Would you like two free admissions to the Boyce Thompson Arboretum in Superior ($40 value)? Admission to the Desert Botanical Gardens ($60 value), the world-famous Heard Museum ($46) and the Phoenix Art Museum ($48) How about the entrance fee for two people?

There are already many reasons to visit your local library. And here’s another one. The Act One Culture Pass, which provides access to Arizona’s art and cultural treasures, was expanded this year to include the Gila County Library. Act One partners with over 100 libraries across the state to offer library cardholders the opportunity to checkout for free passes. In fact, more than 500,000 passes are given out to Arizona residents each year. Visit your local library now to check your pass.

what? Have you ever visited the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson?This is amazing and he is one of 15 destinations available with the Act One Culture Pass. Other attractions include Arcosanti, Cave Creek Museum, Desert Caballeros Western Museum, Pueblo Grande Museum, Reed Park Zoo, Sedona Heritage Museum, SMOCA, Superstition Mountain Museum, UA Museum of Art, and Verde Valley Archaeological Center.

Where can I get an Act One Culture Pass in Gila County? Check out the Gila County Library District website (gcldaz.org) and like and follow us on facebook.com/GCLDAZ to get to Payson from The Grove or Miami. , Pine, Hayden, San Carlos, Tonto Basin, and Yonge. All you need is your library card. If you don’t have it yet, it’s available for free.

“It’s easy to get a culture pass if you visit one of the eight libraries in the county in person,” said Elaine Votorba, county librarian for the Gila County Library District. “Please take out your pass and use your library card to check out. We will give you a receipt for admission to the venue. We allow one pass per week, so take advantage of this new service and plan to visit a new Arizona treasure each week.”

About the first act

Act One was started by Russ and Mac Perrick to address many of the issues that schools and arts organizations alike face when organizing field trips. Many theater companies offered matinees to students, but low-income schools could not afford the tickets and necessary transportation. The solution became Act One’s flagship program, Act One Field Trips. In 2013, Act One adopted her second program, Culture Path. When ‘checking out’ of the Culture Pass at any of the 64 local libraries, the library cardholder gets free admission from his two to one of the many museums, theaters and cultural institutions participating in the program. You can enter. In its first year under Act One, Culture Pass expanded to include passes to performances, and now offers more than 10,000 performance tickets annually to Maricopa and Pima County library cardholders. . In 2014, the Sedona Public Library joined the list of partners, offering cultural passes to Northern Arizona. In October 2015, the program was launched in Pima County and is available at 11 Pima County Public Libraries and the Pima Community College Desert Vista Campus Library. And he will have Culture Passes available here in Gila County in 2023. Get it now. During your stay, thank the local library staff and ask about library programs ranging from storytelling for preschoolers to craft activities for teens, movie nights and more. Did you know the Grove Public Library also hosts karaoke nights and chair aerobics? There are already plenty of reasons to visit your local library.