Library-museum partnerships allow cardholders to borrow museum passes
The Ottawa (Canada) Public Library (OPL) partnerships with the Canadian Museum of Nature and the Canadian Museum of Civilization allow library cardholders to "borrow" free museum visits.
To visit the Museum of Nature free, OPL cardholders sign out a museum pass from any OPL branch. The museum pass allows two adults and three children or three adults and two children to visit the Museum of Nature, at no cost. 75 museum passes are in circulation; they are housed in each of the OPL's 33 branches as well as its bookmobile.
To visit the Canadian Museum of Civilization free, library cardholders must be Ottawa residents. They can use their library cards to sign out a Privilege Card from any OPL branch. The Privilege Card allows up to four people to visit the Canadian Museum of Civilization, which includes the Canadian Postal Museum and the Canadian Children's Museum, or the Canadian War Museum at no cost. 50 Privilege Cards are in circulation and they are also available at each of the library's 33 branches and bookmobile. The cards, which are in CD cases, can be borrowed for up to one week at a time.