Passport to Connecticut Libraries from September 2 through September 30

LITCHFIELD, Conn. - Aug. 18, 2014 - PRLog -- Your library card opens the world to you through books, audio books, music CDs and DVDs!

Now let your library card open the doors of Connecticut libraries by participating in the first annual Passport to Connecticut Libraries Program!

Several libraries in the northwest corner are participating including Oliver Wolcott Library in Litchfield, New Milford Public Library, Sherman Public Library, Burlington Public Library, Brookfield Public Library, Cyrenius Booth Library in Newtown, Goshen Public Library, Warren Public Library, Harwinton Public Library, Kent Memorial Library, Middlebury Public Library, Woodbury Public Library, Scoville Memorial Library in Salisbury, Minor Memorial Library in Roxbury, David M. Hunt  Library in Falls Village,  and Torrington Library.

More than 87 Connecticut libraries are proud to participate in the Connecticut Library Association’s first annual Passport to Connecticut Libraries Program. To celebrate September Library Card Sign-Up Month, the Passport to Connecticut Libraries Program invites you to visit all of the participating Connecticut public libraries. Each library has its own architecture, vibe and collection to explore and browse! The program is open to adults and children, and the hope is that it encourages residents to explore the amazing diversity of our public libraries.

To participate, visit your local participating library to pick up your Passport. They will stamp it and give you a token gift to get you started. Then, take your Passport along as you visit other participating libraries. At each visit, you must show your library card, then the library will stamp your passport and give you another small gift.

Several libraries in our area are participating including Oliver Wolcott Library in Litchfield, New Milford Public Library, Torrington Library, Norfolk Library, Goshen Public Library, and Scoville Memorial Library in Salisbury.

If you visit at least five participating libraries and return your passport to a participating library by October 4, then you will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a $150 Visa gift card for adults (18 and up) and a $100 Visa gift card for children (under 18). This is a state-wide contest where four winners will be selected: one adult and one child from random drawing from all who visited at least five libraries, and one adult and one child from a random drawing from all who visited the most libraries.

For more details and a full list of participating libraries, visit Facebook.com/passporttoctlibraries or ask your local librarian.