More to Check Out than Books
Your library card can open many doors in Chesapeake Country. Doors to museums, gardens, pools, parks, wineries and golf courses.
In Anne Arundel County, any Maryland cardholder can check out a family pass, good for one week and up to four people, for admission to Historic London Town and Gardens. You do not have to live in Anne Arundel County to use your card to get a museum pass.
“Library cards are available to all full- and part-year residents of Maryland, anyone employed by a Maryland-based organization or business, students of any Maryland university, college, school or learning institution, all federal employees and all military service members stationed in Maryland and their families,” says Christine Feldmann, Marketing and Communications Manager for Anne Arundel County Public Libraries.
In Calvert County, Check Out Your Community pass options include more than 20 local partners. Visitors from any Maryland county can apply for a free Calvert library card and then print a complimentary or reduced rate pass, either from home or at the library, for many attractions:
• Water fun: Bay Front Park, (a.k.a. Brownie’s Beach), Breezy Point Beach, Chesapeake Beach Boat Rentals, Chesapeake Beach Water Park, Cove Point Park Pool, DMV Jet Skis, Flag Ponds Nature Park, Kings Landing Pool, Edward T. Hall Aquatic Center and the North Beach public beach.
• Wineries and breweries: Cove Point Winery, Mully’s Brewery, Scorpion Brewing and Solomons Island Winery.
• Museums and gardens: Annmarie Garden, Bayside History Museum, Calvert Marine Museum and Jefferson Patterson Park.
• Discount classes: Barefoot Wellness, Black Belt Academy and Solarium Studio.
• Active fun: Chesapeake Hills Golf Course & Driving Range, Mellomar Golf Park and Lord Calvert Bowling Center.
• Theater: Twin Beach Players.
There are limits for the number of passes available each month. Anne Arundel branches each have one London Town pass. In Calvert County, you can use up to five various passes a month. Check with your library branch to verify how long you can keep the pass out and how many times you can use it.