PUTNAM — Connecticut libraries are participating in the Connecticut Library Association’s Passport to Connecticut Libraries Program.

123 Connecticut libraries are proud to participate in the program this year. The Passport to Connecticut Libraries Program invites you to visit all of the participating Connecticut public libraries during the month of April.

The program is open to adults and children, and residents are encouraged to explore the amazing diversity of our public libraries.  To participate, visit your local participating library (Brooklyn, Killingly, Mansfield, Pomfret, Putnam, Scotland, Thompson) to pick up your passport.

Each library will stamp your passport and give you a token gift. Take your passport as you visit other participating libraries. At each visit you must show your library card, and then the library will stamp your passport and give you another small gift.

If you visit at least five participating libraries and return your passport to a participating library by May 6, you will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a $150 Visa gift card for adults (18 and up) and a $100 Visa gift card for children (under 18). This is a state-wide contest where four winners will be selected: one adult and one child from a random drawing from all who visited at least five libraries, and one adult and one child from a random drawing from all who visited the most libraries. The drawing will be held on June 1 and the winners will be informed by telephone and mailed their prize. 

For more details and a full list of participating libraries, visit Facebook.com/passporttoctlibraries or ask your local librarian.