Camden County Library members are taking full advantage of a new program that allows them to check out passes to 10 museums and attractions throughout the region.
“The program is quickly becoming one of the most used services at the library, and I’ve been hearing good things from members about their trips and experiences.,” said Freeholder Ian Leonard, liaison to the Camden County Library System. “The program began at the beginning of July, just in time for family summer vacations. If you reside in a member community, I urge you to check out this great opportunity to save money when you visit some of the best museums in the area.”
Passes to the Academy of Natural Sciences, Garden State Discovery Museum, Grounds for Sculpture, Morris Arboretum, Wheaton Arts and Woodford Wildlife Refuge are available from any of the library’s eight branches. Passes to the Guggenheim, Penn Museum of Archaeology, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Roebling Museum are only available from the M. Allan Vogelson Regional Branch Library in Voorhees. Each institution sets the number of visitors that will receive free admission on a pass.
“We’re very pleased and proud to offer our members the opportunity to visit some of the great local museums and other attractions that the Delaware Valley has to offer,” said Linda Devlin, director of the Camden County Library System. “It’s a great partnership with local institutions that extends our mission to meet the educational and recreational needs of the residents we serve. In addition, it adds just one more value to owning a county library card.”
The pass program works similarly to borrowing books from the library. Adult cardholders in good standing, with less than $5 in fines, may check out up to one museum pass at a time. Members are welcome to go to a branch, check out a pass, use it for free admission to the specific museum and return it to the library branch for the next member to borrow. A museum pass must be returned to the same branch from which it was checked out.
Each pass may be checked out for up to four days and cannot be renewed. Only one pass at a time is allowed per family. The late fee is $5 per day, up to the full cost of the pass. The borrower is responsible for the full cost of any lost or stolen passes. Some of the passes may entitle the bearer to additional benefits like discounts at gift shops or on food sold at the museums.
Visit the Camden County Library’s museum pass webpage at www.camdencountylibrary.org/pass to learn what each participating institutions offers visitors with a pass. There you can also find your local branch of the Camden County Library System, along with a list of member communities.
