A Georgia public library card gives any resident access to the millions of books and other resources provided by more than 300 libraries across the state. But did you know that’s not where the benefits end?
Through the various partnerships with the Georgia Public Library Service, card holders are eligible for all sorts of perks like tickets to an Atlanta Hawks game, free parking at any Georgia State Park and a day out with the family at Zoo Atlanta. Here are more details on these and some of the other exciting programs available to those with a free library card:
Atlanta Hawks tickets
The Atlanta Hawks’ “Check it Out” Reading Challenge is offered to grades K-12. Participants check out and read any five books. Once they do so, they will be given a commemorative bookmark and one free youth ticket per reader to an upcoming Atlanta Hawks regular season game with the purchase of an adult ticket. The tickets are issued via email before the start of the season.
The program returns every summer, and this year will run through Sept. 1. More information and applications are available on the Hawks’ page on nba.com.
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Alliance Theatre
A variety of shows are performed every year at the Alliance on the Hertz and Coca-Cola Stages in Atlanta. Up to four tickets are available to any of their shows for those that check out a “Community Ticket Pass” at any Georgia public library.
Two of the upcoming shows include a collection of dances partially inspired by jazz and a stage adaptation of Stephen King’s “The Shining.” A full schedule can be found at alliancetheatre.org.
Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites
Library card holders can check out multiple park perks from their local libraries. Park passes are hanging tags that allow for free parking at any of Georgia’s state parks and historic sites. The…
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