or discounted admission and other offers from museums and attractions across Illinois with Explore More Illinois and Museum Adventure Pass!
Learn which institutions are currently participating, what offers are available, and how to request a pass below. Participating organizations and their offers are subject to change.
Explore More Illinois
Explore More Illinois provides instant online access to free and discounted admission, parking, and gift store purchases from cultural and recreational attractions in Illinois, including aquariums, gardens, historical societies, museums, park districts, science centers, sporting events, theaters, zoos, and more. | LEARN MORE
How to Get an Explore More Illinois Pass
- Visit the Explore More Illinois website.
- Enter your library card number and PIN. Your card must be in good standing. If you don't see where to enter your library card number and PIN, you may have to select the Elk Grove Village Public Library from the drop-down menu.
- Browse for passes and offers for the next three (3) months. Search passes and offers by date, attraction name, or location.
- Make your reservation and print or download your pass shortly before your visit.
- You can have three (3) active reservations at one time on your library card.
- If you are unable to attend, please cancel your reservation(s), otherwise the reservation will count as being used.
- Once you print or download your pass, you cannot cancel your reservation.
- Explore More Illinois users must be 18 years or older. Attractions may require a photo ID in addition to the reservation.
Museum Adventure Pass
Find out what discoveries await you with a Museum Adventure Pass! Elk Grove Village Public Library cardholders can receive free or discounted admission and other incentives from many exciting museums and cultural attractions throughout the Chicagoland area. | LEARN MORE
How to Get a Museum Adventure Pass
- Check the list of participating museums to review Museum Adventure Pass offers.
- Then, stop by the
Youth Services Reference Desk. Library staff will be able to check on the current passes available. - If a pass is available, you can check one out with your Elk Grove Village Public Library card.
- Limit one pass per family per day, but families may check out another pass to a different museum the next day.
- The loan period of a Museum Adventure Pass is seven (7) days and will expire after the date printed on the pass.
Guidelines
- Passes are limited and based on a first-come, first-serve basis.
- Passes must be checked out in person. Passes cannot be reserved or checked out online or by phone.
- Admission offers vary per museum and cultural attraction.
- Passes are non-transferable and may not be duplicated.
- Passes must be used by the patron checking out the pass, and may be used only once. Patrons may be asked for photo identification and library card to gain admission to the participating museum.
- Abuse of pass may result in the patron's suspension from the program.