Michigan Activity Pass Coming Soon!
The “Michigan Activity Pass presented by The Library Network” 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.
The Garden City Public Library is thrilled to be able to offer this exciting opportunity to our residents. With school coming to a close rapidly, having the chance to explore Michigan this summer is very exciting.
More information will be available once the program becomes live on May 24, 2013. To start, here is a preliminary list of those signed up to participte:
| 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 Musuem |
| 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 |
Click Here for an Interactive Google Map of all the locations
Big Library Read
Garden City Public Library's membership with Overdrive Media Database--the one that allows our residents to download eBooks and eAudiobooks has gotten even more exciting. For the first time ever, Overdrive is hosting a national community reads program. Thousands of libraries across the country will be participating and Garden City is one of them!
The title chosen for this honor is New York Times Bestelling Author Michael Malone's The Four Corners of the Sky. Hurry though--the title is only available from May 15 to June 1 for download. Go to Download Destination to download your copy today before it is too late.