We have laminated passes in about 10 of the city's public libraries.
The library placed a barcode on the pass and visitor patrons check out
the pass like they would check out a book.  When the visitor comes to
the museum they redeem the pass and hand it in to the admissions desk.
The museum sends it back to the library.  When we advertise the
availability of the pass we are promoting both the libraries and the
museum.  

Anne

Please Touch Museum
Philadelphia PA

-----Original Message-----
From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Betty Long-Schleif
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 5:19 PM
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Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Free Admission Passes to Libraries

Hello Margo,

We also are a rural museum that has utilized the library system to give
free 
museum access to library patrons. Our Museum has worked with the
Vancouver 
Public Library which has numerous rural libraries in its system,
presently 
it offers free admission to Maryhill  Museum in 5 towns  locaated in 4 
surrounding counties.

The format is interesting, it is a case for a Video, it has a great
picture 
of the museum on the front and explains the program on the back. It is 
checked out like a book so for 2 weeks a family can come as often as
they 
like. Each museum has 2 or 3 copies to loan out. It has been very well
used 
and the response has been great. Many say they may never have come here 
unless they could use the free pass. I think the person who developed
the 
idea saw it at a museum conference someplace.


Betty Long-Schleif
Collections Manager/Registrar
Maryhill Museum of Art
35 Maryhill Museum Drive
Goldendale, WA 98620
(509)773-3733
Fax(509)773-6138
www.maryhillmuseum.org
www.maryhillmagic.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Margo Ghia" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2006 12:07 PM
Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Free Admission Passes to Libraries


> Hello -
>
> I am wondering if any of your Museum's offer a family pass through
your 
> local libraries that allow for free admission to your Museum.
>
> We are a small museum located in a rural region.  Through a special 
> project with a local library, we offered a family pass (free of charge
to 
> the library) that library patrons could check out and then use at our 
> Museum to gain admission at the member rate (free).  The pass was very

> slow at first, but I have noticed that people are beginning to use it
(not 
> high numbers, but enough that I have noticed).  The pass has brought
new 
> visitors to the Museum that have never been here (and might not have
come 
> otherwise).  We have considered expanding this opportunity to other 
> regional libraries and I wondered if anyone has had any experiences
with 
> this type of thing and if there are pros and cons that you think we
should 
> consider.
>
> Thank You,
>
> Margo Ghia
> Director
> The Nature Museum at Grafton
> PO Box 38, Grafton, VT  05146
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