Orion Township Public Library to Offer Michigan Activity Pass

Orion Township Public Library patrons will have access to the Michigan Activity Pass (MAP) program, presented by The Library Network, beginning on May 24, 2013 through May 23, 2014.  Library users with a valid library card can print a pass, either from home or at the library, to one of the nearly 60 participating institutions at the michiganactivitypass.info website, which will go live on May 24.

The MAP program is a partnership between Michigan’s nearly 400 public libraries and 60 arts and cultural organizations. The program is designed to enhance the learning experience for people of all ages through books and other library materials, and to provide reduced cost or complimentary access to arts and cultural organizations across the state of Michigan, from Monroe to Mackinaw City to Marquette, and all points in between.

"This new MAP program replaces the Museum Adventure Pass program that has been available in previous years and expands to even more arts and cultural organizations in our state,” said Karen Knox, director. “The Orion Township Public Library is proud to participate in this program to provide our residents with free or discounted access to these valuable organizations."

Some cultural partners offer complimentary or reduced price admission; others, discounts in their gift shop or other exclusive offers for MAP pass holders only. Each MAP expires within one week from the date it is printed.  Each library will have five passes for each of the participating organizations available.

Participating organizations include:

• Art Experience Arts & Scraps
• Buick Automotive Gallery Carr Center
• Castle Farms Castle Museum
• Charlevoix Depot Museum
• Charlevoix Harsha House Museum
• Chippewa Nature Center
• Cranbrook Art Museum
• Detroit Institute of Arts
• DeVos Art Museum
• Fire Barn Museum
• Flint Institute of Arts
• Gibraltar Historical Museum
• Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center
• Hackley & Hume Historic Site
• Hamburg Historical Museum
• Hidden Lake Gardens
• Holocaust Memorial Center
• Howell Conference/Nature Center Icebreaker
• Mackinaw Maritime Museum
• Jackson Historic Prison Tours
• Kalamazoo Valley Museum
• Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
• Kids n Stuff Children’s Museum
• Knowlton’s Ice Museum
• Lakeshore Museum Center
• Longway Planetarium
• Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum
• Mary’s City of David Meadowbrook Hall
• Michigan Firehouse Museum
• Michigan Philharmonic
• Midwest Miniatures Museum
• Monroe County Historical Museum
• Montrose Historical Museum
• Muskegon Museum of Art
• Nelis Dutch Village
• Oakland County Historical Society
• Old Mill Museum
• Performance Network Theatre
• Plymouth Historical Museum
• Rentschler Farm Museum
• R.E. Olds Transportation Museum
• Saline Railroad Depot Museum
• Scarab Club
• Scolnik House of the Depression Era
• Sloan Museum
• Southern Michigan Railroad
• Toonerville Trolley/Riverboat Tour
• Top of the Lake Snowmobile Museum
• Troy Historic Village
• Upper Peninsula Children’s Museum
• U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame/Museum
• Wexford County Historical Museum
• Wheels of History Museum
• William G. Thompson House/Gardens
• Yankee Air Museum

For more information on the MAP program visit the Orion Township Public Library at 825 Joslyn Road in Lake Orion, orionlibrary.org, or call (248) 693-3000.  The library is open 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday.