'Amazingly popular': Clarington library adds ROM to community pass program: Admission passes part of Library of Things program

Clarington Public Library members can visit the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) free of charge thanks to new community passes now available.

The library recently added the ROM to its community pass program, which allows library card holders to borrow family admission passes to local attractions and activities such as the Canadian Automotive Museum, CLOCA conservation areas, Ontario Parks, and Reptilia. Or they can borrow municipal swim/skate passes.

The passes are part of the Library of Things catalogue, which offers items other than books and media for members to borrow, such as sports equipment, snowshoes, binoculars, board games, telescopes, light therapy lamps, e-readers, cameras and more.

"The Community Pass program and the Library of Things are amazingly popular," said Monica Machacek, CEO of Clarington Library, Museums and Archives. "It's wonderful we're now partnering with ROM to offer this amazing opportunity to our customers."

The ROM Community Pass provides general admission for up to four people, and can be used multiple times during the loan period.

The library saw a 4.3 per cent increase in checkouts in 2024 compared to 2023, and a 3.6 per cent increase in total visitors.

For more information, visit www.cplma.ca.

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Visit the ROM for free with new community passes now available at the Clarington Public Library.