Books are a ticket for your imagination to wander. Now they are your ticket to tramp about Maine’s state parks.
In honor of National Library Card Sign-Up Month and Maine Library Card Sign-Up Month, Mainers can present their library cards to get free admission into state parks on Sept. 20.
That’s thanks to a partnership between the Maine State Library and Maine state parks.
“This collaboration is a perfect way to highlight the value of libraries and the exceptional outdoor values of Maine’s State Parks,” said Andy Cutko, the director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands, a unit of the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. “Libraries open your mind to the world of literature, and on September 20, your library card is also a ticket to the outdoors.”
The free admission is good for day use at Maine’s state parks and historic sites from 9 a.m. until closing. This free admission, however, doesn’t apply to Acadia National Park, Allagash Wilderness Waterway, Baxter State Park, Maine Wildlife Park, Peacock Beach, Scarborough Beach, Swan Island, Penobscot River Corridor and Penobscot Narrows Observatory.
“Maine State Library is delighted to partner with Maine State Parks for Library Card Sign-Up Month,” said Lori Fisher, Maine’s state librarian. “With the fall season upon us, providing free admission to many Maine State Parks on September 20th is a natural extension of the types of services and resources that our public libraries provide regularly to their communities.”
So grab your library card and a good book, and go enjoy the great outdoors before summer comes to an official end.
